Quinte Health

12/26/2025

As Kwanzaa begins, Quinte Health shares warm wishes with all who are celebrating. May this time be one of reflection, unity and joy.

12/25/2025

Merry Christmas from all of us at Quinte Health. Wishing our patients, families, staff, and communities a season filled with warmth, comfort and care.

12/24/2025

This holiday season, we want to thank the members of who are working to care for our communities. Your compassion, commitment, and professionalism mean so much—especially at this time of year. Thank you for all you do.

12/24/2025

🎄✨ The holiday season is a time for connection, celebration, and caring for one another — and it’s also when colds, flu, and other seasonal illnesses tend to circulate.

Hastings Prince Edward Ontario Health Team (HPE OHT), Quinte Health, and Southeast Public Health are here to support you and your loved ones. If you’re feeling unwell with a non-urgent concern, choosing the right care option helps you get support sooner while keeping our emergency departments available for those who need them most. ❤️🏥

Here are a few easy ways to get the care you need:
👉 Start by calling your family doctor or nurse practitioner, if you have one.
👉 Unsure where to turn? Health811 is available to help guide you to the best care option.
👉 Consider virtual care to connect with a healthcare provider from the comfort of home.
👉 Cold, Flu & COVID-19 Clinics are open across Hastings and Prince Edward counties — appointments and details are available here: https://hpeoht.ca/for-the-community/

Thank you for helping care for our community. Stay well, stay informed, and enjoy a healthy, happy holiday season. 🎁💙
Hastings County City Of Quinte West City of Belleville | Municipal Government

12/23/2025

“I went to Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital with a very bad infection and was well taken care of by the doctors and all nurses. They made sure I was not waiting long for my IV meds due to me having to come in every 8 hours. They were kind, thoughtful, and so helpful. They made a bad situation as easy as it could be. All the nurses and doctors were supportive, understanding and fast. Thank you so much for such an amazing experience. All the time I spent there, not one thing went wrong thanks to them. What a great team to have on your side.”

-a grateful patient

12/22/2025

“I was induced on August 5th with my first baby. Kate was my RN for the day, never leaving my side.

With two heart rate scares from our little guy, Kate was by my side, talking me through everything, and cheering me on. She would answer my millions of questions, and joke with us when we needed a laugh, and when things got scary she never left my side, and always had a calm smile on her face that let me know everything would be okay.

I can’t imagine going through this scary, and life changing experience without Kate by my side.”

-Haley

12/21/2025

Stories inspire, connect, and remind us we’re all part of the same great story. That’s why we’re excited to share the Top 10 Books of 2025, as chosen by our staff, physicians, and volunteers as part of Quinte Health Reads 2025. 📖❤

Over the past month, teams from across our hospitals and community programs submitted their favourite books read in 2025. We hope you’ll add these to your own reading list — these stories offer inspiration, connection, and a few cozy moments during the season ahead.

Thank you to for taking part and sharing a favourite read with us.

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1. The Women — Kristin Hannah

2. The Let Them Theory — Mel Robbins

3. The Housemaid — Freida McFadden

4. The Nightingale — Kristin Hannah

5. Remarkably Bright Creatures — Shelby Van Pelt

6. Remarkably Bright Creatures — Shelby Van Pelt

7. Fourth Wing – Rebecca Yarros

8. One Golden Summer – Carley Fortune

9. The Great Alone – Kristin Hannah

10. The Midnight Library – Matt Haig

11. One Dark Window – Rachel Gillig

12/20/2025

We are grateful to the Prince Edward District Women's Institute for their generous donation of stuffed animals and gifts for our youngest patients at Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital. These thoughtful donations will bring comfort and smiles to children visiting the Emergency Department at PECMH throughout the holiday season. 🎁✨

12/19/2025

🎁💙 Thank you to Metro Inc. and JBS Belleville for their generous toy donations to children on Quinte Health’s pediatric unit this holiday season. Your kindness is helping bring comfort and smiles to our youngest patients and their families when they need it most. We are truly grateful for your support of our community.

Metro Ontario

12/19/2025

Thank you, Katharine Joy Sowden and all the organizations that donated gifts for our patients and families at Quinte Health! We appreciate your generosity!

I want to say a special thank you to McKesson Trenton’s MTCC committee for teaming up with me to donate 28 books to Belleville General’s NICU, Pediatrics & Maternity department this Christmas.

Every kid deserves a smile on Christmas and as someone who was in pediatrics around Christmas time as a kid, though it was a difficult time, I still treasure the gift I was given there during my stay. If we can lighten the experience for any child or parent going through it, let’s do it! To the MTCC- the hospital was thrilled and were so happy. One nurse said- “Our peanuts will love this” and that made my heart swell ❤️ Thank you for helping make this happen and also BIG shout out to and for the Santa Canuck colouring books and ornaments too! I’m sure they will be cherished and well loved!

The experience of becoming an author is a privilege in many ways and I hope I can find more ways to do things to bring smiles to those who need it most.

12/19/2025

Imagine waking up in a hospital room and not knowing what day it is, why you’re there, or who’s standing beside your bed. For many older adults, delirium turns an already stressful hospital stay into something disorienting and frightening—but much of it is preventable.

Delirium is a serious condition that can leave patients—especially older adults—disoriented, vulnerable, and at risk for complications and longer hospital stays.

“Preventing delirium is preventing harm,” said Integrated Quality Manager, Cali Keating. “Just like we work to avoid falls or pressure injuries, we can take clear steps to significantly reduce the risk of hospital acquired delirium—and if a patient arrives with delirium, we can take steps to prevent it from getting worse.”

Those steps aren’t complicated, but they matter: ensuring patients have their glasses or hearing aids, helping them stay mobile, keeping them hydrated, avoiding unnecessary catheters, and offering regular prompts to help them stay oriented. These small actions can prevent delirium, and also support recovery when symptoms are present.

Learn more about Quinte Health’s delirium project here: https://quintehealth.ca/news-story/better-care-begins-with-preventing-delirium/

12/19/2025

Effective Monday, December 22, 2025, Quinte Health is requiring staff, patients, and visitors to wear masks in patient-facing areas of our hospitals and community-based programs.

This includes emergency departments, clinics, waiting rooms, diagnostic imaging, and inpatient units (including when visiting patients in their rooms).

Please adhere to this masking requirement to help protect our vulnerable patients during respiratory illness season.

Staff, patients, and loved ones do not need to wear masks in non-patient care areas (e.g., offices, hallways, washrooms, lobbies, cafeterias, meeting rooms). Please consider your vulnerabilities and level of comfort when deciding whether or not to mask in these common areas. Your decision to continue masking will be supported and respected.

If you have symptoms of illness, please put on a mask at the hospital entrance and leave it on.

Please Do Not visit patients if you have any symptoms of illness.