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- In 1832 an Act of Parliament
named a commission to "superintend
and manage the erection and completion
of a hospital in or near the town of Kingston.
In 1835 the first building
was completed on the site where KGH stands
today, on land purchased form Archdeacon
George O'Kill Stuart. The building, designed
to accommodate 120 patients, remained
unoccupied until three years later when
the city had the money to buy equipment
and furnishings.
- In 1838 the hospital
cared for its first patients: 20 wounded
Americans taken prisoner in the Battle
of the Windmill during the Rebellion of
1837.
- KGH served as Canada's first Parliamentary
building. Parliament met in the hospital
from the time of the Union of the Provinces
of Upper and Lower Canada in 1841
until 1844.
- The building returned to its original
purpose and in 1845 began
its full-time continuing operation as
a hospital. A housekeeper-nurse had one
helper, the Female Benevolent Society
provided volunteers and doctors took turns
offering their services free-of-charge.
The hospital cared mainly for the poor
until the 1900s.
- The hospital's affiliation with the
Queen's University Faculty of Medicine
began in 1854.
- The Watkins Wing opened in January
1863 to treat patients
with infectious diseases. Local businessman
John Watkins donated funds for construction
of the building.
- In 1886, the hospital
launched a training program for nurses;
the last graduating class was in 1974.
- The Nickle Wing (named after local
businessman William Nickle) opened in
April 1891.
- In 1894, the Doran
Wing (then a women's hospital) began admitting
patients. Its benefactor was foundry-owner
Michael Doran.
- In 1886, KGH became
the first Canadian hospital to purchase
x-ray apparatus for medical use.
- The KGH Women's Aid was founded in
1905 and within one year
had 110 members. This organization, now
known as the KGH Auxiliary, was one of
the first of its kind in Ontario.
- In 1914, the Empire
Wing opened with the hospital's first
patient rooms designed for private accommodation,
an indication that KGH was beginning to
care for all members of its community,
not just the poor. The Douglas Wing officially
opened in October 1925.
- In 1947, the Victory
Wing was completed. Patients from the
Department of Veteran's Affairs were treated
here; Victory also housed clinical facilities
for the Ontario Cancer Foundation .
- The Angada Children's Hospital opened
in 1953. The hospital
chose the name Angada - an Arabic word
meaning "to bring help unto you"-
in recognition of the support of the "Shriners."
- In 1960, the hospital built the Walter
T. Connell Wing, named after the longtime
head of the Department of Medicine at
KGH and Queen's University. Two more floors
were added to the Connell Wing in 1970.
- The Fraser Armstrong Patient Centre,
which offers a range of outpatient clinics,
opened its doors in 1975.
- KGH opened its Emergency Department
in 1976.
- In 1977, the Ronald
C. Burr Wing opened with facilities for
regional rehabilitation.
- In 1981, the T. Ashmore
Kidd wing opened with a new operating
room, medical records and radiology facilities.
Three years later, renovations made way
for new facilities including laboratories,
ophthalmology, prosthetics, endoscopy,
renal unit and a pulmonary function lab;
space for the KGH Auxiliary was also added.
- Named after a prominent Kingston couple
known for their contributions to the community
(and beyond), the Syl and Molly Apps Medical
Research Centre opened in 1987.
- The Kidd/Davies Patient Tower and new
main entrance made their debut in 1989.
Among the services available in the new
wing: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, the
Renal Unit and Cardiac Services.
- New Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
equipment was installed at KGH in
1994, making Kingston one of
Ontario's top regional diagnostic imaging
centres.
- Major renovations to floors 9 and 10
of the hospitals Connell Wing were completed
in 1995.
- The Same Day Admission Centre was built
on Dietary 2 in 1997.
- Major renovations to Emergency Services
area were completed in 1998.
- Major renovations to the Syl and Molly Apps wing are undertaken in 2002.
- Sections D&E of the Emergency Department are renovated and opened in 2003.
- The Kingston Regional Cancer Centre integrates with KGH and becomes the Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario at KGH in 2004.
- The Centre for Advanced Urological Research opens at 62 Barrie Street in 2005.
- A replacement Magnetic Resonance Imaging machine is opened in 2005.
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