Kingston’s frontline physiotherapists help COVID-19 patients during treatment and recovery

KHSC transferring patients out to make space for COVID-19 patients

KHSC ‘maximizing readiness,’ will accommodate out-of-town patients

KFL&A Public Health shares COVID-19 community update

Ontario, KFL&A Public Health region, go into lockdown on Boxing Day

GoFundMe campaign set up for injured former Fronts therapist

May 26, 2021May 26, 2021 Zoha Khalid 0 Comments acute care, Al MacVicar, Ashley Woodroffe-McClintock, COVID-19 and physiotherapy, deconditioning, home care, Intensive Care Unit (ICU), intubation, isolation, Kingston, Kingston General Hospital (KGH), Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), National Physiotherapy Month, oxygen, pandemic, personal protective equipment (PPE), Physiotherapy, physiotherapy and COVID-19, Physiotherapy Department, rehabilitation, strength building, ventilation, ventilator, weakness, work-life balance

The month of May is celebrated as National Physiotherapy Month in Canada, highlighting the efforts and contributions of this profession to enable and support healthy living. While most people think about physiotherapists treating individuals with shoulder and back pain, physiotherapists working in both critical and acute care have a role unique

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April 21, 2021April 21, 2021 Tori Stafford 0 Comments ambulances, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Michael Warner, helicopters, ICU capacity, Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Kingston, Kingston General Hospital (KGH), Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), Michael Garron Hospital, multi-patient unit, Ontario, ORNGE, paramedics, patients transferred into Kingston, Patients transferred out of Kingston, Scarborough, Toronto, York Region

In front of Kingston General Hospital and on the shore of Lake Ontario, a flurry of activity continues to take place as patients from COVID-19 hotspots in eastern Ontario are transferred to Kingston for treatment. There, ambulances from Ornge, Toronto, Durham, Lakeridge and York Region – including the above multi-patient

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January 8, 2021January 8, 2021 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 response, Dr. David Pichora, hospital capacity, Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), Ontario Health

The CEO of Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), Dr. David Pichora, has confirmed that Kingston hospitals are preparing to receive transfers of out-of-town patients, part of a coordinated provincial effort to manage hospital capacity as COVID-19 case numbers rise. “We’ve been talking about it with the Ministry since last summer.

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December 24, 2020December 24, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments Christmas, Christmas Eve, COVID-19, COVID-19 hospitalizations, covid-19 outbreak, COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 testing, Dr. Kieran Moore, holiday season, holidays, hospital capacity, Intensive Care Unit (ICU), KFL&A Public Health, New Year's Eve, Provincewide Shutdown

Kingston’s Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore has released a COVID-19 community update heading into the holiday season. Data for the Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) Public Health region is trending in a good direction, he said, as the area heads into the Christmas and New Year Holidays,

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December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments childcare, childcare centres, COVID-19, COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 pandemic, curbside pickup, delivery, hospital capacity, hospitalization, ICU capacity, Intensive Care Unit (ICU), KFLA Public Health, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), lockdown, Ontario, Orange level, Premier Doug Ford, Province of Ontario, restaurant, restaurant (closed), retail, schools

The Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) Public Health region will join the rest of Southern Ontario on Boxing Day in a 28-day COVID-19 lockdown. “This difficult action is without a doubt necessary to save lives and prevent our hospitals from becoming overwhelmed in the coming weeks,” said Ontario Premier

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December 12, 2019December 12, 2019 Tim Cunningham 1 Comment accident, athletic therapist, Belleville Bulls, GoFundMe, injuriy, Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Justin Chenier, Kingston, Kingston Frontenacs, Queen's Athletics, Queen's University, Ryan Bennett, sports therapist

Sports therapists are the backbone of every team and Ryan Bennett has been in that role for a number of local teams, helping many athletes over the years. Now, he needs the help of the community. Bennett was the last therapist for the Belleville Bulls, who moved to Hamilton following