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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...
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Jan 3, 19 •
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Kent & Essex Mutual Insurance recently donated $25,000 to Four Counties Health Services Foundation. The funds will be used for the purchase of state-of-the-art medical equipment for patient care...
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Dec 18, 18 •
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The Foundation of Chatham-Kent Health Alliance Christmas Wish Tree lighting ceremonies took place recently at the Wallaceburg and Chatham sites of Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA). During the Christmas Wish Tree appeal, members of the community publicly...
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Dec 5, 18 •
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The Chatham-Kent Health Alliance invited the community to an open house at the Wallaceburg site Nov. 29. Hospital officials provided tours and discussed the replacement power plant project, which is the first phase of the redevelopment of the Sydenham Campus....
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Nov 6, 18 •
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Through the efforts of the Foundation of Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, the CKHA recently unveiled the new CT scanner and Wiet Peeters & Family CT Scan Suite at the Chatham site of alliance. To mark the occasion, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held in the...
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Oct 24, 18 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Mary Beth Corcoran • No Comments
After being asked the question directly about a promised full health hazard investigation into the risk of drinking well water contaminated with black shale particles, the Ontario PC government said it has started the ball rolling with the office of...
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Oct 18, 18 •
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Editor’s note: The provincial government passed Bill 36 Wednesday evening, and that expands where people can legally smoke marijuana in Ontario, mere hours after it became legal to light up in Canada. It’s now legal to light up a joint in Canada,...
