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Oct 22, 19 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Chatham Voice • 1 Comment
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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Nov 8, 17 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Mary Beth Corcoran • No Comments
Chatham-Kent family physician Dr. Kate Bailey will be honoured this month as the 2017 Region 2 Family Physician of the Year by the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC). The announcement was made as part of Family Doctor Week in Canada, celebrated...
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Oct 20, 15 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Jim Blake • No Comments
One of Chatham’s most beloved doctors had his legacy commemorated and his commitment to training recognized with the official opening of the Dr. Don Patterson Learning Centre Oct. 15. More than 50 people filled the centre’s main room at the...
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Jun 10, 15 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Life • Chatham Voice • No Comments
Dr. Ranjith Chandrasena, chief of medical staff and chief of psychiatry at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, has been given an award as an inaugural champion of telemedicine, one of only 14 awards being given throughout the province. Chandrasena has led...
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Jan 21, 15 •
177 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
Chatham-Kent has a pair of new doctors, and one of them is taking new patients. Drs. Glen and Briana Providence came to the municipality in December. He is a hospitalist with the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance and she is a family practitioner, setting up shop...
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Jan 14, 15 •
343 Views • Bruce Uncorked, Feature Story • Bruce Corcoran • No Comments
I went to visit my orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Jonathon Stone, last week for my latest hip check. The man is very professional. I’d heard some folks think he’s a bit standoffish, but to me, he is often pretty darned busy so he won’t always sit there and...
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Apr 29, 14 •
476 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Chatham Voice • No Comments
Dresden has a new family doctor, as Dr. Imran Ibrahim joined the Chatham-Kent Family Health Team Monday. “We are thrilled to have Dr. Ibrahim join our team,” Laura Johnson, executive director of the health team, said in a release. “The news that he will...
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Nov 4, 13 •
400 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Aaron Hall • No Comments
The Chatham-Kent Health Alliance is focused on bringing more ER doctors into the community. Fannie Vavoulis, medical recruiter for the health alliance, said C-K is short 10-15 family physicians in the community, and seven to nine positions shy in the...
