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Every year, approximately 428,000 fluid infusions are started and utilized across KHSC to deliver life-saving medications or other nutrients to patients in need. Central to the reliable delivery of these fluids is a fleet of over 1,600 Alaris...
A new weapon is on the way to help in the ongoing battle against dangerous bacteria. After much study and consultation, a new antibiotic stewardship program is being created. "Our main goal is simply to reduce the inappropriate use of antibiotics in...
A new approach to treating grass allergies offers potential as a shorter and more effective alternative to traditional allergen immunotherapy (a.k.a. "allergy shots"), a study led by KGHRI clinician scientist Dr. Anne Ellis has shown. It was the...
Research led by Dr. David Berman, Director of the Queen's Cancer Research Institute and a clinician-scientist with the KGH Research Institute, has identified a simpler, faster and lower-cost approach to diagnostic testing that could rapidly improve...
One of our main hallways has a bold new look, thanks to the 11 original pieces of art now lining the corridor. The paintings are all by local artist Tim De Rose and they will be on display in the Kidd 1 hallway until October 20. Each piece is a bold...
The Automated Drug Cabinet project is picking up steam. Several cabinets were installed earlier this year in our Emergency Department. Now for the first time, cabinets are in place and working on our inpatient units as well, namely Kidd 4 and Davies...
A new space here at KGH is now open for parents who need to feed their babies while in the hospital. KGH's new Baby Friendly room is part of our effort to become accredited by the World Health Organization as a Baby Friendly hospital. We would be the...
It has only been a year since the Kingston hospitals Staff Lottery was launched, but it is already paying off big for our patients. So far, the lottery run by the University Hospitals Kingston Foundation (UHKF) has raised $42,000 for patient care...
Just mention the new Breast Imaging Kingston Centre and the excitement among the team is palpable. Slated to begin opening early in the New Year, the new Breast Imaging Kingston Centre will be a cutting edge clinical facility off of Highway 15 in the...
Patients and families glancing at their telephone's call display will soon be able to spot that Kingston Health Sciences Centre is trying to reach them. As of Tuesday, August 29, both sites of Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), Hotel Dieu...