June 6 Innovative eye surgery, advanced microsurgical tool opens new window on corneal transplants. Life-altering corneal transplants could potentially double in number at Hotel Dieu Hospital with the introduction of a new transplant surgery that utilizes some of the most advanced microsurgical instruments and techniques in the world of ophthalmology.

June 4 Kingston hospitals integrate planning services. Kingston’s hospitals today announced that they will further integrate planning functions by expanding the role of the Joint Planning Office (JPO), which currently serves Kingston General Hospital and Providence Care, to also provide planning services for Hotel Dieu Hospital.

May 18 HDH Food Blitz hauls in 145,000 pounds of non-perishable goods.

April 25 Surgeon awarded prestigious teaching award. Dr. Paul Belliveau, Chair of the Division of General Surgery at Kingston General Hospital and Hotel Dieu Hospital, is the first Queen’s University professor to receive the prestigious Outstanding Teacher Award from the Association for Surgical Education. The Kingston general surgeon is one of four individuals to be recognized by the international association for their active involvement in surgical education. Winners, who are nominated by their head, peers or residents/students, must demonstrate teaching excellence via a commitment to teaching, expert knowledge, role modeling of professional characteristics, innovation and enthusiasm.

April 12 New voice for mental health patients at Hotel Dieu Hospital with successful launch of the first-ever Patient and Family Council in the adult mental health program. With a mandate to review, advise and make recommendations about program services and initiatives, the Council will contribute significantly to enhancing patient-centred care for those individuals and their families who receive mental health services at the hospital.

April 11 Hotel Dieu Hospital adopts new name for Emergency Department; Switch to “Urgent Care Centre” now in effect. The new name more accurately reflects the kinds of emergency patients treated at Hotel Dieu, essentially those whose illness or injury is not life-threatening but serious enough to require prompt medical attention.

April 5 Hotel Dieu Hospital construction project overhauls the snow melting system under the vehicle ramp at its Brock Street entrance. Project was completed August 1.

March 30 Eye specialist at Hotel Dieu Hospital wins kudos for excellence in clinical teaching. Dr. Brian Arthur, a pediatric ophthalmologist at Hotel Dieu and director of the ophthalmology residency training program for Queen’s University, has been honoured by the Professional Association of Internes and Residents of Ontario as a remarkable clinical teacher who has taught, inspired and mentored Queen’s medical students during their residency training.

February 13 Valentines comes early to Hotel Dieu with major gift from Religious Hospitallers of Saint Joseph Gift to benefit redevelopment of Hotel Dieu Hospital.

February 1 Timely technology: Hotel Dieu Hospital adopts wait list management tool on heels of provincial screening announcement Hotel Dieu Hospital has positioned itself to better manage wait lists for its nonsurgical procedures, including colonoscopies, expected to skyrocket in number as the screening program unfolds over the next five years. Within months, Hotel Dieu will install Axcess.Rx D&T, a wait list management tool designed to streamline work and booking processes in endoscopy-diagnostic services such as colonoscopy that use a lighted, flexible endoscope to examine the inside of the body-and to provide up-to-the-minute information about demand for the services.

January 22 Hotel Dieu Volunteers make $1 million pledge to University Hospitals Kingston Foundation.

January 10 Hotel Dieu Hospital goes green. Hospital obtains approvals for major energy conservation project thanks to a major overhaul of the hospital’s energy systems that will dramatically lower its energy consumption, slice about $535,000 off its annual $1.5 million energy bill and contribute to a healthier environment. The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care recently gave the green light to the $4.9 million energy-smart project, a comprehensive retrofit that will encompass lighting, heating, ventilation and hot water systems. The project will pay for itself through annual energy savings and its cost will not affect the hospital’s ability to provide quality patient care.

Nov 30 Osteoporosis screening at Hotel Dieu Hospital aims for earlier diagnosis of debilitating bone disease. Hotel Dieu has announced that in January it will begin osteoporosis screening in its orthopedic clinics for patients with fragility fractures. This type of fracture, which occurs with minimal trauma, is a prime predictor of future fracture and a key marker of who should be investigated further for osteoporosis.

Oct 11 Hotel Dieu Hospital eye specialists support new cataract surgery program in Smiths Falls. HDH Ophthalmology Department is assembling a surgical team to help set up a new cataract surgical program at the Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital (PSFDH).

