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Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) was recognized by Ontario Health's Trillium Gift of Life Network for its outstanding efforts to integrate organ and tissue donation into quality end-of-life care. KHSC is one of 23 hospitals this year to receive...
In Kingston, over 47 per cent of the community has signed up to be an organ and tissue donor through the Trillium Gift of Life Network (TGLN) which is an impressive feat when compared to the provincial average of 32 per cent. This support from our...
As COVID's third-wave runs rampant in Ontario, Intensive Care Units (ICUs) across the province are bursting at the seams. Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) is stepping up to the plate to provide support by accepting critically ill COVID patients...
Organ and tissue donations save hundreds of lives across the province each year. Now, Kingston Health Sciences Centre is being called out for being leaders in organ and tissue donations. A recent report by Trillium Gift of Life Network shows that at...
Organ and tissue donations save hundreds of lives across the province each year. Now, KGH has created a special space inside our hospital to recognize our many donors and their families - a new Organ and Tissue Donor Memorial wall located in the Kidd...
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...
Aveleigh Kyle worked as an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) registered nurse (RN) for almost 37 years before retiring eight years ago. She has never really left, taking on part-time and casual roles throughout Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC). Since...
Growing up Bianca Sabatini never dreamed of becoming a social worker, but now she can't imagine doing anything else. She's part of a multifaceted team at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), made up of more than 60 social workers, who strive to...
It can be a rewarding experience working in critical care at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), but it's also tough. Just ask Cathy Seymour. A registered nurse for 33 years, she's been working on Intensive Care Units (ICU) for more than 20 of...
She's one of the first people family members interact with when a loved one is admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC). Dorothy Messenger may not provide direct patient care, but the volunteer plays a vital...
