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The numbers are well documented, but can still be staggering. Over the course of the last year more than a million Canadians have tested positive for COVID-19; nearly 25,000 have died. In Ontario, Intensive Care Units (ICUs) are bursting at the seams...
Jason Mellon has battled addiction for nearly his entire life. In fact, he had his first drink in 1986 when he was just 10-years-old. "I came from a broken home where I experienced verbal, physical and sexual abuse. I was sexually molested starting...
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and experts at Kingston Health Sciences Centre's (KHSC) new Breast Imaging Kingston (BIK) facility are encouraging eligible individuals to book an appointment for a mammogram. The push is part of a campaign...
Patients here at Kingston General Hospital may begin to see some new purple bracelets around the hospital. They are part of an educational initiative taking place in partnership with the Ontario Renal Network. It's called "Save My Veins." T
For some families in Kingston, just the thought of getting their teenager booked for a COVID-19 vaccine is a daunting one. For some children, the sights and sounds of a mass-vaccination clinic can be just too overwhelming to navigate. For others, the...
Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) has become the first in North America to offer a unique surgical procedure to treat patients with a complex aortic disease known as an aortic dissection, a life-threatening condition in which the largest artery...
For Cindy Bolton and Ashley Hendry the COVID-19 pandemic began with a request - to create Kingston Health Sciences Centre's (KHSC) COVID Assessment Centre (AC) and have it open in less than a week. Four days after the initial ask, their team was...
It's been about six months since new work began at Kingston General Hospital to tackle the problem of gridlock. Now, some innovative solutions are being implemented that are expected to help improve patient flow. Each of the changes is the result of...
On the evening of Tuesday, October 17 more than 170 people gathered at the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts for BRA (Breast Reconstruction Awareness) Day, a special event geared to educating and informing women about their options around...
When receiving treatment at Kingston General Hospital, there are times when a patient can spend a lot of time staring up at the ceiling. Now, thanks to a new art donation, patients in several areas of the hospital will now have something more...