Patients & Family

Why Choose CKHA?

You Want It All, We Have It Right Here

Delivering quality care to residents of Chatham-Kent, South Lambton and walpole island, Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) is a 300-bed community hospital, equipped with state-of-the-art facilities and technologies. Formed in 1998, CKHA is committed to core service excellence, top-flight operational performance and to becoming a facility of choice in Southwestern Ontario. With campuses in Chatham and Wallaceburg, CKHA is comprised of 1300 compassionate staff, physicians and volunteers who care for thousands of inpatients, outpatients and emergency patients annually.

Our Clinical Programs include

• Women and Children’s Health
• Emergency, Ambulatory & Community Health
• Rehabilitation & Complex Continuing Care
• Medicine
• Surgery
• Mental Health & Addiction

We Have

• provincially designated District Stroke Centre
• an Ontario Breast Screening Satellite program
• Cardiac Rehab program
• a Dialysis Satellite program
• shorter wait times for orthopedic and cataract surgery than elsewhere in Ontario
• an Early Psychosis Intervention program for Youth
• invested in patient and staff safety and quality initiatives

We Are

• a proud partnership of 3 hospital corporations, located on 2 campuses - Chatham + Wallaceburg
• linked to tertiary centres in London, Windsor and beyond
• a national leader for clinical technology
• committed to becoming one of Canada’s top 100 employers
• a winner of several provincial awards for employment excellence, information technology,communications and pollution prevention

Our Model of Care is

• patient and family-centred, with an overall patient satisfaction rate of 91.6% (2006 average)

We welcome inquiries

Contact us at employopp@ckha.on.ca

(519) 437-6057 / fax (519) 437-6062