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Top care, research & teaching hospitals. This is the place that’s transforming care, together.

Kingston Health Sciences Centre is a community of people dedicated to transforming the patient and family experience through innovative and collaborative approaches to care, knowledge and leadership. As southeastern Ontario's leading centre for complex-acute and specialty care, and home to the Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, KHSC serves almost 500,000 people through its Kingston facilities and regional affiliate and satellite sites. Fully affiliated with Queen's University, KHSC is a research and teaching hospital which is home to 2,400 health-care students and 175 health researchers. KGH was ranked in 2011 as one of Canada's Top 40 Research Hospitals by Research Infosource. To learn more, visit www.kgh.on.ca or join the conversation at www.kghconnect.ca

02/19/2026

🎉 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲, 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 💛

Whether it’s creating art, sharing a laugh or rediscovering a sense of purpose, therapeutic recreation can help people in the hospital cope, regain skills and feel more like themselves again.

Through meaningful connections and activities, it supports people’s physical, social, cognitive, emotional and spiritual well-being, particularly those receiving care in complex continuing care and psychiatric units.

Therapeutic recreation is an important part of the healing process, and when support is shaped around each person’s needs, interests and values, people can experience a higher quality of life and live as independently as possible.

Today we celebrate the incredible recreational therapists who lead this work, and we also recognize the many others who make therapeutic recreation possible every day — volunteers, occupational therapists, spiritual health practitioners, patient care assistants, and so many more across our organization.

Thank you for the compassion, teamwork, and heart you bring to people-centred care at . 💖

02/18/2026

🎶 𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞, 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬.

Doctors from KHSC are partnering with the University Hospitals Kingston Foundation and the YGK Healthcare Champions to raise funds for a new ICU cuff-pressure monitoring system.

This technology will help protect patients by automatically maintaining safe airway pressure — reducing the risk of complications such as ventilator-associated pneumonia and airway injury.

This special concert taking place this summer, featuring the band "Old Docs, New Tricks," blends the passion of our doctors and local community donors to directly improve care at the bedside.

Read how this concert is helping transform patient care and how to purchase tickets: https://kingstonhsc.ca/news/ygk-healthcare-champions-raise-funds-icu-monitoring-system

02/13/2026

Feeling the love! 🥰

Over 2,000 candy-grams were signed, sealed, and delivered by students at École James R Henderson Public School this Valentine’s Day...but they didn’t stop there! The students spread even more love by gifting special Valentine’s baskets (and a heartfelt donation, too) to the pediatrics unit at 💝

Read more 👇

02/12/2026

🔬Behind almost every diagnosis and treatment is a laboratory result🧪

That’s why we’re proud to share that KHSC’s Laboratory team has achieved 100% compliance in its most recent national accreditation review.

This independent assessment looks at almost 600 quality and safety standards, and each of our labs is reviewed in full. Achieving a perfect result is a rare accomplishment and reflects the skill, care, and attention to detail our lab professionals bring to their work every day.

For patients and families, this means confidence that test results are accurate, processes are safe, and care decisions are supported by the highest standards in laboratory medicine.

Clinical labs are essential at every stage of patient care: from screening and diagnosis to treatment and recovery, and our teams continue to set the bar for excellence.

Thank you to our Laboratory team for the vital work you do behind the scenes to support safe, high-quality care for our community.

02/11/2026

✨ 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲! ✨

We’re celebrating the incredible women at who are advancing science and transforming patient care every single day 💙.

Nurses. Physicians. Clinical researchers. Pharmacists. Medical radiation technologists. Mental health specialists… 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 👏.

They drive innovation, keep patients safe, deliver cutting-edge treatments, and show that science can be bold, compassionate and fun 🔬🧪🚀.

They’re also inspiring the next generation of girls to explore careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (go STEM!) through mentorship, leadership and a commitment to discovery.

👉 Swipe through to meet some of the trailblazing women on the KHSC team making their mark, and 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆… 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘆! 🎉

02/06/2026

For years, many people with unexplained bleeding disorders have lived without answers — sometimes for decades.

A new study led by Dr. Paula James at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) is helping change that through early genomic testing, which looks directly at a patient’s genes to uncover conditions that standard tests can miss.

So far, the results are promising: genomic testing is identifying answers for patients who would otherwise remain undiagnosed — offering clarity, safer care, and peace of mind for individuals and families.

This research also shines a light on long-standing equity gaps in care, especially for people with heavy menstrual bleeding, fatigue, and iron deficiency who are often told their symptoms are “normal.”

