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Chatham-Kent Health Alliance Receives Award of Stroke Distinction

CHATHAM-KENT: January 30, 2023 – Accreditation Canada’s Stroke DistinctionTM program has accredited CKHA with ‘Distinction in Stroke Services’ for 2022 to 2026.

Stroke DistinctionTM is a program that recognizes organizations that demonstrate clinical excellence and outstanding commitment to leadership in stroke care.  The accreditation process helps healthcare organizations improve on various levels, including quality and safety, communication and collaboration, leading practices and accountability. As a site of the Southwestern Ontario Stroke Network, CKHA was one of nine stroke centres that had applied for the Stroke DistinctionTM award.

“I am extremely proud of our entire team across the continuum of stroke care at CKHA for their outstanding work and dedication to the provision of best practice stroke care,” said Lori Marshall, President and CEO, CKHA. “This achievement speaks volumes to their commitment in enhancing stroke care and improving outcomes for patients and families.”

During a one-day visit in November 2022, an accreditation surveyor reviewed and evaluated CKHA’s programs and services through dialogue with staff, physicians, volunteers, patient advisors, patients and families. Information was gathered on topics such as how CKHA plans, monitors, manages and resources stroke services, as well as how the organization collaborates with other community service partners to support patients and families.  CKHA met 100 per cent of the standards and expectations evaluated by Accreditation Canada during the on-site survey.

To determine the award of Stroke Distinction, Accreditation Canada verifies:

  • The degree of compliance with Acute and Rehabilitation Standards
  • The achievement of Key Quality Indicator Thresholds through data submissions
  • The implementation of stroke protocols
  • The commitment to excellence and innovation
  • The commitment to education for those with lived experience of stroke

Developed in partnership with the Heart & Stroke Foundation Canada, Stroke DistinctionTM was created to help organizations improve care and outcomes for patients and families. It mitigates risk and reduces the high cost of errors, it recognizes exceptional care delivery, and supports patients and families in their stroke journey knowing they’re receiving high quality stroke care.

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About CKHA

Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) is a 200 bed community hospital, serving the residents of Chatham and rural Kent including Walpole Island and Delaware First Nations. Formed in 2018, CKHA is committed to delivering quality and safe care at its two sites in Chatham and Wallaceburg. CKHA collaborates with other partners to deliver care across its community. CKHA’s dedicated team is comprised of approximately 1,400 staff, 200 physicians and 300 volunteers. CKHA provides a full range of programs, services and specialties from internal medicine and surgery to women & children’s and critical care; it is designated a schedule one facility under the Ministry of Health and cares for tens of thousands of inpatients, outpatients and emergency patients annually. CKHA is equipped with state of the art diagnostics and technology to support its varied programs. CKHA’s vision: Together, growing a healthier community, underscores a movement to improving the population’s health. Grounded by its values “CKHA CARES” (Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, Safety), CKHA commits to continuously improve the patient experience in partnership with patients, families and caregivers. 


For more information please contact:
Fannie Vavoulis, Director, Communications
Chatham-Kent Health Alliance
519.352.6401 x 6143
fvavoulis@ckha.on.ca

Pictured: Alan Wildeman, CKHA Board Chair (left) and Chief Dan Miskokomon (right).

Chatham-Kent Health Alliance Welcomes New Board Members

CHATHAM-KENT: January 30, 2023 – Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) is pleased to welcome Chief Dan Miskokomon and Jeff Wesley to the organization’s Board of Directors.  Chief Miskokomon and Mr. Wesley assumed their posts at the January 26, 2023 Board meeting.


Chief Miskokomon is currently serving as Chief for Walpole Island First Nation (WIFN) where his exceptional leadership skills lead WIFN’s Council in their vision of building a healthy, dynamic nation rich in language and culture. He has held the position of Chief of WIFN off and on for 12 years since 1988. Additionally, Chief Miskokomon has held previous roles of First Nation Manager for WIFN & Moravian of the Thames, Co-Manager for Munsee-Delaware Nation and Economic Development Programs Planner for WIFN. He is also the former Owner and CEO of DRSKOKE: Technical, Financial and Management Consultant Services. His early work experience includes various roles in engineering, drafting services, construction, building inspections, project management and environmental audits. Chief Miskokomon previously served on CKHA’s Board of Directors from 2018 to 2021.

