It’s National Nursing Week and today we’re highlighting the next generation of nurses helping shape the future of health care in southeastern Ontario. Meet Emily John — a nurse at KHSC and a recipient of the Ontario Learn and Stay Grant. Through the program, Emily was able to pursue her nursing education at Queen's University while committing to build her career right here in the community she now serves every day. Programs like the Ontario Learn and Stay Grant are helping strengthen the future of health care by supporting students by reducing financial barriers by covering the cost of things like tuition and books, and encouraging more nurses to train and stay in the regions that need them most. At KHSC, we see firsthand the difference nurses like Emily make for patients, families, and communities across our region. Thinking about a career in nursing? Learn how the Ontario Learn and Stay Grant can support your education and future career in health care: ontario.ca/page/ontario-lear… #NursingWeek #myKHSC #Nursing #Healthcare #onhealth @SylviaJonesMPP @ONThealth @nolanmquinn @ONtrainandstudy

Thanks to the Kingston Whig-Standard for attending the Kingston-Syracuse Pathway conference last week to listen to KHSC President and CEO Dr. David Pichora speak about the future of health care in southeastern Ontario. Interested in learning more about #myKHSC's vision for a new hospital site in Kingston's west-end? Curious about how digital technology such as AI is shaping how we deliver care in the future? Read the full article here: lnkd.in/eDTpaJP4 #KingstonSyracusePathway #LifeSciences #HealthcareInnovation #RegionalHealthcare #ygk #Syracuse #NewYork #OnHealth #artificialintelligence

It’s MRT Week! Across KHSC, more than 170 Medical Radiation Technologists work in X-ray, CT, MRI, ultrasound, radiation therapy, and now PET-CT — providing essential insights that help care teams deliver life-changing care. Their precision, expertise, and compassion make all the difference. #MRTWeek #MedicalImaging #CancerCare #PatientCare

🫀𝗔 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗱: 𝗞𝗛𝗦𝗖 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗰 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗽 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗿 Diane Smith-Merrill’s life changed in a moment. After arriving in the Emergency Department following a heart attack, her condition quickly worsened when her heart valve ruptured. As blood leaked into her lungs, she became far too weak to survive open-heart surgery. Every moment counted as her life hung in the balance. That’s when a dream team—cardiac surgeon Dr. Carolyn Teng and interventional cardiologist Dr. Wael Abuzeid—stepped in with a bold, innovative solution. Quickly, a team of cardiac experts was pulled together to perform KHSC’s first-ever emergency mitral clip repair, guiding a tiny clip through a vein in Diane’s leg and into her heart to stop the leak. Within minutes, her body began to recover. “One moment I was near death; within half an hour, I was alive again,” Diane says. Today, she’s back home, back to work, and walking up to 3 kilometers every day. This milestone isn’t just about one procedure—it’s proof of what’s possible at KHSC. Our cardiac program is a flagship service for the entire region and among the most advanced in Ontario, caring for patients from across southeastern Ontario with innovation, skill, and compassion. Diane is alive and thriving today because of the extraordinary people who make up KHSC’s cardiac team and the innovative approaches to care that take place every day at #myKHSC. Read Diane's remarkable story and learn how you can support KHSC's regional cardiac program: kingstonhsc.ca/cardiac-care/… #CardiacCare #MitralClip #InterventionalCardiology #CardiacSurgery #InnovativeCare #YGK #KingstonOntario #OnHealth @OntHospitalAssn @OntarioHealthOH