The doctor who will guide Ontario s path out of the COVID-19 pandemic is being described by colleagues and friends as a competent public health expert, straight shooter and excellent communicator.
Dr. Kieran Moore, who is currently the medical officer of health for Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington Public Health, is set to replace Dr. David Williams as Ontario s top doctor on June 26.
The province said it was Moore s success in guiding Kingston and 10 other municipalities throughout the pandemic that led to his hiring.
Bryan Paterson, the mayor of Kingston, Ont., said he never worried about public compliance over tough public health orders because he had one of the best in his corner.
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Author of the article: Steph Crosier
Publishing date: May 14, 2021 • 5 hours ago • 4 minute read Megan Kearns, intensive care nurse at Kingston Health Sciences Centre. Photo by Steph Crosier /The Whig-Standard
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Before intensive care nurse Megan Kearns walks into a patient’s room, she has already tried to get to know them. In one room she’ll play some Cher, in another she’ll have a dad joke ready. All just in case they’re listening.
Lately, her patients have been some of the sickest she’s every seen in her 23 years on the job, and the staff in the intensive care unit at Kingston General Hospital are working around the clock.