Oct 4 Computer technology program at Hotel Dieu Hospital generates valuable lessons for kids with learning disabilities: FACT targets children and teens living with both a psychiatric disorder and learning disability (LD). To address the latter, patients are matched with software focused on optimizing their learning styles, including specialized programs that translate written text to speech and speech to text, plus word prediction tools and visual organizers.

Sept 21 Childhood obesity sets up our kids for early diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes, say pediatric experts at Hotel Dieu Hospital. Pediatric diabetes experts at Hotel Dieu Hospital are urging parents to keep their child’s weight down and activity levels up as the number of obese pediatric patients continues to grow, a development that could pave the way for an alarmingly high incidence of Type 2 diabetes in the next generation.

Sept 15 Provincial funding announcement boosts number of CT scans at Hotel Dieu Hospital. Patients in the region now have greater access to Computed Tomography (CT) scans at Hotel Dieu Hospital thanks to almost $52,000 in new government funding that will allow the hospital to offer an additional 724 CT exams this year.

Aug 24 Drug designed to treat colorectal cancer showing dramatic results in eye patients. A drug originally approved for the treatment of colorectal cancer is giving fresh hope to patients faced with severe vision loss or blindness from age-related macular degeneration (AMD), say eye specialists at Hotel Dieu Hospital. Hospital ophthalmologists are touting the benefits of Avastin, a drug that appears to trump current treatment for the wet form of AMD by actually reversing vision loss rather than simply blocking further loss.

Aug 8 Hotel Dieu Hospital earns accreditation for another three years. Hotel Dieu Hospital is celebrating its official accreditation by the Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation (CCHSA), an independent body committed to helping health care organizations achieve greater degrees of excellence.

May 31 Hospitals make grounds smoke-free all employees, visitors, medical staff, volunteers and students.

May 30 Board of Directors receives formal letter from Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Services and Organizational Development and Assistant Deputy Minister, Acute Services Division regarding the Amended and Revoked HSRC directions.

May 25 The government also formally announced today that the directions to close Hotel Dieu Hospital have been officially revoked. This completes the necessary legal steps for us to continue our role as the ambulatory care center within Kingston's hospital system.

May 25 Honourable David Caplan, the Minister of Public Infrastructure Renewal, and the Honourable John Gerretsen, MPP for Kingston and the Islands, held a press conference at Kingston General Hospital (KGH) to make announcements about the future of Kingston's hospitals. We are delighted to announce that Hotel Dieu Hospital will receive a $2 million capital planning and design grant that will help us to develop the detailed plans and drawings necessary to complete the consolidation and renovations required for Hotel Dieu to be the acute ambulatory care facility for Kingston and the region. This will require the relocation of numerous ambulatory patient services from KGH to Hotel Dieu.

May 24 HDH Food Blitz hits a record high: 150,280 pounds of non-perishable goods

Apr 10 New hearing aid dispensary at Hotel Dieu Hospital enhances continuum of care To better serve patients in this region with hearing problems, audiology services to include the dispensing of hearing aids and assistive listening devices.

April 1 Providence Continuing Care Centre (PCCC) will transfer the governance and management of its Cardiac Rehabilitation Centre (CRC) to Hotel Dieu.

Mar 23 Hospitals move forward with program integration. Kingston General and Hotel Dieu Hospitals are moving forward with plans to further integrate acute care services, positioning themselves to continue providing the best health care for the residents of southeastern Ontario today and well into the future. Program integration involves organizing patient care populations and aligning resources, expertise and infrastructure to support clinical practice, research and education.

Oct 24 Hotel Dieu Hospital opens its doors as screening site for Ontario Breast Screening Program. Hotel Dieu Hospital is officially announcing today that it is the city’s newest screening site for the Ontario Breast Screening Program (OBSP), excellent news for women age 50 and older who now have greater access to a highly coordinated program of care dedicated to the early detection of breast cancer.

