** The Kingston Hospital **
The Kingston Hospital is a non-sectarian, not-for-profit institution whose sole reason for existence is to serve the healthcare needs of all people in our community. We accomplish this through dedicated, experienced staff providing accessible patient-focused care, guided by a commitment to continuous improvement.
History Of Kingston Hospital
On November 27, 1894, The Kingston Hospital, located in a two-story wooden building on Broadway, opened its doors to its first patients. In its initial year of operation, the City of Kingston Hospital treated 56 patients. The number of patients, staff and facilities continued to grow until the Hospital suffered a setback in 1926. On February 20, a fire destroyed nearly one-third of the original hospital, leaving just two fireproof wings and a rear addition standing. No one was hurt and an ambitious building campaign allowed the reconstructed hospital to re-open the following year.
In 1940, the name of the Hospital changed from the City of Kingston Hospital to The Kingston Hospital. The Hospital underwent major renovations and expansions in the 1950s and 1960s to provide the community with the most up-to-date medical services.
Today, The Kingston Hospital is a 160-bed acute care hospital specializing in medical/surgical care, ambulatory surgery, diagnostic imaging, emergency, obstetrics, inpatient and outpatient physical medicine rehabilitation, inpatient and outpatient substance abuse detox and rehabilitation and acute and chronic renal dialysis services.
After 110 years of operation, The Kingston Hospital looks very different from 1894. Although the faces have changed, the medical technology has advanced, and the facility has grown in size, the hospital still operates under the same goals and purposes of its founders – to provide our community with the region's best healthcare.
