OCTOBER ISSUE

SPECIAL H1N1 UPDATE 

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Hospitals ready for Second Wave of H1N1
Although the Kingston region has seen an increase in patients reporting flu-like symptoms and respiratory illnesses associated with the H1N1 swine flu, most of the cases have been mild to moderate and have not required hospitalization.
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OCTOBER ISSUE

Back to school health tips
Should your kid be immunized? Is their backpack too heavy? How loud should their iPod be? Parents and grandparents can find out the answers from experts at Kingston’s hospitals.
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Hospitals plugged into Telemedicine
Kingston’s hospitals are “plugged in” to medical experts and treatment centres from across Ontario. Find out what that means for patients.
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New LHIN report says chronic disease, not graying population driving regional health care
Diabetes, cancer and heart disease, not gray hair, is the determining factor in health care costs in Southeastern Ontario. Find out why.
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Report encourages more active living in Kingston
75 Kingstonians participated in workshops to make Kingston more pedestrian and cyclist-friendly. Find out what they learned.
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New “contouring” radiation therapy making an impact at Cancer Centre
A new treatment is “shaping” radiation to deliver a more concentrated dose to cancerous cells while avoiding normal tissue. Find out how they do it.
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Cooking up a recovery from a brain injury
Wayne Becker started a new job as a cook at a Kingston restaurant twenty years and one day after the car accident that left him with a brain injury. Find out about the road he took to recovery.
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Touch-screen kiosks to speed up patient check-in
New technology is making the registration process across Hotel Dieu Hospital’s specialized outpatient clinics a lot quicker. Find out how it works.
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Canada outshines U.S. in Health Performance
Canada gets a “B”, the U.S. gets a “D”. Where did Canada’s health system land out of study of 16 developed countries? Find out the answer.
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Black Tie Gala to benefit ICU expansion
The 26th Annual Black Tie evening will support the expansion of the ICU at KGH. Find out more about the event and about the role the ICU plays in our health care.
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