Oct 19 Historic Annual General Meeting for Volunteers at Hotel Dieu Hospital. The Annual General Meeting for Volunteer Services at Hotel Dieu Hospital was one for the history books on Wednesday, October 19. The organization met for a remarkable 100th AGM, another milestone in a memorable centenary year. Fittingly, the business meeting and luncheon spotlighted 2005 as a record-breaking year of financial support for the hospital’s programs and services. “It was our best result in 100 years of giving,” said a delighted Sherri McCullough, President of Volunteer Services, who announced that the Volunteers had contributed a total of $210,406 to Hotel Dieu over the past year.

Sept 14 City's ERs perform well in Hospital Report. Working together, Hotel Dieu Hospital and Kingston General Hospital are making the grade when it comes to high-quality patient care, according to results from a joint report from the Ontario Hospital Association and Ministry of Health and Long-term Care released today. Compared to their teaching hospital counterparts from across Ontario, the emergency departments at the two Kingston hospitals fared well in patient satisfaction, system integration and change, quality of care and financial performance. As the Emergency Departments share medical staff, a medical director and, as of June this year, an operational director, the hospital scores were measured together in the quality of care section.

Sept 7 “Weeneebayko Patient Services” makes its debut at Hotel Dieu Hospital Hospital. A new name and new logo now identify a culturally significant patient program at Hotel Dieu Hospital that has dedicated itself for 20 years to the health care of Cree patients from Northern Ontario. Native Patient Services will now officially be known as Weeneebayko Patient Services (WPS), a name that more accurately defines the First Nation communities it serves, says WPS Director Midge Rouse.

July 15 Funding Boost Announced for Early Intervention in Psychosis Program. The province announced that an additional $293,000 will be channeled this year into the Southeastern Ontario District Early Intervention in Psychosis (SEODEIP) Program at Hotel Dieu Hospital. In an announcement Thursday by the Honourable George Smitherman, Minister of Health, Hotel Dieu Hospital was earmarked to receive the additional funds for this program that catches and treats psychosis before it causes profound deterioration in an individual’s personality, social skills and vocational skills.

May 31 Partner hospitals officially enter world of filmless diagnostic imaging. Hotel Dieu Hospital and Kingston General Hospital have officially hit the “go-live” button on a filmless environment across the two institutions. The days of processing, transporting and storing bulky x-ray film have ended now that the partner hospitals have fully implemented PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System), powerful technology that digitally captures, displays, transmits and archives diagnostic images. Seamlessly integrated with the computerized patient care system at both sites, PACS provides lightning-fast access to images via desktop computer and also links multiple users in multiple locations at the same time.

May 18 20th Annual Hotel Dieu Hospital Food Blitz for the Partners in Mission Food Bank

Apr 15 Hotel Dieu Hospital receives $102,000 for project aimed at cutting wait time for hip, knee replacements. The provincial government has handed Hotel Dieu Hospital $102,000 to investigate how expanding the role of physiotherapists to provide first-line screening to patients could slice weeks or months off waiting times for elective hip and knee replacements.

Apr 14 Patients reap the benfits of new pre-surgical assessment process. Elective surgery patients at Hotel Dieu Hospital and Kingston General Hospital are benefiting from a revamped registration and screening procedure that represents the gold standard for moving people smoothly and quickly through the early stages of the surgical process. Formerly known as Pre-Admission Services, the new Pre-Surgical Screening (PSS) service, based at Hotel Dieu, reflects a shift in focus from pre-surgery testing—which previously included everything from blood work to chest x-rays to electrocardiograms—to more individualized pre-surgery screening, says Theresa Markowski, Director of Perioperative Services at Hotel Dieu.

Apr 7 Emergency response funds help hospitals prepare. Over the next two years, the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care will channel $1.2 million into the Southeastern Ontario District Early Intervention in Psychosis (SEODEIP) Program, an expansion of a smaller-scale program that catches and treats psychosis before it causes profound deterioration in an individual’s personality, social skills and vocational skills.

Apr 6 Hotel Dieu Hospital welcomes $685,400 in provincial funding. The one-time funding, which will assist Hotel Dieu in achieving a balanced budget, stems from a January announcement in which the Ministry committed $200 million to improving efficiency at all Ontario hospitals.

Apr 4 Expanded recovery area at Hotel Dieu Hospital puts surgical patients on the fast track home. Phase 2 Recovery Area—a roomy space that comfortably accommodates a nursing station, improved patient care areas and family visiting section—these patients can now travel directly from the OR to recovery before heading home.

