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Two years ago, Kingston Health Sciences Centre's (KHSC) medicine program experienced a significant spike in the number of people admitted to its Kingston General Hospital (KGH) site with conditions related to opioid addiction. "We were overwhelmed...
More and more, people are putting aside the pens and paper in our emergency department to jump onto nearby computer terminals instead. Phase two of the Emergency Department Information System, or EDIS, has just gone live at Kingston General Hospital...
A trip to the hospital can be an experience filled with stress and uncertainty. But for some of the youngest people we care for, the experience can be downright scary. Thats' where KGH's Child Life Specialists come in. "We're always tr
The children's cancer unit at the Kingston General Hospital (KGH) site is feeling extra loved today as a result of some kind and thoughtful community members. This past week, both Robbie and Tori separately provided gifts to help benefit children who...
The construction work on the roads around Kingston General Hospital is now rolling closer to the finish line. Work crews have finished installing new water and sewer pipes underground and, at the surface level, they have poured new sidewalks and...
If you work or have appointments anywhere on the east side of Kingston General Hospital, the sound construction has likely become the background soundtrack of your life. The good news is that the noise means progress, as construction crews work their...
Learning that you have cancer and then waiting to hear about a treatment plan is a period of time fraught with anxiety and questions for many patients. However, a new multidisciplinary clinic for patients with lung cancer is working to eliminate that...
Kingston Health Sciences Centre's Rapid Access Clinic occupies an unassuming space on Johnson 7 at our Hotel Dieu Hospital site. When you enter the clinic, it looks just like the many others that are spread out across our two hospital sites, however...
Kingston General Hospital's clinical laboratories were put under the microscope recently, and came out shining, achieving a full four-year accreditation after a mandatory Ontario Laboratory Accreditation (OLA) process. A team of eight peer assessors...
Have you ever seen the Kingston bus advertisements seeking people with springtime allergies for a new research study? They come from our own Anne Ellis, director of the Allergy Research Unit and Environmental Exposure Unit (EEU) at KGH. She's a provi...