Chatham-Kent Health Alliance Welcomes New Physician
CHATHAM-KENT: May 4, 2023 – Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) is pleased to announce the addition of a new physician to the organization. Dr. Sunday Adewuyi (Ah-deh-woo-yee) has joined the Department of Psychiatry at CKHA.
“We are pleased to welcome Dr. Adewuyi to our medical team,” said Dr. Pervez Faruqi, Chief of Staff, CKHA. “His skills, knowledge and expertise will certainly enhance our delivery of Patient and Family Centred Care.”
Dr. Adewuyi earned a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from The University of Ilorin in Nigeria in 1997. After spending years practicing in Ghana, Ireland and Scotland, Dr. Adewuyi moved to Canada in 2016. Since moving to Canada, Dr. Adewuyi has been a valued member of teams in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Saskatoon, and North Battleford, Saskatchewan. Dr. Adewuyi has recently relocated to Chatham-Kent and looks forward to settling into the community.
“It’s a pleasure being here to serve the Chatham-Kent community. This is not my first time in Ontario having worked in Thunder Bay. Now I’ve come down south to Chatham and I’m able to provide the same service in an improved way,” said Dr. Adewuyi. “I am excited to work with the great team at CKHA to provide mental health services to those in the community.”
Dr. Adewuyi’s office is located at 240 Grand Avenue in Chatham, and the intake team can be reached at 519.351.6144 x 5051.
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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:
Brian Vandooren, Director, Medical Affairs & Medical Recruitment
Chatham-Kent Health Alliance
bvandooren@ckha.on.ca
519.352.6400 x 6053
