Friends of Prince Edward County Health Services





Welcome to the new Friends of Prince Edward County Health Services (FPECHS) website. FPECHS is a volunteer organization committed to ensuring that appropriate health care is accessible to all residents of Prince Edward County.  This will be accomplished by:
  • working with health care users and health service providers (HSP)
  • information gathering
  • community education

LATEST NEWS

  • 17 May 2010 - Ontario Health Coalition releases cross-province report appealing for equity and better Access.  Details here.
  • 26 April 2010 - Northumberland Hills Hospital cuts leave thousands without care: 4,600 signature  petition delivered to Legislature.  Details here.
  • 04 February 2010 - QHC announces new CEO. Details here.
  • 28 January 2010 - Ontario ER Doctors: "Let's not make health-care decisions based on budgetary constraints within regional health authorities." Details here.
  • 15 January 2010 - QHC announces Advisory Members. Details here.
  • 12 October 2009 - 38% of hospitals in the red. Maria Babbage, The Canadian Press. Details here.
  • 01 October 2009 - QHC News Release. New Quinte Health Care Board of Directors announce - details here. New QHC Board Questions and Answers - details here.
  • 18 September 2009 - QHC Supervisor discusses hospital's past, present and future. Details here.
  • 14 September 2009 - Prince Edward Health Alliance Newsletter # 2
  • 14 September 2009 - Community Advisory Council News Release. Public response to board recruitment shows confidence in QHC. Details here.
  • 13 July 2009 - System improvements underway in Belleville, Trenton area as new long-term care beds ready for opening.  Click here for details.
  • 8 July 2009 - Prince Edward Family Health Team to open clinic in Rossmore in September 2009.  Click here for Press Release details.
  • 18 June 2009 - McGuinty Government Local Hospital Emergency Department Closures Put Patients at Risk : New Ontario Health Coalition Survey of Paramedics Across Ontario. Click here for details.
  • 8 June 2009 - Click here for Information Bulletin # 1 from the Prince Edward Health Services Alliance
  • 1 May 2009 - Physicians ask for moratorium on Rural Health Cuts. Details here.
  • 7 April 2009 - Click here for a copy of the presentation given by Rick Janson from the Ontario Public Service Employees Union, at the Town Hall Meeting in Picton on 12 March 2009.
  • January 2009 Newsletter - Click here.

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