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Local Couple Supports Community Through Charity

Giving back to their communities has always been important to Mike Boudreau and Margie Burns. For years, they’ve made donations to charitable organizations that supported the communities where they lived across Canada.

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Queen General Hospital doctors serve the community – by cooking hot dogs

Doctors assess, diagnose, and treat their patients day-in and day-out, but if you live in Queens County, your doctor might also cook and serve hot dogs. Every year as part of our Hospital Hustle, our Queens General Hospital doctors come together to create Docs’ Dogs, a hot dog stand outside of the curling rink.

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From the front line to the Foundation

Clare MacNeil has been a familiar face at the Queens General Hospital for many years. In 1969, she began her career as a registered nurse in the hospital, and then worked her way to being the Director of Nursing and then Site Manager. She continued to live and enjoy the wonderful features and assets of Queens County with her husband and growing family.

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Liverpool and QGH have been chosen by Dalhousie Medical School to participate in the LIC Program

Liverpool and Queens General Hospital have been chosen by Dalhousie Medical School to participate in the LIC Program. In this program 3rd year Dalhousie Medical Students spend their entire 3rd year learning and living in a community setting.

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Dr. MacKinnon returns to Nova Scotia to take up family practice in Liverpool

Dr. Jamie MacKinnon never thought much about returning to Nova Scotia after leaving to pursue his medical studies in the Caribbean, the United States and finally, in Ontario. But after hearing repeatedly about the exceptional medical team in Queens County, and after making a visit to see for himself, Dr. MacKinnon is proud to join our community as our newest physician. 

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Queens General Hospital Foundation purchases new building for Community

The Queens General Hospital has new space for clinical or administrative use, thanks to the Queens General Hospital Foundation and members of the community who have supported the Foundation through their generous donations. The Foundation, which has supported the Queens General Hospital since 1988, has consistently supplied equipment, funded renovations and more recently helped recruit physicians and key health care workers for the hospital. Now, with the purchase of an adjacent building, the hospital has more flexibility to locate clinical services when needed.

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Renowned artist brings life to Queens General Hospital

Eight years ago, English-Canadian artist David Wright moved to Liverpool from Ontario. After hearing from his friend about the outstanding hospital in the community, David knew he wanted to do something to give back. In the hopes of creating a more enjoyable hospital environment for patients, staff and visitors, David has proudly donated two of his paintings to the Queens General Hospital, with the help of Dr. Doucet, Chair of the Queens General Hospital Foundation.  

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COVID-19 Inspired Sanctuary for Hospital Staff

For health care workers, well-being and emotional resilience is an important component of providing quality patient care – especially during stressful times.

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Queens General Hospital celebrates new X-ray department

The radiology department at Queens General Hospital (QGH) has been renovated to allow for the installation of new state-of-the-art digital x-ray machine, providing exceptional care for patients while producing better image quality.  A celebration event for donors, staff and other stakeholders took place on Tuesday.

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