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A new space here at KGH is now open for parents who need to feed their babies while in the hospital. KGH's new Baby Friendly room is part of our effort to become accredited by the World Health Organization as a Baby Friendly hospital. We would be the...
It has only been a year since the Kingston hospitals Staff Lottery was launched, but it is already paying off big for our patients. So far, the lottery run by the University Hospitals Kingston Foundation (UHKF) has raised $42,000 for patient care...
Just mention the new Breast Imaging Kingston Centre and the excitement among the team is palpable. Slated to begin opening early in the New Year, the new Breast Imaging Kingston Centre will be a cutting edge clinical facility off of Highway 15 in the...
Patients and families glancing at their telephone's call display will soon be able to spot that Kingston Health Sciences Centre is trying to reach them. As of Tuesday, August 29, both sites of Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), Hotel Dieu...
Patients in Southeastern Ontario on a specific type of chemotherapy are now benefiting from a novel approach to treatment and are receiving their care closer to home. Known as Vidaza, this injectable treatment is used for certain types of bone marrow...
Cancer treatment can help improve the quality and longevity of your life, but sometimes the treatment can have negative effects in other areas. One area that is often overlooked is the impact it can have on a patient's sexual health. Now though, a...
For patients with kidney failure who decide to not have dialysis or a kidney transplant, a new clinic to help support them in their care journey has now opened at Kingston Health Sciences Centre. Known as the Conservative Care clinic, this model of...
A new team approach is helping hospital staff better address the needs of patients in Kingston Health Sciences' KGH Emergency Department who don't need to be hospitalized but have challenges to be addressed before going home. "It's made a massive...
For patients suspected of having cancer, the stress and confusion can quickly pile up. To help during this time, Cancer Care Ontario has been rolling out Diagnostic Assessment Programs (DAPs) across the province. DAPs are designed to help patients...
Dr. Nazanin Alavi had been working as a psychiatrist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto for a few years when the opportunity to return to KHSC and Queen's University presented itself - an opportunity Dr. Alavi knew she couldn't...
