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Since Kingston General Hospital and Hotel Dieu Hospital announced plans to join forces and create a new academic health sciences centre, teams across both organizations have been working hard behind the scenes to get the job done. This month, we are...
Kingston General Hospital (KGH) President and CEO Leslee Thompson was one of 20 women honoured with the Facing Cancer Together Award of Honour for her commitment to empowering women with cancer by helping to pioneer the Look Good Feel Better (LGFB)...
A key success factor in helping people manage disease is time: taking the time to understand patients' unique symptoms, explaining what activities to avoid, and providing plenty of opportunities for questions to be answered. Time is what Kingston...
The annual Kinsmen Dream Home lottery is back for another year and once again a portion of the proceeds will be going to support KGH's smallest patients. Tickets for the lottery are now on sale and can be purchased for $150 each. Last year, the Dream...
Every year, approximately 428,000 fluid infusions are started and utilized across KHSC to deliver life-saving medications or other nutrients to patients in need. Central to the reliable delivery of these fluids is a fleet of over 1,600 Alaris...
A new weapon is on the way to help in the ongoing battle against dangerous bacteria. After much study and consultation, a new antibiotic stewardship program is being created. "Our main goal is simply to reduce the inappropriate use of antibiotics in...
A new approach to treating grass allergies offers potential as a shorter and more effective alternative to traditional allergen immunotherapy (a.k.a. "allergy shots"), a study led by KGHRI clinician scientist Dr. Anne Ellis has shown. It was the...
Research led by Dr. David Berman, Director of the Queen's Cancer Research Institute and a clinician-scientist with the KGH Research Institute, has identified a simpler, faster and lower-cost approach to diagnostic testing that could rapidly improve...
One of our main hallways has a bold new look, thanks to the 11 original pieces of art now lining the corridor. The paintings are all by local artist Tim De Rose and they will be on display in the Kidd 1 hallway until October 20. Each piece is a bold...
The Automated Drug Cabinet project is picking up steam. Several cabinets were installed earlier this year in our Emergency Department. Now for the first time, cabinets are in place and working on our inpatient units as well, namely Kidd 4 and Davies...
