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Over the past few years, Kingston General Hospital has been busy striving to meet our strategic goal of making KGH one of the best places to work. These efforts are paying dividends and this past week they earned us two significant awards. The first...
It's not every day a hospital in Canada turns 175 years old, so on September 25 Kingston General Hospital held a special event to mark our impressive anniversary. About 300 people gathered in Macdonald Memorial Park for guest speakers, a short video...
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...
It's almost showtime for our 2nd annual Kingston General Hospital Community Showcase. It runs this year from Monday, Jan. 20 to Friday, Jan. 24. The Showcase will feature an event or two each day, all aimed at promoting interprofessional education an...
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...