Mar 23 City’s ERs to benefit from shared position. first-ever joint Operational Director of Emergency Services, Pam Devine, Program Operational Director of the Emergency and Renal program at Kingston General Hospital will take on the new position – serving as a strong liaison between KGH and Hotel Dieu Hospital.

Mar 7 Expansion of Hotel Dieu Hospital program offers new hope in battle against chronic mental illness. The expansion of a psychiatric program at Hotel Dieu Hospital geared to intervening early in psychosis means that fewer young people in our region will be robbed of their potential by the terrible suffering of chronic mental illness. Over the next two years, the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care will channel $1.2 million into the Southeastern Ontario District Early Intervention in Psychosis (SEODEIP) Program, an expansion of a smaller-scale program that catches and treats psychosis before it causes profound deterioration in an individual’s personality, social skills and vocational skills.

Feb 10 One-time funding will support Hotel Dieu’s investment in new digital imaging system. Hotel Dieu Hospital will use $851,700 in one-time funding from the province to support new technology in diagnostic imaging (PACS) that delivers high-quality digital images and clears the way for a film-less environment across the region.

Jan 18 Hold on to your smocks! Volunteers launch busy year of centenary celebrations at Hotel Dieu Hospital

Dec 22 Ambulatory nursing clinic to relieve pressure on hospital beds, emergency rooms Three area health care organizations - Community Care Access Centre, Kingston General Hospital and Hotel Dieu Hospital -- are working together to improve patient access to care in appropriate settings through a new ambulatory nursing care clinic. This unique collaboration provides a new venue for the care of mobile patients.

Dec 20 All Surgery Cancelled for remainder of the week at Hotel Dieu Hospital due to Water Leak. All surgical procedures in the Operating Rooms (ORs) were cancelled (December 20th), Tuesday December 21, Wednesday December 22 and Thursday December 23rd due to a burst pipe that flooded the center corridor outside of the Operating Rooms at Hotel Dieu Hospital.

Oct 22 Volunteers at Hotel Dieu Hospital pledge $200,000 to restore Sydenham Street entrance Volunteers at Hotel Dieu Hospital are building—literally—on a 100-year tradition of service to our community by generously pledging to restore the hospital’s historic Sydenham Street entrance to its early 1900s glory.

Oct 18 Hotel Dieu Hospital's ENT and Audiology Clinics closed due to minor chemical spill All Ear, Nose and Throat and Audiology Clinics were cancelled due to a non-life-threatening chemical spill in the Murray Building at Hotel Dieu Hospital. Upon the advice of the Kingston Fire Department, the entire Murray Building and an adjacent corridor was locked down for the entire day to allow for adequate cleaning and airing. Clinic reopened on Oct 20.

Oct 18 Volunteers at Hotel Dieu Hospital officially kick off exciting 100th anniversary celebrations

Oct 8 Newly funded chickenpox vaccine available at Hotel Dieu for children without family doctors The Children’s Outpatient Centre (COPC) at Hotel Dieu Hospital is now providing access to three vaccines recently added to the province’s recommended schedule of routine childhood immunizations. The vaccines are free to children who meet guidelines established by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC). The vaccines target chickenpox; invasive pneumococcal disease such as meningitis, pneumonia and infection of the bloodstream; and invasive meningococcal disease, including meningitis and meningococcemia (meningococcal infection of the blood).

July 20 Hotel Dieu Hospital appoints prominent orthopaedic surgeon Dr. David Pichora as Chief of Staff.

July 6 Hotel Dieu Hospital and Kingston General Hospital appoint new Head of Surgery. Dr. Dale Mercer has been appointed Head of Surgery at Hotel Dieu Hospital (HDH) and Kingston General Hospital (KGH) for a five-year term.

May 14 Hotel Dieu Hospital Food Blitz gathers 133,000 pounds of non-perishable goods for the Partners in Mission Food Bank!

February 5 Groundbreaking technology, new training facility advance ophthalmology training program at Hotel Dieu Hospital. With the acquisition of revolutionary ophthalmic imaging technology plus the opening of a new training facility for postgraduate residents, Hotel Dieu Hospital is again demonstrating its strong commitment to excellence in health care and to working with Queen’s University to produce the best comprehensive ophthalmologists in the country.

