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Kingston retirement home fails to comply with COVID-19 guidelines

July 7, 2020July 8, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Atria Retirement Canada, congregate group settings, COVID-19, COVID-19 Guidance Congregate Living for Vulnerable Populations, failure to comply, health inspections, Kingsdale Avenue, Kingsdale Chateau, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Ontario Ministry of Health, Public Health, public health inspection

A local retirement home has been served by Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health for failing to comply

Live music not allowed on patios in KFL&A

June 22, 2020June 22, 2020 Tori Stafford 1 Comment dancing, Emergency Management and Civil Protections Act, Jenn Fagan, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), Leeds Grenville and Lanark Public Health, live music, Oakridge Ave, Ontario Ministry of Health, Ottawa Public Health, patios, physical distancing, provincial framework for reopening, reopening, Sean Patterson, singing, the spread of COVID-19

After confusion – and upset from local musicians and local music fans – Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public

City’s taskforce bringing family doctor shortage to the Ministry of Health

June 10, 2020June 11, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Debra Lefebvre, Dr. Veronica Legnini, family doctor, Health Care Connect, Kingston, Kingston Area Health Care Taskforce, Ontario Ministry of Health, physician recruitment strategy, Physician Recruitment Team, primary care physicians

The Kingston Area Health Care Taskforce is preparing an appeal to the Ministry of Health to make it easier for

Province introduces new travel restrictions for health care employees

June 4, 2020June 4, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Christine Maloney, COVID-19, health care providers, Kingston, Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), Ontario, Ontario Ministry of Health, out-of-province restrictions, out-of-province travel, pandemic, quarantine, travel restrictions, wages

Health care workers at Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) are now subject to out-of-province health care restrictions, the Kingstonist has

KHSC to resume scheduled surgeries and procedures

June 2, 2020June 2, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments COVID-19, Dr. David Pichora, Hotel Dieu Hospital (HDH), Kingston, Kingston General Hospital (KGH), Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), Ontario Ministry of Health, Providence Care Hospital, scheduled procedures, scheduled surgeries

Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) has announced plans to gradually resume scheduled surgeries and procedures. According to a release on

KFL&A Public Health clarifies COVID-19 data from Ministry of Health

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments conflicting data, coronavirus, COVID-19, Dr. Kieran Moore, incorrect data, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), new case, no new positive cases, Ontario Ministry of Health, Ottawa, pandemic

According to Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health, a new case of COVID-19 reported by the Ontario Ministry

Surveillance testing taking place at long-term care homes in KFL&A

May 4, 2020May 4, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments asymptomatic, COVID-19, COVID-19 test supply, COVID-19 testing, Kelly Monaghan, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), long-term care home, Ontario Ministry of Health, personal protective equipment (PPE), PPE supply, surveillance testing

Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health is working with the long-term care homes in the region to assist

Face masks and COVID-19: What you need to know

April 30, 2020July 29, 2020 Tori Stafford 1 Comment coronavirus, COVID-19, donning and doffing, Dr. Azim Kasmani, droplets, face masks, front-line healthcare workers, homemade face masks, how to put on a face mask, how to take off a face mask, how to use a face mask, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), medical advice, N95 masks, Ontario Ministry of Health, pandemic, physical distancing, Public Health Ontario, social distancing, stay at home, stopping the spread of COVID-19, surgical masks

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, people all around the world have been using face masks, but what do

Kingston-based company Novari Health enables online doctor visits

April 16, 2020April 16, 2020 Cris Vilela 0 Comments COVID-19, Novari Health, OHIP, Ontario Health, Ontario Medical Association, Ontario Ministry of Health, Ontario Virtual Care Clinic, OntarioMD

Kingston-based company Novari Health has made it possible for Ontario-based patients who don’t have a primary care physician, or are