Alan Wildeman, CKHA Board Chair (left) and Chief Dan Miskokomon (right).
Alan Wildeman, CKHA Board Chair (left) and Chief Dan Miskokomon (right).

“On behalf of CKHA’s Board of Directors, we are delighted to welcome back Chief Miskokomon to our Board.  Through his storied executive and operational experience, he brings with him a wide range of management, financial, administrative and strategic planning skills,” said Alan Wildeman, Chair, CKHA Board of Directors.  “It is a priority of the Board to attract members who bring the skills we need to ensure that we can offer guidance to the important work of CKHA administration and staff, and provide oversight on behalf of the community served by CKHA.”  

Mr. Wesley has served in volunteer roles for various hospital and health care committees over the past three decades.  His previous roles include Director and Chair of the former Sydenham District Hospital Board; Director, CKHA Board; Director, CKHA Foundation; and Chair of the Save Our Sydenham Committee.  As a former councillor for the Municipality of Chatham-Kent and Mayor for the Town of Wallaceburg, Mr. Wesley has extensive experience working with multiple stakeholders and community members.  For 34 years, he served as Manager of Municipal Relations (Major Projects Group) at Union Gas and since 2018, has practiced law at Anderson Law Group.  Mr. Wesley is also a Director for Infrastructure Ontario, a role he has held since 2019.

Jeff Wesley

“In addition to recently joining our Building Community Advisory Committee to inform the next stage of planning and design for the Wallaceburg Site, we are pleased to now welcome Mr. Wesley to our Board of Directors,” said Mr. Wildeman. “Mr. Wesley has an extensive track-record of serving the Wallaceburg area and working with multiple stakeholders and community groups.  His skills and knowledge will be a great addition to our Board and guiding CKHA in its delivery of safe, high quality care.”

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Media contact:
Fannie Vavoulis, Director, Communications
Chatham-Kent Health Alliance
fvavoulis@ckha.on.ca

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Chatham-Kent Health Alliance Complex Continuing Care Unit Outbreak Declared Over

CHATHAM-KENT: January 19, 2023 – Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) is pleased to share that the COVID-19 outbreak declared on the Complex Continuing Care Unit (4th Floor) at the Chatham Site on January 9, 2023 has been declared over by CK Public Health. 

CKHA would like to thank CK Public Health for their guidance and support during this outbreak, and the hospital’s staff and physicians for their continued commitment to providing safe, high quality care under these difficult circumstances.

Infection Prevention and Control measures will remain in place across the organization and   CKHA will continue to review and monitor the impact of the pandemic on its operations.  Please see CKHA’s website for further details on visiting restrictions.  Questions or concerns about visitor restrictions can be directed to the primary nurse and/or Patient Relations.

CKHA is reminding the community that the hospital remains a safe place to receive care.  If you are experiencing an emergent acute care need, please do not hesitate to dial 911 or visit your nearest Emergency Department.

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Chatham-Kent Health Alliance Rehabilitation Unit Outbreak Declared Over

CHATHAM-KENT: January 18, 2023 – Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) is pleased to share that the COVID-19 outbreak declared on the Rehabilitation Unit at the Chatham Site on January 3, 2023 has been declared over by CK Public Health.

CKHA would like to thank CK Public Health for their guidance and support during this outbreak, and the hospital’s staff and physicians for their continued commitment to providing safe, high quality care under these difficult circumstances.

Infection Prevention and Control measures will remain in place across the organization and CKHA will continue to review and monitor the impact of the pandemic on its operations. Please see CKHA’s website for further details on visiting restrictions. Questions or concerns about visitor restrictions can be directed to the primary nurse and/or Patient Relations.

