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12-year old McKenna Modler talks with CEO Leslee Thompson after presenting a cheque to the Children's Cancer Care Fund at Kingston General Hospital worth just over $96,000. If anyone knows how difficult cancer treatment can be on children and their f...
Second-year orthopedic resident Dr Andrew McGuire feels confident in his ability to care for patients, after completing the first phase of his training that, under the new competency-based medical education (CBME) model adopted last year, is designed...
As the largest acute care program at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), the Medicine units that make up the department have the ability to improve the health outcomes of many patients. Before the Medicine program embarked on a quality...
KHSC physicians Dr. Sophia Badowski, Dr. Romy Nitsch, Dr. George Gray and Dr. Olga Bougie specialize in minimally invasive surgery for the treatment of many women’s health issues, and advocate for better access to care for patients across the...
Health-care staffing shortages are impacting hospitals and health-care organizations across Canada, including here at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC). KHSC's efforts to recruit new staff have attracted hundreds of new people to the...
Over the years the Team Awards have become part of the culture at KHSC, celebrating teams of people dedicated to transforming the patient and family experience in the areas of Care, Knowledge and Leadership. This year, nine groups from across KHSC...
The nominations are all in, and the winners of this year's KGH Team Awards will be officially unveiled on Friday, Jan. 24. Eleven different teams are nominated this year for their efforts to support KGH delivering Outstanding Care, Always. "The
As the volume of people presenting with a mental health crisis steadily ramps up in the Emergency Department (ED) at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), a new pilot project aimed at managing capacity and improving flow for these patients is...
Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) has launched a first-of-its-kind ambassador role in its Mental Health and Addiction Care (MHAC) program, a welcoming presence for patients and families that also adds an extra layer of safety for everyone in the...
When you're just out of nursing school, the Emergency Department can be a daunting place to start a career. But thanks to the Nursing Graduate Guarantee (NGG) initiative, the transition just got a lot easier. "The move from student to nurse is the ha...