“The best way of doing that is to have direct communication between the doctors, the general public, and council so that all three come up with what they think is the best plan.”
Hilton says the community could benefit greatly from a working group consisting of doctors, members of the public and council to provide informed advice to council.
That group’s focus according to Hilton, would be to come up with a concrete plan guiding the future of healthcare for at least the next 10 years.
Dr. Hilton played a prominent leadership role as Quinte West and area residents staged a passionate grassroots effort to keep and expand services at Trenton Memorial Hospital believing that the amalgamation of four hospitals into what’s now known as Quinte Health might lead to the hospital’s closure.
Hilton is hoping the public will either attend or watch the livestream of the September 2 council meeting to hear not only his comments but those of Doctor Stephen Kaladeen and his wife Jean.
“I want to alert the people that these issues are coming up and it’s probably one of the most important things that’s going to take place in this community over the next 10 years.”
Hilton, along with the Kaladeens, will also discuss a vacant office/commercial building on Trenton’s North Murray Street that council had purchased in hopes of having it used as a medical facility. There have been no takers and council recently put the building up for sale for a price lower than what it had purchased it for.
