Two Kingston pharmacies now offering asymptomatic COVID-19 testing

KHSC testing virtual at-home care for recovering patients

Frontline workers petitioning to keep free parking at hospitals during pandemic

Local volunteers helping front-line healthcare workers find housing options

Patrick Pidgeon Memorial Fundraiser aims to support first responders

October 16, 2020October 16, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments asymptomatic testing, Christine Elliot, contact tracing, coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 testing, Division Street, expanded testing, Kingston, nurses, pandemic, Premier Doug Ford, PSWs, Shoppers Drug Mart, Strand Boulevard, testing at pharmacies

Kingstonians who do not have any symptoms of COVID-19, but require testing for work or visitation to long-term care homes,

Health News

July 22, 2020July 22, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments anesthesiologists, blood pressure, Connected Health by Cloud DX, COVID-19, Dr. Joel Parlow, emergency surgery, heart rate, Herbert Rae, internal medicine, Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), national study, nurses, oxygen saturation, pandemic, remote patient care, respiratory rate, surgery recovery, temperature, texting, video chat, virtual at-home care, weight

In an effort to prepare for surges in demand during the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals everywhere are looking for strategies to

Community News

June 17, 2020June 18, 2020 Jemma Dooreleyers 0 Comments CAO Lanie Hurdle, City of Kingston, Commissioner Sheila Kidd, COVID-19, doctors, frontline healthcare workers, healthcare workers, Hotel Dieu Hospital (HDH), Kingston, Kingston General Hospital (KGH), nurses, on-street parking, pandemic, parking, parking fees, parking garage, parking lot, parking rates, petition, Sascha Davis, unit clerk, use of parking spaces

Sascha Davis had never had to pay for parking at her job in her life… That is, until she started

Community Health News

April 13, 2020April 13, 2020 Tori Stafford 1 Comment Andrew McCann, Ashley Cameron, campers, coronavirus, COVID-19, doctors, front-line healthcare workers, furnished accommodations, healthcare worker housing, Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston, Kingston COVID-19 Assessment Centre, Kingston General Hospital (KGH), Kingston Housing Healthcare Workers, landlords, medical professionals, nurses, pandemic, property owners, Providence Care Hospital, RVs, self-isolation, Sheila Nemcsok, trailers, vacant rentals, Victoria BC

Kingston’s front-line healthcare workers are facing unprecedented stress during the current COVID-19 pandemic, but finding housing to protect their family

Community Events News

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October 4, 2019October 4, 2019 Tori Stafford 1 Comment border services, correctional officer, firefighters, first responders, fundraising event, Kingston, Lydia Coco, military, Music Healing Veterans Canada, nurses, Overtime Sports Bar, paramedic services, Patrick Pidgeon, Patrick Pidgeon Memorial Fundraiser, police, Road Apples, silent auction, volunteer firefighter

He was a volunteer firefighter, a member of the Canadian Armed Forces, and a correctional officer. He was a husband,