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PICTON ― The Ontario government is investing $8.7 million to support the planning and design of the new Quinte Health Care Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital in Picton. Once complete, this new state-of-the-art hospital will replace the existing aged facility, expand capacity, improve access to quality care and help end hallway health care for patients and families in Prince Edward County. Details were provided ...

Hospital Foundation Announces First Major Gift from Picton Business PICTON, October 29, 2020 – The Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation has been waiting a long time to share exciting news about a significant gift to the new hospital, and the donor has deep roots in the Prince Edward County community. Today, the Foundation is able to thank this donor and its Board of ...

PICTON, September 23, 2020 – A local company who cares about their employees and the communities where they live are cementing that commitment with a healthy donation. For more than a century, Lehigh Hanson has been supplying cement, aggregates, ready-mixed concrete, asphalt and other building materials throughout North America. Today, the company announced a $25,000 pledge to help the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital ...

With ‘Rotary Opens Opportunities’ being declared Rotary International’s presidential theme for 2020/21 year, it seemed only fitting that members of the Rotary Club in Wellington seized an opportunity to support the building of a new hospital in Prince Edward County. The theme encourages Rotarians around the world to embrace opportunities that enrich their lives and the communities in which they serve. Knowing that opportunity ...

With a strong belief in being philanthropic leaders and supporting health care in their community, John and Dianne Hopper of Sophiasburgh have stepped forward with a five-year commitment to help Back the Build for a new hospital in Prince Edward County. Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital has been a pillar in the community since the first hospital was built on Hill Street in Picton ...