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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 •
0 Views • COVID-19, Feature Story, Local News • Jenna Cocullo • No Comments
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 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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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...
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Apr 1, 20 •
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Want to track the number of hospitalized cases of COVID-19 in Chatham-Kent, see if anyone has died, and how many people have recovered? Visit http://www.ckha.on.ca/covid-19-information. The Chatham-Kent Health Alliance has created a web page to provide...
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Apr 1, 20 •
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Municipal, hospital and public health officials will join forces – at a safe distance – Friday for a second Facebook Live interactive session with the public on Friday. Chatham-Kent Mayor Darrin Canniff, C-K Medical Officer of Health Dr. David Colby, C-K...
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Mar 30, 20 •
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With the current COVID-19 pandemic and the implementation of further visitor restrictions to ensure the health and safety of patients and staff, the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) is introducing a new way to bring families together virtually. A donation...
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Mar 29, 20 •
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By Jenna Cocullo The Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) has once again reviewed its visitor restriction policy implemented in response to the developing COVID-19 pandemic. No visitors will be permitted to the Chatham and Wallaceburg sites with a few...
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Mar 27, 20 •
0 Views • COVID-19, Feature Story, Local News • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
By Bruce Corcoran As of Friday morning, Chatham-Kent Health Alliance officials report 127 people have gone through the C-K COVID-19 Assessment Centre in Chatham, with about one in five being tested. Lori Marshall, president and CEO of the CKHA, said 23 of the...
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Mar 27, 20 •
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By Bruce Corcoran There are 100 Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) staff and 17 C-K physicians currently in self-isolation after having travelled recently, according to CKHA officials. The self-isolation is mandated by the federal government in an effort to...
