Chief nursing officer congratulates new post graduate residents in first provincial mental health nursing residency program
December 11, 2008 - twenty nursing students graduate from this inaugural residency program, including four students who completed their residency at Providence Care's Mental Health Services site.
TD Bank Financial Group donates $250,000 to the University Hospitals Kingston Foundation Together We Can campaign
December 11, 2008 - TD Bank Financial Group visits Mental Health Services to announce their generous gift including $70,000 dedicated to the Providence Care Leadership Program.
New doctors gain experience, long-term care residents gain increased physician access
October 16, 2008 - A partnership between Queen’s University and Providence Care is giving newly graduated doctors a unique opportunity to provide regular medical care to high-need patients – elderly residents of a local long-term care home.
Providence Care leadership conference brings daughter of Archbishop Desmund Tutu to Kingston
September 22, 2008 - Rev. Mpho Tutu will speak to hundreds of regional health care staff and community members on Friday, September 26 at Providence Care’s Annual Leadership Conference, Leading With Intention.
Conference highlights changing health care strategies – with focus on specialized care
September 12, 2008 - Wait times and improved care for the aging population are two of the topics that will be discussed at a conference for health and community service workers in Kingston Monday, September 15th. Building Capacity Through Innovation and Integration of Specialized Care will focus on opportunities to integrate and expand access to specialized care in southeastern Ontario.
Providence Care welcomes postgraduate residents in first provincial Mental Health Nursing Residency Program
September 4, 2008 - Nursing residency students at Providence Care who are considering specializing in mental health will get an official welcome from Ontario’s Chief Nursing Officer Vanessa Burkoski September 5th, during a special ceremony to launch the new Mental Health Nursing Residency Program.
Providence Care announces new Board Chair, Vice Chairs
June 24, 2008 - Providence Care is pleased to announce Jim Barton as the new Chair of the organization’s Board of Directors. Mr. Barton, a former Chief Operating Officer at Dupont Canada Inc., stepped into the role this afternoon at the Providence Care Annual General Meeting, replacing outgoing Chair Larry Norman.
Providence Care, the Kingston-based $108-million dollar health care provider, also announced Glen Wood and Peter McGeer as the Board’s new Vice Chairs.
Summer Volunteer Program lets teens explore health-care professions
April 28, 2008 - Teenagers who are interested in learning more about health care are encouraged to join the summer volunteer program at Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston General Hospital or Providence Care’s St. Mary’s of the Lake Hospital site.
Kingston's university hospitals leading the way in health-care innovation
April 17, 2008 - Kingston’s university hospitals are showcasing their leadership, creativity and innovation in health-care renewal at the Celebrating Innovations in Health Care Expo at the Metropolitan Convention Centre in Toronto on April 22, 2008. Backgrounder.
April 1, 2008 - Kingston City Council made history April 1st when it passed a budget that includes a donation to the University Hospitals Kingston Foundation to support the redevelopment of Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston General Hospital and Providence Care. The $16-million pledge, to be paid over 12 years, is the largest ever gift made to the hospitals.
March 31, 2008 - More than 300 people attended the 9th Annual Providence Care Founders’ Dinner on Saturday. The fundraising dinner, put on by the University Hospitals Kingston Foundation, raised money for the redevelopment of Providence Care’s St. Mary’s of the Lake Hospital and Mental Health Services sites.
March 31, 2008 - Kingston Police have advised Providence Manor that a recent investigation has resulted in charges of sexual assault against a former staff member.
March 31, 2008 - Members of the Southeastern Ontario Health Sciences Centre today released information on employees who were paid a salary of $100,000 or more. The Public Sector Disclosure Act requires organizations that receive public funding from the Ontario goverment disclose the names, positions, salaries and taxable benefits of these employees annually.
February 5, 2008 - Iva Speers, a long-time donor to Kingston’s university hospitals, has left a powerful legacy of education and caring. Speers, who passed in November 2006, has left the University Hospitals Kingston Foundation nearly $1.3 million to create staff education bursaries at Providence Manor.
February, 2008 - Telemedicine services located at Providence Care help patients prepare and recover from major surgery.
January 28, 2008 - Dale Kenney began his new role as President & CEO of Providence Care, the Kingston-based $108-million dollar health care provider, which employs over 1,700 staff in southeastern Ontario.
January 24, 2008 - Providence Care trains CCAC and Community Support Services staff to help the frail elderly connect with services once they’ve left the emergency room.
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