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Aug 30, 19 •
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Clear Medical Imaging is excited to celebrate its one-year milestone servicing the Chatham-Kent community. Located at 445 Grand Avenue West in Chatham, Ontario, Clear Medical Imaging’s facility provides high-quality digital...
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Aug 20, 19 •
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To help fill the gaps in treatment for addiction, the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) has opened its Rapid Access to Addiction Medicine (RAAM) clinic. Officials celebrated with a ribbon cutting Aug. 13, but the clinic has been open for a little over a...
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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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Jul 24, 19 •
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It took a year, but the Ontario government has kept its promise to get some answers for contaminated well owners in Chatham-Kent on the safety of their water. It has been a long, emotional struggle for people who are hauling water in to cook and bathe with...
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Jul 23, 19 •
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Chatham-Kent is one step closer to having an Ontario Health Team. According to officials with the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, the province named our area as one of 31 that have been approved for the full application process. Local health organizations came...
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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...
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Mar 28, 19 •
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Days after stating there was a “probable measles” case in Chatham-Kent, with several very public points of possible exposure, the Chatham-Kent Public Health Unit now says it wasn’t the measles. Health unit officials said there is no risk to the...
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Jan 29, 19 •
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When you hear the term “surge protection,” most of us think of a power bar that protects our electronic equipment from unexpected power surges. That’s not the case with the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance. Surge protection in this case addresses patient...
