Kingston General Hospital (KGH) in the fall of 2022. Photo by Phillip Stafford/Kingstonist.

Local hospitals are receiving a financial injection to support patient care and critical infrastructure, Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) has announced.

In a press release on Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, the local health-care organization – which oversees the operations of a number of Kingston-based hospitals and specialized clinics, including Kingston General Hospital, Hotel Dieu Hospital, and the Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario – announced the “new provincial funding.” KHSC said the funds — $15.82 million — will “support growing patient demand” and be used to “complete essential upgrades to its hospital facilities.”

The local organization explained that KHSC is the “regional lead” for complex, specialty, and trauma care in southeastern Ontario, serving more than 650,000 people. KHSC also serves as the region’s premier teaching and research hospital, the health-care group stated.

Hotel Dieu Hospital in May of 2023. Photo by Phillip Stafford/Kingstonist.

In the release, Dr. David Pichora, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of KHSC, said that the investments are “essential to maintaining safe and reliable hospital facilities.”

“Our hospital buildings are among the oldest in Canada and it takes effort and investment to ensure we can continue to provide 21st-century care,” Pichora said.

“This funding supports the services our region relies on, helps us respond to growing patient needs, and allows us to complete critical upgrades that keep our sites functional for patients, families and staff.”

KHSC outlined the new investments as including:

$9.1 million to support growth in patient volumes and demand for acute and specialized services across southeastern Ontario$2.19 million to open four new Level 2 adult beds in the intensive care unit (ICU), expanding KHSC’s Critical Care program, which cares for patients in the region with the most serious medical needs$4.53 million from the Health Infrastructure Renewal Fund (HIRF) to complete priority infrastructure repairs and upgrades at both the Kingston General Hospital and Hotel Dieu Hospital sites. Projects include roof repairs, replacement of the Hotel Dieu main entrance door, upgrades to suction pump and medical gas systems at KGH, and replacement of aging elevators at Hotel Dieu.

“Our government is pleased to support the important work KHSC does for patients and families in southeastern Ontario,” John Jordan, Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston, said in a statement.

“This funding will help ensure KHSC has the resources it needs to care for a growing population while maintaining the infrastructure that keeps its services running.”