Charlotte Sills Wing completed on time and on budget 

BELLEVILLE - Deb Matthews, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, Leona Dombrowsky, MPP for Prince Edward-Hastings, and Lou Rinaldi, MPP for Northumberland-Quinte West, joined hospital officials, community members and health care partners today to celebrate the opening of the new five-storey Charlotte Sills Wing at Quinte Health Care Belleville General. 

The new wing will improve access to health care with the relocation and expansion of several units and services, including the rehabilitation unit, the intensive care unit and the Children's Treatment Centre. 

Construction work for the redevelopment project began in March 2007 and was completed in January 2010, on time and on budget.  At the peak of construction, there were more than 150 workers onsite daily. The new Charlotte Sills Wing features: 

  • Spacious and bright patient rooms. 
  • Outdoor patios for fresh air and therapy. 
  • Large combined dining/recreating area for Complex Continuing Care.
  • Children's Treatment Centre with numerous rooms for assessment and treatment.
  • New facilities for the Pre-School Speech and Language Program 
  • A Family Resource Centre. 
  • A fully equipped kitchen for assessment of meal preparation. 
  • A mobility clinic room; and group treatment rooms. 

“We want to make sure Ontarians have access to the best health care, close to home,” said Deb Matthews, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care.  “This new wing will improve the patient experience and help ensure more people can get health services at Quinte Health Care.” 

“This is an exciting day for our community,” said Leona Dombrowsky, MPP for Prince Edward-Hastings. “Belleville General's expanded hospital will help ensure people in this community have access to high-quality health care in an innovative, patient-friendly environment.” 

“This project is important not only because it will ensure residents of our community will have expanded and improved health care facilities, but also because it has created jobs and economic spin-offs that benefit our community,” said Lou Rinaldi, MPP for Northumberland-Quinte West.

“The opening of the Charlotte Sills Wing at QHC Belleville General is a momentous event for everyone at Quinte Health Care and for the community we serve,” said Brian Smith, Chair, QHC Board of Directors.  “The new building will enhance the care that our staff and physicians can provide to patients requiring complex continuing care, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation and the Children's Treatment Center.  This would not have been possible without significant financial support from the Ontario government and the local community.”

Patients and staff will begin moving into the new wing on February 9.  The second phase of redevelopment at QHC Belleville General will encompass the emergency department, laboratory, mental health unit and surgical suites.

Infrastructure Ontario worked with Quinte Health Care to complete the redevelopment of the hospital, which will remain publicly owned, publicly controlled and publicly accountable. Infrastructure Ontario is a Crown corporation dedicated to managing some of the province's larger and more complex infrastructure renewal projects - ensuring they are built on time and on budget.   

Visit www.infrastructureontario.ca for more information. 

Contacts: 

Susan Rowe 
Quinte Health Care 
613-969-7400 ext. 2331 

Jennifer Sclisizzi 
Infrastructure Ontario 
416-325-7409