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Dec 11, 19 •
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Less than a week after Chatham-Kent Health Alliance officials told the media to “stay tuned,” the province announced approval for the formation of a C-K Ontario Health Team. Five days after Lori Marshall, president and CEO of the CKHA and co-chair of the...
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Dec 4, 19 •
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The Chatham-Kent Health Alliance is declaring war on emergency department wait times. Lori Marshall, president and CEO of CKHA, said wait times for people who see a doctor in the emergency department and are to be admitted to hospital average 13.5 hours....
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Dec 4, 19 •
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The vaccination cart is rolling down the halls at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance again. In an effort to make it as easy as possible for staff to receive a flu shot, the cart rolls from department to department offering vaccinations to staff at work. So far,...
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Dec 3, 19 •
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Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) has added two new physicians to the organization. Dr. Nicole Campbell joins CKHA in the role of Anesthesiologist and Dr. Robert Wismer joins as an Emergency Physician. “Chatham-Kent Health Alliance is thrilled to...
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Oct 22, 19 •
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Dr. Shawn Segeren is joining the Chatham Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) and the Chatham-Kent Family Health Team (CKFHT). However, he will not be accepting new patients. According to CKHA officials, Segeren will be taking on retiring physician Dr. Jack...
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Oct 8, 19 •
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The collective brains behind a proposed Ontario Health Team for Chatham-Kent have sent their proposal off to the province, and are now playing the waiting game. Lori Marshall, president and CEO of the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, said the CK OHT proposal was...
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Aug 6, 19 •
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Chatham-Kent Health Alliance’s (CKHA) youngest patients receiving care in the Pediatric unit will now have their choice of five customized “Mason Power Poles” thanks to a donation from the Fight Like Mason Foundation. Displaying fun, vibrant and...
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Jun 26, 19 •
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Chatham-Kent Health Alliance officials say they’ve made improvements to how fast possible victims of stroke receive treatment. Lisa Northcott, vice-president at the CKHA, said new best practices have been implemented this spring to accelerate the process....
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Apr 10, 19 •
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After two weeks and a great deal of jet lag, a local nurse can’t wait to help deliver health care to those in need in Africa again. Kim Marlatt, an OR nurse with the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, spent two weeks on the Africa Mercy, the world’s largest...
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Apr 3, 19 •
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With changes potentially coming in how the province funds and oversees health care in Ontario, the head of the board for the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance said the board can only worry about issues it can influence. Greg Aarssen, chair of the CKHA board, said...