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As the trauma centre for southeastern Ontario, Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) is expecting the Victoria Day long weekend to kick off a busier time of year for its care teams.
If Silvie Crawford, Executive Vice-president and Chief Nursing Executive of Patient Care Programs had to choose two characteristics that unite people working in health care, she would pick the enjoyment of working with patients and the thirst for...
When First Nations, Inuit and M?tis (FNIM) people experience culturally safe healthcare, patient experiences and outcomes are improved. This understanding is driving some exciting work at the Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario to improve care for...
With unprecedented patient volumes in the Emergency Department (ED) at Kingston General Hospital (KGH) and the Urgent Care Centre (UCC) at Hotel Dieu Hospital (HDH), Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) is asking the community for support to ensure...
It was a typically busy weekend in the Emergency Department (ED) at Kingston Health Sciences Centre's KGH site as a result of Homecoming celebrations in Kingston, however a new pilot project made sure that patients continued to quickly access the...
The search is on for experienced individuals who would like to make a difference in how health care is delivered to patients and families in southeastern Ontario. As of April 1, 2017 Hotel Dieu Hospital (HDH) and Kingston General Hospital (KGH) will...
Improving patient flow is a priority for every hospital in our region. Last week, a special regional working group dropped by Kingston General Hospital to take a closer look at how we are managing and improving patient flow. This working group is...
As the old saying goes, 'practice makes perfect,' but in a busy environment like Kingston Health Sciences Centre's (KHSC) Emergency Department (ED), simulation training is serving another very important role. "I am passionate about medical simulation...
An innovative pilot program between Bayshore HealthCare and Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) has received funding to operate for a second year after demonstrating improved outcomes for patients who are transitioning out of the hospital and back...
The Board of Directors of Kingston General Hospital and Hotel Dieu Hospital announced today that they have agreed to create a new academic health sciences centre that will bring together the operations of the two hospitals. The new organization will...