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Apr 9, 20 •
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Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) has reached an agreement with St. Clair College, HealthPlex, Chatham Campus to turn the facility into the CKHA field hospital for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic. The agreement provides CKHA with the additional...
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Apr 9, 20 •
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By Bruce Corcoran Even as municipal officials put out a call for personal protective equipment for local health-care workers, citizens such as Becky Fixter are a step ahead of them. Fixter, a local artist, dropped off a supply of fabric masks for the oncology...
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Apr 9, 20 •
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By Jenna Cocullo Chatham-Kent is organizing a drive for standard medical equipment, after COVID-19 has stressed the supplies personal protective equipment (PPE). Needed equipment includes: N-95 masks, surgical face masks, disposable gloves, medical goggles,...
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Apr 9, 20 •
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By Jenna Cocullo As of Thursday morning, there have been 18 positive cases of COVID-19 in Chatham-Kent, with only one resulting in death, and four resolved. There are 58 pending results among 411 tests given out to date. Dr. David Colby, medical officer of...
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Apr 8, 20 •
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Riverview Gardens staffing shortage solved through city redeployment; unionized city staff laid off, summer work program cancelled By Jenna Cocullo The municipality of Chatham-Kent is redeploying staff to Riverview Gardens as the long-term care facility...
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Apr 7, 20 •
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By Jenna Cocullo Schools officially moved classes online this week as the provincial government decided to extend closures to May 4. As the unprecedented situation has left school boards and teachers still working out the kinks of their new virtual system,...
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Apr 7, 20 •
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Chatham-Kent Health Alliance Foundation (CKHAF) has been overwhelmed with community support throughout the past few weeks of the Coronavirus pandemic. After launching its COVID-19 Healthcare Relief Fund on March 23 to support urgent funding for Chatham-Kent...
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Apr 7, 20 •
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By Jenna Cocullo The Municipality of Chatham-Kent voted at Monday night’s council meeting to push back the property tax due date for residents and businesses. The 2020 interim tax levy date had moved from May 1 to July 10 and late payment charges from April...
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Apr 7, 20 •
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In the midst of overwhelming concern for frontline health-care workers, nursing home workers, and the first responders in our community, the need for personal protective equipment (PPE) has become the focus of many agencies. One local man is doing what he can...
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Apr 7, 20 •
0 Views • COVID-19, Feature Story, Local News • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
The Chatham-Kent Health Alliance is augmenting its nursing numbers in preparation for a rise in COVID-19 patients. Lisa Northcott, vice president and chief nursing executive for CKHA, said staff will redeploy within the alliance, but there will be...
