Prior to speaking to the Rotary Club of Belleville, Stacey Daub asked a few questions in a survey.
- What do you value most about Quinte Health Care, our community hospitals and what we bring to the communities we serve?
- What could we be doing better as an organization and with our partners, to meet the evolving needs of our patients, families and our communities?
- One of the things we hear from people that our communities value is that our hospitals are "there for them". What is most important to you about how our hospitals are there for you?
- What is happening in your community and in the current environment that we should be paying attention to as we plan for the future of our hospitals?
Passionate community building, lifelong learner and visionary health system leader, Stacey is the President and CEO of Quinte Health Care (QHC). Stacey got her start in the independent living movement, where she experienced a health and social care system designed around the providers and the system, rather than the people they served. This experience ignited a passion to redesign health and social care systems with, and for, citizens and communities, with a focus on quality, compassion and a “one team” approach to care. Her career spans three decades with a wide range of leadership experiences in hospital, home, community and primary care as well across urban and rural communities in Ontario.
Stacey believes in the importance of local health care and that it is people and community who fuel the health and wellness of communities. Known for her collaborative leadership style, Stacey believes that her leadership impact is not best reflected by a list of accomplishments but by the collective experiences and outcomes of the people, teams and communities she has served over time.
Stacey joined QHC following her time at North York General Hospital where she was Vice President Strategy, Integration and Digital Health. Prior to this, Stacey was the President and CEO of Headwaters Health Care Centre, a rural/urban hospital where she helped to co-design the Hills of Headwaters collaborative, a first-generation Ontario Health Team. Prior to that, Stacey was the CEO of the Toronto Central Community Care Access Centre, recognized for its groundbreaking work in home and community care.
Stacey has an MA from University of Waterloo, an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business and has garnered provincial and national recognition including: Top 100 Women of Canada, 20 Faces of Change, National Award for Organizational Leadership in Diversity and Inclusion, and Ministers Medal for Quality Improvement. Stacey has served on several boards and advisory committees including the Ontario Hospital Association, the Change Foundation, Rotman School of Management: Health and Life Sciences and the Creative Destructive Lab.
Stacey was born and raised in Kitchener Waterloo and has recently relocated with her family to Prince Edward County.
Stacey, because her father was a member of Kiwanis, understands the role that service clubs have in the community and was very pleased to meet the Belleville Rotarians, even via Zoom. She credits her mother and mother-in-law, both nurses and both very compassionate people as having influenced her to choose a career in healthcare. She knew she wanted to work in a community hospital where her and her family could live, work and play. Her husband and two children (16 and 20) moved to this area in January 2021, arriving in the middle of a pandemic. Now 18 months into the pandemic she has seen how it has affected staff. Frontline healthcare workers are faced with the reality of the pandemic every day. They are heroic and Stacey considers it a privilege to be among them. Currently our area is lucky in the 4th wave. Just take a look out west to see the effects of relaxing protocols, her heart goes out to them. Cornwall is overwhelmed and have stopped surgeries. These are challenging times. Quinte Health Care has many leaders and Stacey is thankful for that.
Stacey's number one goal is to get out in the community. Know and understand the communities, in its uniqueness. What is different? Walk the streets, introduce herself to the business owners and leaders in Picton, Bancroft, Trenton and Bellevillle. She considers herself a fierce advocate for community hospitals. The four hospitals under QHC umbrella are your hospitals. We need to hear your voice to determine our future. Re-Imagine QHC is a comprehensive process with four phased planning to shape processes, pollinate ideas and gather insights in order to create strategies and framework to go forward.
Following considerable input from Rotarians with questions answered by Stacey, she thanked everyone for their support of QHC. The important thing is to look at the big picture to determine what services can support the most people. What do people want and need? Use our collective energy. What are our current level of care strengths? Where can we improve? Rotarian Sam Brady thanked Stacey for the information she shared today. Health care here is vital and Sam thanked her for listening to our concerns.