Author of the article: Steph Crosier
Publishing date: May 07, 2021 • 1 day ago • 2 minute read Cathy MacGillivary, a social worker in Kingston General Hospital s Intensive Care Unit, outside the hospital on Thursday. Photo by Steph Crosier /The Whig-Standard
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While working through the third wave of a pandemic isn’t how Cathy MacGillivary thought her 15th year as a social worker would start, so far she’s been amazed by the strength family members have shown.
“I’m always pleasantly reminded of the true strength and courage people have,” MacGillivary, a social worker in Kingston General Hospital’s intensive care unit, described. “As we’ve been getting patients from as far away as the Toronto area, the families that we’ve been calling have been incredible. They’ve been understanding, and so kind, thanking us and praying for us to be well as we provide care.”
Posted: May 06, 2021 8:12 AM ET | Last Updated: May 6
Will Ontario be ready to end the stay-at-home order on May 20? Maybe not, expert says
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1:15Dr. Gerald Evans, an infectious disease specialist at Queen s University, says Ontario must reach very low case numbers in order to ensure a successful reopening, something that may not happen by May 20.1:15
Ontario is scheduled to break out of its stay-at-home order on May 20, but health experts say the province likely won t be ready by then and may need to extend the order for a bit longer, especially if we want to avoid another pandemic wave.
Author of the article: Steph Crosier
Publishing date: May 03, 2021 • May 3, 2021 • 3 minute read Kingston Health Sciences Centre intensive care unit’s Dr. Gordon Boyd on Stuart Street outside the Kingston General Hospital site on Friday, April 30. Photo by Ian MacAlpine /Ian MacAlpine/The Whig-Standard/Postmedia Network
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As Dr. Gordon Boyd walks around the crowded intensive care unit at Kingston General Hospital treating his patients, he knows this is just the beginning for them.
He knows that because of his research while leading in the post-ICU discharge clinic.
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Author of the article: Julia McKay
Publishing date: Apr 28, 2021  â¢Â April 28, 2021  â¢Â 3 minute read A slide from the COVID-19 update presentation by Dr. Lindsay Bowthorpe to the virtual Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington Board of Health meeting on Wednesday. Photo by Julia McKay /The Whig-Standard
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KINGSTON â Stay home, donât gather in person socially, and get vaccinated.
Thatâs the message the Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington Board of Health conveyed as part of a COVID-19 update at its April meeting on Wednesday.
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