NEW DOCTORS: Long wait list still key issue
JASON PARKS EDITOR The good news is that four new doctors are joining the family medicine team in the County. The challenge is that three of them are taking…
JASON PARKS EDITOR The good news is that four new doctors are joining the family medicine team in the County. The challenge is that three of them are taking…
KAREN VALIHORA STAFF WRITER Just over a year ago, in July 2022, the County and the Prince Edward Family Health Team announced the appointment of a dedicated “physician recruiter.”…
JASON PARKS EDITOR Orphan patients living in the County — meaning those without a family physician — can now obtain preventive care through a new initiative launched by the Prince…
DESIRÉE DECOSTE STAFF WRITER At the weekly Tuesday meeting of The Rotary Club of Picton, guest speakers Debbie Korzeniowski, Executive Director for Prince Edward Family Health Team (PEFHT) and…
County Docs Backgrounder Q: What is the PEFHT? A:Established in 2006, the Prince Edward Family Health Team (PEFHT or the Family Health Team) is a corporation that has a mandate…
The County of Prince Edward, the Prince Edward Family Health Organization (PEFHO), the Prince Edward Family Health Team (PEFHT), the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation (PECMHF) and Quinte Health…
In the midst of the recent Omicron wave we are now breathing a sigh of relief and beginning to loosen restrictions. We are daring to hope that we have beaten…
Every fall in North America, the medical community prepare for the arrival of influenza, a seasonal viral respiratory infection that arrives in October, peaks between December and February, and can…
Covid 19 pandemic has taught us many things. We have learned about virtual appointments, how to intensify research and production of vaccines and other medicines, how to cope as a…
Masks, social distancing and various restrictions helped us survive the first two waves. Rising vaccination rates shut down the 3rd. But with a total 65 per cent of our community…