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Dec 4, 19 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
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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Nov 5, 19 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
Provincial health-care advocates addressed a crowd of several hundred people Saturday in Chatham, sending a message to Queen’s Park that any cuts to the delivery of health-care services will be strongly opposed. Put on by the Ontario Health Coalition (OHC)...
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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 16, 19 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Viewpoint • Mary Beth Corcoran • No Comments
Whenever local autonomy is lost to government-imposed service centralization, it leaves communities with many questions and concerns. Each community, including Chatham-Kent, is unique with its own set of local needs and issues to be addressed. So, it really...
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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 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...
