Quinte Health is strengthening its emergency medicine team with the addition of a new physician who is returning to his roots in the Quinte region.
Dr. Graham Lloyd, who grew up in Stirling, is joining the emergency department at Belleville General Hospital through a recruitment partnership between Quinte Health and the City of Belleville.
The addition is expected to help address the ongoing need for emergency physicians while improving access to medical care for residents across the Quinte region.
Quinte Health President and CEO Stacey Daub says bringing Lloyd to the hospital is an important step in supporting emergency services.
“We are delighted to welcome Dr. Graham Lloyd to Quinte Health and the emergency department team at Belleville General Hospital,” said Daub.
“The Emergency Department is a vital service to our community and Dr. Lloyd brings a strong commitment to compassionate and skilled care.”
Daub also highlighted the importance of the hospital’s partnership with the City of Belleville, which has helped attract medical professionals to the region.
She says the collaboration demonstrates how local organizations can work together to strengthen health-care services for residents.
For Lloyd, the opportunity to join Quinte Health is also a homecoming.
“Having grown up in Stirling, returning to the area to practise medicine and raise our family is an exciting next chapter for us,” said Lloyd.
“We look forward to putting down roots and contributing to the community.”
Beyond his work in emergency medicine, Lloyd hopes to help encourage other physicians with connections to the Quinte region to return and establish their careers locally.
He says grassroots recruitment efforts could play an important role in attracting doctors who already have ties to the community.
Recruiting and retaining physicians remains an important priority for Quinte Health as it works to meet the needs of patients throughout the region.
Belleville Mayor Neil Ellis says Lloyd’s skills and experience will help fill a considerable need in local health-care services.
Although physician recruitment is not a municipal responsibility, the City of Belleville has partnered with Quinte Health to attract doctors and specialists.
The city’s recruitment program has helped bring nearly 70 physicians and 10 nurse practitioners to the community.
Officials say the continued partnership is aimed at ensuring residents across the Quinte region can access the medical expertise they need, particularly in essential services such as emergency care.