CHATHAM-KENT: December 11, 2025 — Some health care services offered at Chatham-Kent Health Alliance’s Chatham and Wallaceburg sites will be altered over the holiday season.
Throughout the holidays, outpatient diagnostic tests will take place. Patients with scheduled diagnostic tests are advised to attend their appointments. These departments will also be staffed to meet the needs of inpatients and emergencies.
Outpatient Rehabilitation Services at the Chatham and Wallaceburg sites will not be available from December 25, 2025, to January 1, 2026, and will resume services on January 2, 2026. This department will be staffed to meet the needs of inpatients.
The Musculoskeletal Rapid Assessment Clinic at the Chatham Site will be closed December 24, 2025, to January 1, 2026, and will resume services on January 2, 2026.
The TIA and CAD clinics will be closed on December 25 and 26, 2025 and January 1, 2026.
The Diabetes Education Centre will be closed on December 25 and 26, 2025 and January 1, 2026.
Pulmonary Function Lab, Chatham and Wallaceburg sites will be closed from December 25, 2025, up to and including January 1, 2026.
The Chatham-Kent Outpatient Mental Health and Addictions Program will be closed on December 25, December 26, 2025, and January 1, 2026. Please note on December 24 and 31, 2025 the office will close at 4 p.m. The Rapid Access to Addiction Medicine (RAAM) clinic, which operates on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, will be open on Monday, December 22, closed on Wednesday, December 24 and open on Friday, December 26. The RAAM will resume regular operations on Friday, January 2, 2026. The RAAM Clinic located at the Wallaceburg Site, which operates every Tuesday, will be open on Tuesday, December 23, 2025. For any immediate crisis, please call the crisis line at 1-866-299-7447 or visit your nearest Emergency Room.
Outpatient Lab Services will be closed on December 25 and 26, 2025. The Outpatient Lab will close again on January 1, 2026, and will reopen on January 2, 2026.
The Pre-Surgical Screening Department will be closed from December 24 to December 26, 2025. It will reopen on December 29, 30, and 31, 2025 and close again on January 1, 2026. The department will resume regular operations on January 2, 2026.
The Patient Appointment Office will be closed on December 25 and 26, 2025 and January 1, 2026.
Health Records will be closed on December 25 and 26, 2025 and January 1, 2026.
Elston Pharmacy, located at the Chatham Site, will operate from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, and will be closed on December 25 and 26, 2025. The Pharmacy will be open on December 29, 30 and 31, 2025. The Pharmacy will close again on Thursday, January 1, 2026, and return to regular business hours on Friday, January 2, 2026.
The Ambulatory Care Department at both Chatham and Wallaceburg sites will be closed on December 25, December 26, 2025, and January 1, 2026.
The Oncology Department will be closed on December 25 and 26, 2025 and January 1, 2026.
The Business Office and Cashier’s Office will be closed on December 25, December 26, 2025, and January 1, 2026. Please note that there are two bill changers in the building to accommodate coin change.
Hemodialysis Care will be closed on December 25, 2025, and January 1, 2026. The department will be open on Sunday, December 21, and 28, 2025, in lieu of the closures throughout the week to accommodate patient needs.
The Emergency Departments at the Chatham and Wallaceburg sites are open 24 hours daily.
