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Additional services for those with worsening COVID-19 symptoms will now be available through the Beechgrove Assessment Centre in Kingston, Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) announced today. A result of the high levels of COVID-19 cases “continuing to be observed in the community as a result of the highly-transmissible Omicron variant,”
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After the provincial government announced a variety of changes with regard to COVID-19 Public Health regulations, Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) is addressing some of the changes that will be occurring at the local Assessment Centre here in Kingston. KHSC, which oversees the operations of a number of healthcare facilities
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On Monday, Dec. 13, 2021, Dr. Piotr Oglaza, Medical Officer of Health, KFL&A Public Health, along with Dr. Gerald Evans, infectious disease specialist at KHSC and Professor at Queen’s University School of Medicine, and Dr. David Pichora, President and CEO, Kingston Health Sciences Centre, hosted a press conference to address
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The following is a submitted Letter to the Editor. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of Kingstonist. Dear Kingstonist, I wanted to send a quick letter about the COVID-19 test centre – a letter that is positive. The staff there are doing such a huge job
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One week ago, the United Way of Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) acted as host, bringing together members of the local media, and representatives from those agencies and organizations currently working together to address the issues facing Kingston’s unhoused and vulnerable populations around colder weather, COVID-19, and service provision.
Read more As the number of active COVID-19 cases in the Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) region has reached all-time highs over the past two weeks, so too has the number of area residents seeking testing for the virus. As of Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021, the KFL&A region had 389 active
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Editorial note: In response to the high demand for COVID-19 testing in the KFL&A region, Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) has extended the hours at the Beechgrove Assessment Centre in Kingston. Please see bottom of the article for those details. As the Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) region is
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Clients at the Integrated Care Hub (ICH) and their service providers are currently clambering to handle a sudden influx of COVID-19 cases amongst those who use the facility. According to the HIV/AIDS Regional Services (HARS) Kingston, on Thursday, Oct. 2128, 2021, officials at Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public
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The people in our KFL&A community have given an extraordinary effort to keep COVID-19 from spreading and the KFL&A Board of Health and Dr. Kieran Moore want to express our deepest appreciation to everyone involved in this great effort. For all of us—staying home, shifting social visits to virtual visits,
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A new satellite location for COVID-19 testing is available at the Kingston Community Health Center (KCHC) at 263 Weller Avenue. This testing site, a partnership of KFLA Public Health, KHSC and KCHC, is intended to increase access to testing for those individuals living in the geographic community around the health
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Kingston’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Kieran Moore, says that COVID-19 testing capacity and turnaround time have improved both locally and across the province since the start of October. “The wait time is down to 20 minutes at our booked appointment site. That’s brilliant,” Dr. Moore said. “I think the
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Beginning on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020, residents in the Kingston area will have two options for booking a COVID-19 test at the Assessment Centre, according to Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC). “The Community AC will be able to book up to 60 assessments per hour. The booked appointment system is
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