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Think back to the last time you had to go to a hospital or had an appointment in a clinic you're not familiar with. Were you nervous? Maybe even a little scared? Sandra Mahoney knows how anxious some people can get. As the secretary for the Adult...

It takes all kinds of people to keep a hospital running and offering the highest level of patient and family-centred care. From doctors and nurses, to dieticians, physiotherapists, social workers, porters and environmental services staff, everyone...

Many of the activities that are part of a daily routine - like going to the bathroom, getting dressed, or taking a shower- can be impacted by illness or injury and a subsequent hospital stay. That's where occupational therapists like Sara FitzPatrick...

As a health-care worker, Sarah Moore-Vasram says, "my influence on people's health is limited. So much of what determines someone's overall health is social in nature and beyond what I can do in health care. The conditions in which people are born...

At 21 years old, KHSC Security Guard Satwinder Singh already has a lifetime's worth of stories to share. In part, because his journey from Punjab, India to Kingston has been a winding one. At just 8 years old Singh became a volunteer soldier in the...

Hospitals are filled with tens of thousands of pieces of equipment. If something breaks or doesn't work right, it could dramatically impact patient care. That's where St?phane Bois comes in. The senior biomedical technologist is part of a problem...

When patients at KHSC receive life-changing news - a devastating diagnosis, the aftermath of a stroke or the overwhelming weight of grief - Suzanne Robertson, a spiritual health practitioner and registered psychotherapist, is often called to the...

Patient Safety Quality Specialist Taralynn Richmond started working in the field of quality/patient safety/ patient relations 15 years ago at a time when this field was rapidly evolving and becoming more formalized. Her passion for Improvement...

Meet Taryn Oegema. She’s the medical secretary for our Gynecologic Oncology Division. She’s not only passionate about spreading positivity, but also supporting individuals, who don’t have a family doctor, get screened for cervical cancer.

If you've ever grabbed a bite to eat at KHSC's Kingston General Hospital site, there's a chance you've met Teresa Beckwith. In fact, if you've even just come through the hospital's main Kidd-Davies entrance, you probably have heard her distinctive...