January 26 Emergency Department at Hotel Dieu Hospital scores high in patient satisfaction. A provincial report card on patient satisfaction gives Hotel Dieu Hospital high marks for its Emergency Room (ER) care. In Hospital Report 2003: Emergency Department Care, released Monday, January 26, the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) ranked Hotel Dieu as “showing better than provincial average” results in four of the six categories measuring patient satisfaction. In the other two categories, the hospital was in line with provincial averages.

December Hotel Dieu Hospital hits halfway mark in Annual Equipment Renewal Campaign Corporate and community donors respond generously as hospital targets $100,000 for basic medical equipment

August 14 the largest blackout in North American history affected 50 million people in Ontario and a number of US jurisdictions. Due to the declared emergency and the uncertain condition of the power grid, all elective surgeries and ambulatory clinics were cancelled for Friday, August 15. Hotel Dieu Hospital Emergency Department is operated as normal: 8 am to 10 pm, 7 days a week. The Children’s Outpatient Centre, including the minor emergency clinic, is operated as usual: 9 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday.

July 28, Hotel Dieu, KRCC and KGH will all move to self-screening for patients, their attendants and visitors. This means that as patients enter through the main Brock St. entrance, they will be asked to self-identify to personnel at the entrance if they have fever and cough or respiratory symptoms. If so, they will be given a mask and further printed instructions. Patients, their attendants and visitors who have fever and cough or other respiratory symptoms who do not have urgent appointments are still being encouraged to stay at home until they feel better.

June 20 Hotel Dieu Hospital has been awarded full accreditation by the Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation (CCHSA). The honour acknowledges the hospital's success in meeting nationally accepted standards of excellence in the delivery of health care. In a formal report issued this week, the CCHSA commended Hotel Dieu for making "great strides" in developing a systematic approach to quality improvement, along with continuing to maintain high levels of patient satisfaction and excellent collaborative relationships with its health care partners.

May 28 With several new clusters of suspected SARS cases under investigation in Toronto, Hotel Dieu Hospital continues to maintain strict compliance with existing provincial SARS directives concerning infection control procedures and visitor access. Screen procedures for staff put back in place on May 30.

May 16 While hospitals across the province are responding to recent directives from the Provincial Operations Centre to begin stepping down some of the intense SARS precautions, those in the Kingston region are thinking through their plans to ensure the needs of their patients are met in an appropriate manner.

May 14 Hotel Dieu Hospital is holding its 18th Annual Food Blitz for The Partners in Mission Food Bank collects 135,000 lbs of food.

May 7 to 9 Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation (CCHSA) visit Hotel Dieu Hospital.

April 8 Kingston General Hospital (KGH), Hotel Dieu Hospital (HDH), and Providence Continuing Care Centre (PCCC) began to re-introduce elective services today — including surgeries, outpatient clinic activity and diagnostic services — while maintaining strict compliance with existing provincial SARS directives. These include screening everyone who enters the facilities, reducing access to the buildings, limiting staff movement and ensuring stringent infection protocols are followed at all hospitals. For the past week, only patients identified by their physicians as having urgent needs were seen.

April 3 Hotel Dieu Hospital plans to open a regional Assessment Clinic for SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) by noon, Friday, April 4. The clinic will provide a safe, secure, central area for people requiring assessment for SARS. It will also divert patients away from busy Emergency Departments, consolidate local expertise on SARS and facilitate coordinated communication and follow-up for any suspected SARS cases. There are no reported cases of SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) in the Kingston region at this time. The new screening facility will be located in the Brock 1 clinic area at Hotel Dieu, which is located beside the main entrance, directly across from the Chown Memorial Parking Garage on Brock Street. Clinic hours will be 8 am to 4 pm, Monday to Friday, and 10 am to 2 pm on weekends. Patients will enter by a separate, well-marked entrance off of Brock Street. A large sign will direct people to the correct door.

April 1 While there are still no reported cases of SARS in Kingston and region, Kingston General Hospital, Hotel Dieu and KRCC have increased precautionary measures in line with provincial directives issued yesterday by the Commissioner of Public Safety and Security. The directives apply to all Ontario hospitals. In an effort to control traffic and minimize the number of people in the building, hospital entrances are limited. A No Visitor policy has been implemented except for people visiting on compassionate grounds. Anyone entering the hospital will be screened for SARS. Patients coming to Hotel Dieu will be restricted to the Brock Street entrance and as of 3:00 p.m. today staff will be restricted to the Sydenham Street entrance. Only emergency patients should use the emergency entrance.

