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Quinte West gains new doctors

September 16, 2015 at 10:53 am

By Michelle Poirier BELLEVILLE – New family physicians have signed five-year contracts with the Quinte West Medical Centre as part of city efforts to bring more doctors to the area. Dr.[…]

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Aldersgate planning to make more room for seniors in need

April 8, 2015 at 12:02 pm

By Mark Hodgins BELLEVILLE – Aldersgate Village, a housing complex for low-income seniors, is in the early stages of a plan to create more affordable housing. The corporation wants to add two[…]

Local

QNet News look at different hospital models: Part 2, Markdale Hospital

April 7, 2015 at 12:51 pm

By Bevan Hamilton BELLEVILLE – QNet News is looking into different models for how Quinte Health Care’s hospitals could work together in the future. This series comes out of an[…]

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New Quinte Health Care nursing model brings controversy

April 2, 2015 at 2:55 pm

By Joseph Quigley BELLEVILLE – A new care model that will cut nurses in favour of other health workers is stirring debate between nurses and Quinte Health Care. The model will have nurses working collaboratively[…]

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Live: Chat about health care issues in Quinte

March 27, 2015 at 10:54 am

By Bevan Hamilton and Jordan Merkley BELLEVILLE – With the future of local hospitals hanging in the balance, healthcare is a hot-button issue in Quinte region calling out for an[…]

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No reason to worry about measles locally, says medical officer of health

March 5, 2015 at 1:50 pm

By Bevan Hamilton BELLEVILLE – The message from Dr. Richard Schabas has remained the same over the past couple of months since measles came back into the spotlight: it’s not a problem[…]

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Defenders of Trenton Memorial Hospital decide on name

February 12, 2015 at 1:47 pm

By Mark Hodgins BELLEVILLE – “Our TMH” is now the official name for the group fighting for the Trenton Memorial Hospital. Quinte Health Care, the corporation that oversees the hospitals[…]

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Loyalist College’s health-care centre is No. 1

February 6, 2015 at 11:05 am

By Michelle Poirier BELLEVILLE – Loyalist College has been ranked No. 1 among all Ontario colleges in student satisfaction for its health centre. The numbers for the 2013 Key Performance Indicators survey of[…]

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Ontario has new online tool to assess cancer risk

February 4, 2015 at 3:23 pm

By Erin Stewart BELLEVILLE – A new website has been developed to help Ontarians understand their risk of developing cancer and what they can do to lower their risk of the[…]

Arts · Featured

Coping with illness through the spoken word

January 29, 2015 at 1:40 pm

By Greg Murphy BELLEVILLE – Michael Cote has been sick with cancer for four years, something that has taken a deep toll on his family, according to his youngest son,[…]

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