Read the full story here: https://kingstonhsc.ca/research/news/discovery-khsc-dr-paula-james

02/02/2026

Happy Founder's Day!

Today, we celebrate Founder’s Day at our Hotel Dieu Hospital (HDH) site. Staff gathered in our main lobby to mark the occasion with chocolates as we reflect on the incredible legacy of our founders.

Jérôme le Royer de la Dauversière and Marie de la Ferre answered the call to serve and co-founded the Religious Hospitallers of St. Joseph (RHSJ) in France. In 1845 the RHSJ then opened a small hospital in Kingston, caring for the sick and vulnerable, and laying the foundation for the compassionate healthcare we continue to provide today.

As we honour their vision, we remain committed to meeting the evolving needs of our community - just as they did centuries ago.

01/30/2026

Decades of cancer research—and thousands of patient tumour samples — now have a home at KHSC, and this state-of-the-art space will change how researchers study cancer in the future.

The Canadian Cancer Trials Group (CCTG) Tumour Tissue Data Repository (TTDR) has officially moved into its new home at KHSC, bringing nearly 30 years of cancer research together under one roof.

The TTDR has been in operation since 1997. It is the largest cancer clinical trials tumour bank in Canada and, while it was previously spread across multiple locations at KHSC and Queen’s University, it has now moved to KHSC. The new singular space supports clinical trials and is readily accessible to researchers based at KHSC and Queen’s, and to the broader research community.

Part of the CCTG, the Tumour Bank houses tissue samples collected through cancer clinical trials from around the world, including those conducted at KHSC. These samples help researchers better understand how cancers evolve and respond to treatment - knowledge that can shape more personalized treatments in the future.

This project was made possible with the support of many partners, including the Canadian Cancer Trials Group, Queen's University, KHSC, KHSC Research Institute, Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, and ExCELLirate Canada.

01/27/2026

💫 𝐀 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢-𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐭 𝐊𝐇𝐒𝐂 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐢𝐝𝐬 💫

Kingston Health Sciences Centre’s (KHSC) new Snoezelen® room in its Child and Youth Mental Health unit is a calming, sensory-rich space designed to help young patients feel safe, grounded, and at ease.

From soothing lights and immersive projections to deep-pressure supports, the room adapts to each child’s needs, offering comfort, choice, and moments of peace.

Made possible by a generous $150,000 donation through the University Hospitals Kingston Foundation, this space is already helping children and youth reduce anxiety, explore their senses, and simply be kids during their mental health care journey.

Thank you for helping us create a small sanctuary with the potential to make a big impact. 💖

01/21/2026

✨ 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫. 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤. 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝-𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞. ✨

You may have noticed some fresh signage popping up around our Kingston General Hospital (KGH) and Hotel Dieu Hospital (HDH) sites.

We’re updating our signage to better reflect who we are today—Kingston Health Sciences Centre—and to make it easier for patients, families, and visitors to find their way.

Same hospitals. Same teams. A clearer, more connected KHSC. Keep an eye out next time you visit!

01/20/2026

𝐀 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬✨

When kids are struggling with their mental health, hospital care can be a lifeline. But for some young patients, especially those who are neurodivergent, that care needs to look a little different.

That’s why Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) has introduced a new role in its Child and Youth Mental Health program: 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝘁𝘀. These specialists help tailor care for kids who think and learn differently, focusing on emotional regulation, social skills, and independence that extends beyond a hospital stay.

What started as a community conversation in 2023 became a one-year pilot, funded by a generous donor through the University Hospitals Kingston Foundation. The impact was so clear that the role is now permanently funded.

By working closely with families and care teams, behaviour analysts help build bridges from hospital to home, so progress doesn’t stop at discharge.

And it all started with one conversation — and one donor — who believed things could be better.🙌

01/15/2026

Recognizing excellence in kidney care at KHSC

Last fall, Ontario Health (Ontario Renal Network) recognized Kingston Health Sciences Centre’s Regional Renal Program for excellence in kidney care and for exceeding a provincial quality target for our Multi-Care Kidney Clinic.

This recognition reflects the compassion, skill, and teamwork of our Renal physicians, nurses, and health professionals, who support patients through complex kidney care every day — often long before dialysis is needed.

We’re grateful for this incredible team and the care they provide for our community.

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76 Stuart Street
Kingston, ON
K7L2V7

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http://www.KingstonHSC.ca/

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