March 19 An outbreak of the mysterious pneumonia-like illness has prompted the World Health Organization (WHO), Health Canada and the Ontario Ministry of Health to issue alerts. Hotel Dieu Hospital has established surveillance processes and infection control measures in the Emergency Department and the emergency clinic in the Children’s Outpatient Centre (COPC) to identify and respond to patients presenting with symptoms of SARS — severe acute respiratory syndrome.

February 28 Hotel Dieu Hospital is set to unveil a major renovation of its Children’s Outpatient Centre (COPC). A refurbishment of the triage, reception and waiting areas, the renovation adds up to increased privacy, space and comfort for those visiting the paediatric emergency walk-in clinic and various specialty clinics. In addition, the changes will help staff provide more efficient service to a rapidly growing population of patients.

February 20 Empire Financial Group, a long-time supporter of Hotel Dieu Hospital, has generously contributed $15,000 to the hospital for the purchase of a state-of-the-art cardiac defibrillator/monitor. Slated for use in the Children’s Outpatient Centre (COPC), the latest-generation LIFEPAK ®12 defibrillator/monitor will be used primarily for emergency resuscitation; it will also serve as a backup to other COPC paediatric monitoring systems.

February 3 Hotel Dieu Hospital is making its own state-of-the-art bone densitometer operational. Family physicians can now book appointments for the new service, which provides extra capacity for testing in the Kingston area. It augments densitometers located at Kingston General Hospital and Frontenac Imaging Services. The Hologic Delphi W Clinical Bone Densitometer combines BMD measurement with instant vertebral assessment, a rapid imaging of the entire spine. Such imaging has an impact on therapeutic decisions because it reveals vertebral deformities that are not clinically apparent and that substantially increase the risk of future fractures. The densitometer relies on high-resolution, fan-beam X-ray imaging detectors, similar to those used in advanced computed tomography systems.

Dr. Stephen Hall is the recipient of a prestigious grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). The otolaryngologist, who specializes in diseases of the ear, nose and throat, won an award of $375,000 for a three-year study into the effectiveness of treatments for a rare form of throat cancer.

Telepsychiatry service launched on September 10th - “This is a significant expansion,” states Dr. Julio Arboleda-Florez, Chief of the Department of Psychiatry at Queen’s University and affiliated hospitals. “Both PCCC Mental Health Services and Hotel Dieu Hospital will act as hub sites with links throughout the region. This will extend the reach of our clinicians in child and adolescent psychiatry and adult acute psychiatry – specialties in high demand. If we cannot be with the patient physically, then telepsychiatry is the way to go. It means better medicine.”

May 3rd The 2002 DuPont Community Fund program is awarding $5,000 to the Chances for Children Fund (CDC) at Hotel Dieu Hospital, the only Canadian grant among 90 worldwide projects at 47 sites. The money is earmarked for innovative programs that improve the quality of life and enhance the vitality of communities in which DuPont operates. The grant matches a $5,000 contribution from DuPont Canada Inc.’s Kingston Site, bringing the total donation to $10,000.

A one-of-a-kind project in local health care was launched Wednesday, March 20 when Hotel Dieu Hospital officially opened its staff Wellness Centre. Visitors to the Wellness Centre can plug into taped music or guided visualizations, leaf through magazines about health, spirituality and wellness, and check out resources on subjects ranging from stress reduction to good nutrition to smoking cessation. Twice weekly a Registered Massage Therapist is available for appointments; Reiki and reflexology treatments can be booked as well. And on a monthly basis, the Centre will be offering information sessions about various modalities of complementary therapies such as yoga, Tai Chi, meditation and aromatherapy

January 9th The Pediatric Diabetes Program at Hotel Dieu Hospital is expanding its scope to include children from Leeds, Lanark and Grenville counties. The expansion gives more children and their families access to the medical expertise and educational services needed to successfully manage type 1 diabetes (i.e., diabetes that requires insulin to control).