ISSUED BY:AUTHORIZED BY:CATEGORY:COMMITTEE:KGH <strong>Board</strong> of DirectorsKGH <strong>Board</strong> of DirectorsBuild & Maintain Positive RelationshipsGovernanceNUMBER: VI-6ISSUE DATE: April 2010REVISION DATES:REVIEW DATE: April 2011PAGE: 1 of 1SUBJECT:CONTRIBUTIONSThe <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>General</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong> will not make direct contributions to political campaigns or to anyelected official.With the approval of the <strong>Board</strong> Chair, the <strong>Hospital</strong> may purchase tickets to events for aprovincial political party, where the presence of the hospital management or the <strong>Board</strong> isdeemed to be appropriate.
ISSUED BY:AUTHORIZED BY:CATEGORY:COMMITTEE:KGH <strong>Board</strong> of DirectorsKGH <strong>Board</strong> of DirectorsBuild & Maintain Positive RelationshipsGovernanceNUMBER: VI-7ISSUE DATE: April 2009REVISION DATES:REVIEW DATE: April 2011PAGE: 1 of 3SUBJECT:NAMING OF KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITALASSETSPreambleThe mission of <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>General</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong> is fulfilled, in part, by the support it receives from society,volunteers and financial donors. The hospital welcomes the opportunity to recognize such supportthrough the naming of buildings, facilities, programs and other components of its operation.The philanthropic services and programs provided to the hospital are the responsibility of the<strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>General</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong> Foundation and are delivered by the University <strong>Hospital</strong>s <strong>Kingston</strong>Foundation.This <strong>policy</strong> sets out guidelines for the granting of the honour of naming hospital assets for bothphilanthropic and other distinguished support. It sets out a consistent approach to the naming ofFacilities, Major Equipment, Programs and Research/Academic positions entrusted to and operatedby <strong>Kingston</strong> <strong>General</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong> and referred to herein as “assets”.Decisions regarding naming of assets shall be informed by this <strong>policy</strong> and the “Considerations forNaming Assets” (Appendix A) as well as the Common Core Donor Recognition and NamingGuidelines approved by the <strong>General</strong> Members of University <strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>Kingston</strong> Foundation.DefinitionsAssets: The term “Assets” includes and is limited to, Facilities, Programs, Major Equipment 1 andResearch/Academic Positions, each of which is defined as follows:Facilities: The term “Facilities” includes, but is not limited to, all buildings, internal building spaces,exterior grounds, landscaping materials and finishes.Major Equipment: The term “Major Equipment” includes, but is not limited to single items with a unitvalue of $100,000 or more.Programs: The term “Programs” includes, but is not limited to, all programs, services and areas ofcare to patients.Research/Academic Positions: The term “Research/Academic Positions” include, but is not limitedto, lead research positions, chairs, department heads, etc.1 Major equipment is defined as equipment valued at $100,000 +