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Keep your eyes peeled in the coming weeks, and you'll start to notice Kingston General Hospital's new heritage logo. The logo has been designed for KGH's 175th anniversary, and over the next year we'll be using it to celebrate our hist
After six years on the job, KGH President and CEO Leslee Thompson has announced her plans for the future. Last week, Thompson informed the Board of Directors that she would not be looking to extend her contract when it expires in February 2016. "I've...
KGH's clinical laboratories were recently put to the test by the Institute for Quality Management in Health Care (IQMH) and passed with flying colours, achieving full accreditation for another four years. A team of seven peer assessors came to...
Kingston General Hospital has once again partnered with the Trillium Gift of Life Network to support "Beadonor Month" throughout April. The goal is to raise awareness and encourage our KGH community to register online for organ donation. It has...
Kingston General Hospital is pleased to host Transforming the Patient Experience, a highly interactive knowledge exchange symposium about today's leading approaches to patient- and family-centred care. Get the latest news and updates at www.kghconnec...
To stay a top performer in health care, there can be no resting on your laurels. That's why our Stroke Program recently took part in another rigorous accreditation process to see how well we are serving our patients and their families. Surveyors from...
The KGH Emergency Department ramp on King Street W. is in need of a little TLC. This long-standing infrastructure project is moving ahead thanks to funds made available through the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care's Health Infrastructure Renewal...
At Kingston General Hospital (KGH), like in many others across the province, keeping patients moving in and out of the hospital can at times be a difficult task. But there's some hope that three new initiatives now underway will help ease the...
Our South East Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) has agreed to fund a new position that's all about guiding patients on their journey from admission to discharge. In the summer, two Care Navigators were introduced to the medicine program as a p...
Kingston General Hospital scored a Silver Award last year when we first applied for a Quality Healthcare Workplace Award. Now we have moved up a level on the podium, to the Gold Award. "It's great recognition as we have been busy evaluating, lea
