From the Queen’s Medicine website:
“The university hospitals in Kingston are responsible for providing specialized care for more than 500,000 residents throughout southeastern Ontario. Together, Kingston General Hospital, Hotel Dieu Hospital and Providence Care Hospital are the regional referral centres for cancer, trauma, rehabilitation, renal, mental health, cardiac, stroke, pediatrics, obstetrics and many other programs. They are also home to some of Canada's leading researchers in urology, human mobility, cancer care, gastrointestinal disease, perinatal, mental health and critical care among others. Most members of the attending medical staff have a Queen's University appointment.
Kingston Health Sciences Centre is southeastern Ontario’s complex, acute and specialty care, research and teaching hospital. Consisting of our Hotel Dieu site and Kingston General site, as well as the Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario and our research institute, we care for more than 500,000 patients and their families from across our region. Learn more here.
Providence Care consists of Providence Care Hospital, Providence Transitional Care Centre, Providence Manor long-term care home, and more than 20 community-based mental health and support services across the region. As Southeastern Ontario's leading provider of specialized care in aging, mental health and rehabilitation, the focus is on healing and enhancing the quality of life for people who often have long-term hospital stays.”
For personal health matters:
“Student Wellness Services (SWS) supports the personal, academic, and social health development of undergraduate and graduate students at Queen's University by providing a range of programs and services. We aim to offer a welcoming, confidential, and integrated service that is responsive to your health and wellness needs.”
“When a same-day appointment isn’t available with your family doctor or a walk-in clinic and your health concern needs to be addressed within 24 hours, the Hotel Dieu Urgent Care Centre is where to go for non-life-threatening illness or injury.” They are open from 8 am to 10 pm.
For more serious health problems, KGH’s emergency room is open 24/7.