The COVID-19 pandemic has been tough for everyone and all organizations and the president and CEO of Quinte Health Care says these unprecedented times in the health care sector pose difficult challenges.
Speaking on CJBQ’s Lorne Brooker Show Stacey Daub said working in health care in pandemic times is especially tough for people just graduating from school and starting their first job.
“And that’s one of Quinte’s top priorities to figure out how we help new nurses, new lab technicians, new physiotherapists, and support them in the midst of the pandemic.”
Meanwhile there’s one particular group of people who are not medical specialists at all that Daub said she was very happy to see in the hospital’s corridors.
Daub said each of the hospital’s auxiliaries make a huge difference to patients’ experiences, offering directions and other help and comforts in almost every area of the facilities.
“They are fantastic people who want to make a difference in their community and the volunteer side has one other interesting part as it provides people the opportunity to build and develop new friends.”
Daub also said the biggest difference a smaller multi-site hospital organization like QHC has as compared to a large Greater Toronto Area hospital is the deep connection residents have to their local hospitals.
Whether it be Quinte West and Brighton residents advocating for Trenton Memorial Hospital, Bancroft residents for North Hastings Hospital, Prince Edward County residents for Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital, or Belleville residents for Belleville General, Daub said they are much more involved with their hospital than is typical in a big city.