CKHA is reminding the community that the hospital remains a safe place to receive care. If you are experiencing an emergent acute care need, please do not hesitate to dial 911 or visit your nearest Emergency Department.

Almradi

Chatham-Kent Health Alliance Welcomes New Physician

CHATHAM-KENT: January 12, 2023 – Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) is pleased to announce the addition of a new physician. Dr. Ahmed Almradi joins the Internal Medicine Department as a specialized physician in Internal Medicine, with a subspecialty in Gastroenterology.

“We are delighted to welcome Dr. Ahmed Almradi to our clinical team and the community of
Chatham-Kent,” said Dr. Pervez Faruqi, Chief of Staff, CKHA. “His contributions to our services will be a great addition to CKHA and help us further our commitment to delivering Patient and Family Centered Care.”

Dr. Almradi completed an advance clinical Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Fellowship from Western University & University Hospital in London, Ontario, in 2020. Dr. Almradi started his career at the James Paton Memorial Regional Health Centre in Gander NL, where he worked for two years as a Gastroenterologist Consultant and site lead for the Internal Medicine Department. In 2022, Dr. Almradi and his family moved to Chatham to continue his career at CKHA.

Dr. Almradi is currently accepting referrals. His scope of practice includes general gastroenterology, IBD, diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy and colonoscopy, and liver disease. Please contact your primary care provider for a referral.

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About CKHA

Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) is a 200 bed community hospital, serving the residents of Chatham and rural Kent including Walpole Island and Delaware First Nations. Formed in 2018, CKHA is committed to delivering quality and safe care at its two sites in Chatham and Wallaceburg. CKHA collaborates with other partners to deliver care across its community. CKHA’s dedicated team is comprised of approximately 1,400 staff, 200 physicians and 300 volunteers. CKHA provides a full range of programs, services and specialties from internal medicine and surgery to women & children’s and critical care; it is designated a schedule one facility under the Ministry of Health and cares for tens of thousands of inpatients, outpatients and emergency patients annually. CKHA is equipped with state of the art diagnostics and technology to support its varied programs. CKHA’s vision: Together, growing a healthier community, underscores a movement to improving the population’s health. Grounded by its values “CKHA CARES” (Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, Safety), CKHA commits to continuously improve the patient experience in partnership with patients, families and caregivers. 

 

For more information please contact:
Fannie Vavoulis, Director, Communications
Chatham-Kent Health Alliance
519.352.6401 x 6143
fvavoulis@ckha.on.ca

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COVID-19 Outbreak Declared on Complex Continuing Care Unit (4th Floor) and COVID-19 Outbreak on Medicine Unit Declared Over

CHATHAM-KENT: January 9, 2023 – As of January 9, 2023, 7 cases of health-care acquired COVID-19 were identified on Chatham-Kent Health Alliance’s (CKHA) Complex Continuing Care (CCC) Unit (4th Floor) located at the Chatham Site.  As such, CK Public Health has formally declared the CCC 4th Floor Unit to be in outbreak. The COVID-19 outbreaks on CKHA’s Medicine A and B units declared on December 30, 2022, are now both declared over. The Rehabilitation Unit at the Chatham Site remains in active outbreak.

CK Public Health will work closely with CKHA to manage the outbreak within the CCC 4th Floor Unit and will continue to work in consultation until the outbreak is declared over.

As part of CKHA’s pandemic response action plan and in alignment with the hospital’s infection prevention and control guidelines, a number of additional initiatives have been implemented in response to the outbreak on the CCC 4th Floor Unit. CKHA will continue following these measures until CK Public Health rescinds the outbreak order.

CKHA is reminding the community that the hospital remains a safe place to receive care.  If you are experiencing an emergent acute care need, please do not hesitate to dial 911 or visit your nearest Emergency Department.

Further updates will be provided as more information becomes available.

