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Two weeks after NRC Picker selected Kingston General Hospital as the winner of its prestigious Innovative Best Practices Award 2012 for Canada, the hardware is now home at our hospital. CEO Leslee Thompson accepted it personally on behalf of everyone...
"I felt as if I was in your office talking to you face to face," said a 90-year-old participant, one of 75 people who took part in a 6-month pilot project to determine if electronic visits or eVisits could be used to conveniently connect patients and...
Thanks to patient volunteers at Kingston General and Hotel Dieu hospitals, clinicians now have new insight into the best way to treat simple ankle sprains. A recently published study, led by Kingston General Hospital clinician-researcher Dr. Rob...
Nov. 24, 2016 There's a disconnect between patients' and families' stated values about end of life, and the medical treatments they choose when the time comes to make those hard decisions, says a new study by a Kingston General Hospital critical care...
Jay and Kendal Patry are investing $1 million to establish Kingston Health Sciences Centre’s (KHSC) first “Clinical Chair” role, in an area many refer to as the future of medicine – genomics.
When a pediatric patient goes into cardiac arrest, every second it takes to respond is precious. That's why Kingston General Hospital is putting into place a new tool that will make it easier for resuscitation teams to quickly provide lifesaving...
Volunteering duo, Julie Halle and her fox-red Labrador retriever Doc, have been making a paw-sitive impact at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) by bringing comfort, care and even a few cuddles to patients, families and staff with therapy dog...
While many of us are still abed at 4:30 a.m. on these muggy summer mornings, Nate Boles is already on deck at our Hotel Dieu Hospital site, turning on the taps to give hundreds of thirsty plants a long drink before the heat of the day strikes. The...
"I was always taught that when you're not enjoying your job anymore, then it's time to get out but now is not the time for me. I still have lots left to do." Over the last 18 months Bill Gourdier, food and catering manager for the Brockview Caf? at...
A charge nurse in busy outpatient clinics at the Hotel Dieu Hospital site of Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), Julie Ballance has been pulling double duty lately as an Accreditation Ambassador, a role that makes her a key frontline resource as...
