kingston health sciences centre

• Staff shortages impact Kingston General Hospital, Hotel Dieu over long weekend

  Kingston Health Sciences Centre faced a difficult long weekend at Kingston hospitals due to staff shortages, and says staffing continues to be tight this week.

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  Aug 3
  
• KFL&A Public Health redeploying staff to pre-pandemic duties

  Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington Public Health re-deploy staff to pre-pandemic work as COVID-19 spread in the community remains low.

  Health

  Jun 29
  
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• Kingston Health Sciences facing staff shortages, longer wait times

  Staff shortages are causing strain on Kingston Health Sciences Centre, which has lead to a nearly full hospital system in Kingston.

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  Jun 28
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• Kingston Health Sciences Centre to decommission COVID-19 field site

  KHSC created the site at 340 Union St., where it held 70 beds for COVID-19 patients in the event admissions overwhelmed the local healthcare system.

  Canada

  Jun 17
• Kingston Health Sciences Centre changing COVID-19 visitation policy

  Now, patients will be allowed three approved family visitors, with two visitors allowed at the bedside at one time. 

  Canada

  Jun 1
• COVID-19 outbreak declared at Kingston General Hospital’s Connell 9 unit

  An outbreak of COVID-19 has been declared within the Connel 9 unit of Kingston General Hospital, Kingston Health Sciences Centre confirmed in a news release Friday.

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  Apr 22
• KHSC among hospitals in southeastern Ontario donating supplies to Ukraine

  Six hospitals in southeastern Ontario have donated 'a truckload of supplies' to health-care teams in Ukraine. The truck headed for Ottawa from Kingston over the weekend.

  Canada

  Apr 12
• COVID-19: Kingston health-care system under strain in 6th wave of pandemic

  Local health-care professionals are voicing frustration during the sixth wave of COVID-19, saying it's contributing to a chronic staff shortage at hospitals.

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  Apr 5
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• Some visitor restrictions eased at Kingston Health Sciences Centre

  KHSC has revised its family presence policy for inpatients to be able to register two approved family visitors. The visitors must be fully vaccinated and masked at all times.

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  Apr 4
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• KHSC receives $1M in funding for eating disorders program

  The Kingston hospital will receive up to $1 million in funding to establish a day treatment program for young people aged 16 to 24 who suffer from an eating disorder.

  Health

  Mar 15