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COVID-19 Outbreak Declared on Rehabilitation Unit at Chatham-Kent Health Alliance

CHATHAM-KENT: January 3, 2023 – As of January 3, 2023, 4 cases of health-care acquired COVID-19 were identified on Chatham-Kent Health Alliance’s (CKHA) Rehabilitation Unit located at the Chatham Site.  As such, CK Public Health has formally declared the Rehabilitation Unit to be in outbreak. CKHA’s Medicine A and B units at the Chatham Site also remain in active outbreak.

CK Public Health will work closely with CKHA to manage the outbreak within the Rehabilitation Unit and will continue to work in consultation until the outbreak is declared over.

As part of CKHA’s pandemic response action plan and in alignment with the hospital’s infection prevention and control guidelines, a number of additional initiatives have been implemented in response to the outbreak on the Rehabilitation Unit. CKHA will continue following these measures until CK Public Health rescinds the outbreak order.

CKHA is reminding the community that the hospital remains a safe place to receive care.  If you are experiencing an emergent acute care need, please do not hesitate to dial 911 or visit your nearest Emergency Department.

Further updates will be provided as more information becomes available.

CKHA Newsroom

COVID-19 Outbreak Declared on Medicine Unit at Chatham-Kent Health Alliance

CHATHAM-KENT: December 30, 2022 – As of December 30, 2022, five cases of health-care acquired COVID-19 were identified on Chatham-Kent Health Alliance’s (CKHA) Medicine A and B Units, located at the Chatham Site.  As such, CK Public Health has formally declared both the Medicine A and B Units to be in outbreak.

 

CK Public Health will work closely with CKHA to manage the outbreaks within the Medicine A and B Units and will continue to work in consultation until the outbreaks are declared over.

 

As part of CKHA’s pandemic response action plan and in alignment with the hospital’s infection prevention and control guidelines, a number of additional initiatives have been implemented in response to the outbreaks on the Medicine A and B Units. CKHA will continue following these measures until CK Public Health rescinds the outbreak order.

 
CKHA is reminding the community that the hospital remains a safe place to receive care.  If you are experiencing an emergent acute care need, please do not hesitate to dial 911 or visit your nearest Emergency Department.

 

Further updates will be provided as more information becomes available.

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Influenza Outbreak Declared Over on Complex Continuing Care Unit at Chatham-Kent Health Alliance

CHATHAM-KENT: December 28, 2022 – Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) is pleased to share that the Influenza outbreak declared in the Complex Continuing Care 4th floor (CCC) Unit at the Chatham Site on December 20, 2022 has been declared over by CK Public Health. 

CKHA would like to thank CK Public Health for their guidance and support during this outbreak, and the hospital’s staff and physicians for their continued commitment to providing safe, high quality care under these difficult circumstances.

Infection Prevention and Control measures will remain in place across the organization and   CKHA will continue to review and monitor its operations.  

CKHA is reminding the community that the hospital remains a safe place to receive care.  If you are experiencing an emergent acute care need, please do not hesitate to dial 911 or visit your nearest Emergency Department.

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Influenza Outbreak Declared on Complex Continuing Care Unit at Chatham-Kent Health Alliance

CHATHAM-KENT: December 20, 2022 – As of December 20, 2022, Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA), in consultation with the Chatham-Kent Public Health Unit, has formally declared CKHA’s Complex Continuing Care 4th floor (CCC) Unit to be in an Influenza outbreak. CK Public Health will work closely with CKHA to manage the outbreak within the CCC Unit and will continue to work in consultation until the outbreak is declared over.  

As part of CKHA’s infection prevention and control guidelines, a number of additional initiatives have been implemented in response to the outbreak on the CCC Unit. CKHA will continue following these measures until CK Public Health rescinds the outbreak orders. 

The safety of staff, physicians, patients, care partners, visitors and the community at large, has and will remain the top priority. For those who develop influenza-like symptoms, they are infectious 1-3 days before symptoms start, and remain infectious until 5 days after the onset of symptoms.

 
CKHA is reminding the community that the hospital remains a safe place to receive care.  If you are experiencing an emergent acute care need, please do not hesitate to dial 911 or visit your nearest Emergency Department. 

Further updates will be provided as more information becomes available. 

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