Five exceptional individuals and groups whose passion and commitment have helped transform health care are being honoured with awards from UHKF.

Dr. Gord Boyd is one of several musical doctors performing at a fundraising concert on June 20 to support Donation Advisor, an artificial intelligence program to improve organ donation.

Tim Hortons Smile Cookie week will take place from April 28 to May 4.  The iconic chocolate chunk cookies topped with a smile will be on sale for $2 and available at every participating Tim Hortons in Kingston.

Kelly Hallett was stunned when she was named the CFL Fan of the Year. Despite living in Mallorytown, Ont., loves the Winnipeg Blue Bombers fan and her incredible personal story won over the voters. 

But for Kelly, the honour is more than just a recognition of her devotion to football—it is an opportunity to give back.

Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) has reached a major milestone in the advancement of medical imaging for southeastern Ontario, officially completing construction of the region’s first positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) suite. A ceremony held on March 26, 2025, celebrated the achievement bringing this world-class diagnostic capability to patients closer to home.

Barb Brown settles into her chair at the Belleville Dialysis Clinic, adjusting the chair with the push of a button. “These new chairs are just so much more comfortable,” the 72-year-old says. “You just kind of melt into them.”

For Barb and the other 90 patients who rely on this clinic three times a week, four hours at a time, comfort is not a luxury—it’s a necessity. The new chairs, funded by generous donors, have made an incredible difference in their experience.

University Hospitals Kingston Foundation (UHKF) is discontinuing its 50/50 lottery, with the final draw set for March 2025. 

Since its inception in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic, the lottery has given participants the chance to win substantial prizes. However, UHKF leadership has decided that it is time to refocus resources on other high-impact fundraising initiatives. 

"The 50/50 lottery was a creative and effective way to generate support during a time when in-person fundraising wasn’t an option," said UHKF President and CEO Tom Zsolnay.  

[Kingston, ON] – On Feb. 26, 2025, Providence Care and University Hospitals Kingston Foundation (UHKF) officials, local politicians, and community donors officially cut the ribbon and unveiled the name AB Smith Homestead House for Kingston’s first hospice.

Providence Care’s AB Smith Homestead House, located at 152 Phillips Street, fulfills a long-held community dream to expand end-of-life palliative care services in the region.

Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) is now only the second hospital in Ontario to have a portable magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine for clinical use in its Intensive Care Unit (ICU), thanks to the generosity of donor Stephen Sorensen who made a $500,000 donation through the University Hospitals Kingston Foundation.