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‘Multi-stakeholder working group’ will advocate to bring family doctors to Kingston

December 2, 2020December 2, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments Debra Lefebvre, Dr. Elaine Ma, Dr. Veronica Legnini, family doctor, family doctor shortage, family health, family physicians, Greater Kingston Chamber of Commerce, Kingston City Council, Mayor Bryan Paterson, Ministry of Health, physician, unattached patient

City Council voted Tuesday night to support the establishment of a multi-stakeholder working group to advocate for the Kingston region’s

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MOH, OPP assisting in investigation of suspected ransomware attack at Kingston hospital

November 6, 2020November 6, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments cyber attack, cyber crime, cyber security, David Skillicorn, emails, Kingston, Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), Ministry of Health, NHS, online security, phishing, ransom, REvil, website

A number of government agencies are assisting in the investigation into a suspected ransomware attack at Kingston Health Sciences Centre,

Provincial government announces major new investment in KHSC

October 30, 2020October 30, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments COVID-19, COVID-19 response, COVID-19 response funding, Dr. David Pichora, funding, Hastings-Lennox & Addington, Hotel Dieu Hospital, KHSC, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), Ministry of Health, MPP Daryl Kramp, new funding, Ontario Ministry of Health, provincial government, surgery

The provincial government has announced major new funding for Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC). Daryl Kramp, MPP for Hastings-Lennox and

Details from the LDSB on the beginning of the 2020-2021 school year

August 14, 2020August 18, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments busing, COVID-19, COVID-19 response funding, custodial staff, dedicated online teachers, Dr. Kieran Moore, hand hygiene, health and safety training, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Krishna Burra, Limestone District School Board, mental health funding, Minister Stephen Lecce, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health, online learning, personal protective equipment (PPE), physical distancing, remote learning, return to school, School Board Meetings, social distancing, special education, staffing restrictions, supervision staff, transportation, virtual learning

Following a special meeting of the Limestone District School Board (LDSB) on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020, The Kingstonist interviewed Board

City Health News

City: Residents without doctors urged to register with Health Care Connect

May 25, 2020May 25, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments access to doctors, City of Kingston, family doctor, family healthcare teams, family physicians, Health Care Connect, health care teams, Kingston, Kingston Area Health Care Taskforce, Kingston Community Health Centre (KCHC), Ministry of Health, more doctors, Ontario government, personal physician, physician recruitment strategy, provincial government

Right now, people are thinking about their health a lot more than usual due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but what

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Kingston Health Coalition sounds alarm on long-term care worker crisis

February 11, 2020February 11, 2020 Tommy Vallier 1 Comment care for the elderly, healthcare, Kingston, kingston health coaltion, long term care, Matthew Gventer, Ministry of Health, ontario health coalition, PSW shortage, PSWs, Rideaucrest, United Food & Commercial Workers, United Steelworkers Union

The Kingston Health Coalition is raising the alarm alongside its provincial counterpart in asking the province to change funding levels,

Campus Health News

‘Low risk’ for novel coronavirus in community, public health officials say

January 27, 2020January 27, 2020 Tori Stafford 1 Comment 2019 novel coronavirus, 2019-nCoV, China, coronavirus, Dr. Hugh Guan, Hubei Province, influenza, influenza vaccines, KFL&A Public Health, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), local health unit, Ministry of Health, Queen's ARC, Queen's University, SARS, virus, Wuhan

Although there are two cases of the 2019 novel coronavirus in Canada – one confirmed and one presumptive – Kingston,