Kingston Hospital

Description

The Kingston Hospital
The Kingston Hospital is a nonsectarian notforprofit 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 patientfocused care guided by a commitment to continuous improvement

History

On November 27 1894 The Kingston Hospital located in a twostory 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 onethird 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 reopen 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 uptodate medical services

Today The Kingston Hospital is a 160bed acute care hospital specializing in medicalsurgical 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 regions best healthcare