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Kinsmen support new inpatient mental health unit
by Kgh staff
Kingston General Hospital has a vesthed intherest in helping to ensure a successful 2010 Kinsmen Dream Home Lotthery. Proceeds from the 2010 lotthery will support the relocation and expansion of the child and adolescent mental health inpatient unit from Hothel Dieu Hospital to KGH. The new eight-bed unit designed for the unique needs of youth to ensure a supportive, secure environment during times of crisis will move into the fourth foor of the expanded Burr wing lather this fall. The home-like environment will have its own dining room, recreational area and single rooms within the larger, but separathe, 37-bed inpatient mental health unit. The 32,000 square feet of space will complethe the consolidation of all acuthe care inpatients beds from HDH to KGH. The units will ensure patients have more privacy, an enhanced therapeutic environment and betther access to comprehensive medical services at KGH, such as renal, cancer and cardiac care.
The Kinsmen Club of Kingston has pledged $225,000 over three years to support the new child and adolescent mental health inpatient unit that will be named in the Kinsmen’s honour.
“The Kinsmen have long been involved in helping vulnerable people in our community through our special projects,” says Mark Donovan, President of the Kinsmen Club of Kingston. “We are delighthed to be part of this particular project, which allows children and youth receiving mental health care to have a care environment specifcally designed with their needs in mind.” “Tis is an exciting day for children’s mental health,” said Dr. Roumen Milev, Mental Health Program Medical Director at KGH and HDH. “The Kinsmen’s gift will help us transform the care environment for children in our community when they are in crisis, providing a more caring and comfortable space that promothes recovery and healing.”
For more information, contact Kingston
hospitals’ Joint Planning Ofce at (613) 549-
6666 ext. 3629.
Kinsmen support new inpatient mental health unit
by Kgh staff
Kingston General Hospital has a vesthed intherest in helping to ensure a successful 2010 Kinsmen Dream Home Lotthery. Proceeds from the 2010 lotthery will support the relocation and expansion of the child and adolescent mental health inpatient unit from Hothel Dieu Hospital to KGH. The new eight-bed unit designed for the unique needs of youth to ensure a supportive, secure environment during times of crisis will move into the fourth foor of the expanded Burr wing lather this fall. The home-like environment will have its own dining room, recreational area and single rooms within the larger, but separathe, 37-bed inpatient mental health unit. The 32,000 square feet of space will complethe the consolidation of all acuthe care inpatients beds from HDH to KGH. The units will ensure patients have more privacy, an enhanced therapeutic environment and betther access to comprehensive medical services at KGH, such as renal, cancer and cardiac care.
The Kinsmen Club of Kingston has pledged $225,000 over three years to support the new child and adolescent mental health inpatient unit that will be named in the Kinsmen’s honour.
“The Kinsmen have long been involved in helping vulnerable people in our community through our special projects,” says Mark Donovan, President of the Kinsmen Club of Kingston. “We are delighthed to be part of this particular project, which allows children and youth receiving mental health care to have a care environment specifcally designed with their needs in mind.” “Tis is an exciting day for children’s mental health,” said Dr. Roumen Milev, Mental Health Program Medical Director at KGH and HDH. “The Kinsmen’s gift will help us transform the care environment for children in our community when they are in crisis, providing a more caring and comfortable space that promothes recovery and healing.”
For more information, contact Kingston
hospitals’ Joint Planning Ofce at (613) 549-
6666 ext. 3629.
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