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| Jul 29,
2010 | 2010 - 07 - 29 - CKHA - Civic Holiday Aug 2.pdf |
| Some health care services offered at Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (Chatham & Wallaceburg campuses) will be altered on Monday, August 2, 2010, in recognition of the Civic Holiday. |
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| Jul 27,
2010 | 2010 - 07 - 27 - Sarnia Emergency Department Move.pdf |
| Bluewater Health has undertaken a public education campaign to inform the community of its change in Emergency Department services in Sarnia. |
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| Jul 26,
2010 | 2010 - 07 - 08 - CEEH ED Physician Proposal.pdf |
| On Wednesday, July 7, physicians at Charlotte Eleanor Englehart Hospital (CEEH) of Bluewater Health proposed new hours of service for the Emergency Department (ED) at CEEH located in Petrolia, Ontario. |
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| Jul 26,
2010 | 2010 - 07 - 09 - BWH Names Acting Chief of Staff.pdf |
| Dr. Michael Haddad has accepted the position of Acting Chief of Professional Staff at Bluewater Health effective, Monday, July 12. |
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| Jul 26,
2010 | 2010 - 07 - 26 - BWH - 2009-2010 Annual Report - Final.pdf |
| New Hospital, New Beginning - Bluewater Health’s Annual Report to the Community 2009/2010 |
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| Jul 5,
2010 | 2010 - 06 - 28 - Bluewater Health - Addition Opening - News Release - Final.pdf |
| Hospital staff, municipal officials and community members today joined in celebrating the opening of the new seven-storey Norman Building at Bluewater Health’s Norman Street site in Sarnia. |
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| Jul 5,
2010 | 2010 - 06 - 28 - Bluewater Health - Addition Opening - Q&A - Final.pdf |
| The new building adds 325,000 square feet of space to Bluewater Health, more than doubling the hospital’s size. |
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| Jul 5,
2010 | 2010 - 06 - 27 - CKHA - agm_boards_appointments-2010-f.pdf |
| At the June 24th Annual General Meetings of Sydenham District, Public General and St. Joseph’s Hospitals, volunteer Boards were appointed as follows. |
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| Jun 24,
2010 | 2010 - 06 - 24 - BWH - History Book.pdf |
| Former local history teacher, Vic Dudek volunteered time over 5 years to author Bluewater Health’s new commemorative history book. Dudek interviewed current and former staff members and researched old records, archives, publications and newspaper articles to discover the rich history of Bluewater Health and its founding corporations. |
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| Jun 24,
2010 | 2010 - 07 - 01 - BWH - PSA - Canada Day Closures.pdf |
| Public Service Announcement |
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| Jun 23,
2010 | 2010 - 07 - 01 - CKHA - Canada Day services.pdf |
| Some health care services offered at Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (Chatham & Wallaceburg campuses) will be altered on Thursday, July 1, 2010 in recognition of Canada Day |
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| Jun 23,
2010 | 2010 - 06 - 23 - CKHA - Chatham-Kent Health Alliance Appoints New President and CEO.pdf |
| At its Tri-Board meeting last night, Directors unanimously endorsed the appointment of Colin Patey as the new President and CEO of Chatham-Kent Health Alliance. |
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| Jun 21,
2010 | 2010 - 06 - 21 - CKHA - CKHA Earns International Award of Healthcare Photography.pdf |
| Chatham-Kent Health Alliance has earned another award for excellence in healthcare communications – this time for a series of photographs which help to communicate, educate, and inform. |
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| Jun 21,
2010 | 2010 - 06 - 21 - CKHA - Process Improvement Program at CKHA Focuses on the Patient Experience.pdf |
| Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA), with financial support of the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, is excited to announce the implementation of the Process Improvement Program (PIP). |
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| Jun 21,
2010 | 2010 - 06 - 21 - BWH - Medbuy Announces New Board Chair.pdf |
| Medbuy, Canada’s longest standing and most progressive group purchasing organization, is pleased to announce that Sue Denomy, President and CEO of Bluewater Health, was elected to a two-year term as Chair of Medbuy’s Board of Directors at its AGM held in Saint John, New Brunswick earlier this month. |
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| Jun 21,
2010 | 2010 - 06 - 21 - HDGH - Transesophageal Echocardiography.pdf |
| Up until now patients who required Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) services had to travel to London to access this diagnostic procedure. |
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| Jun 21,
2010 | 2010 - 06 - 21 - BWH - ED move information.pdf |
| The positive energy at Bluewater Health is building as the date for occupancy of our new state-of-the-art facilities draws nearer. As we prepare for this historic milestone, we’d like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support throughout this project! We hope you share our enthusiasm for this long-awaited change in local healthcare. |
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| Jun 14,
2010 | 2010 - 06 - 14 - CKHA - Partners with Patient & Family Advisors.pdf |
| Chatham-Kent Health Alliance continues its focus on four key strategic directions: Patients, People, Performance and Innovation. One of its goals is: “We will partner with patients and their families in the delivery of safe, quality care”. The supporting objective is 100% of the staff, physicians, board members and volunteers will receive education in patient and family centred care. |
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| Jun 14,
2010 | 2010 - 06 - 08 - update of ckha imagine project.pdf |
| Chatham-Kent Health Alliance continues its !magine planning to address the needs of the aging facilities at its Public General campus (Chatham) and Sydenham campus (Wallaceburg). |
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| Jun 14,
2010 | 2010 - 06 - 08 - HDGH - Physician Assistants ER.pdf |
| Today Hôtel-Dieu Grace Hospital welcomed two new Physician Assistants (PAs) to the Emergency Department team as part of an expanding provincial Physician Assistant initiative designed to improve wait times and enhance the overall patient experience. |
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| Jun 3,
2010 | 2010 - 06 - BWH - Bluewater Health Newsletter Issue 6 Summer 2010.pdf |
| We’ve built a new hospital… and we’re moving in soon! Bluewater Health has constructed a new seven-storey hospital addition as part of the largest public sector redevelopment project in Sarnia-Lambton’s history. |
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| Jun 2,
2010 | 2010 - 05 - 20 - CKHA - Balancing the Budget at CKHA.pdf |
| Chatham-Kent Health Alliance today announced changes that will streamline care and deliver on its commitment to operate within its Ministry-funded resources. |
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| Jun 2,
2010 | 2010 - 05 - 18 - CKHA - compassionate caregiver award.pdf |
| Chatham-Kent Health Alliance awarded its 3rd annual Compassionate Caregiver Award of Distinction during national Nurses Week. |
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| Jun 2,
2010 | 2010 - 05 - 18 - CKHA - website expansion.pdf |
| Chatham-Kent Health Alliance has launched an expansion to its award-winning website with a new webpage which communicates initiatives of the Chief Nursing Executive/Chief Health Professions Officer. |
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| May 31,
2010 | 2010 - 05 - 31 - BWH - Discovery Week.pdf |
| Bluewater Health will proudly welcome 12 first-year medical students from the University of Western Ontario (UWO) to spend four days in Sarnia-Lambton as part of Undergraduate Medical Education Week or Discovery Week, May 31 – June 3. |
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| May 31,
2010 | 2010 - 05 - 31 - CKHA - safe kids week.pdf |
| At Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, we have “Clean Hands and Caring Hearts” and the staff of the Emergency Services Program want to spread this important safety message during National Safe Kids Week |
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| May 31,
2010 | 2010 - 05 - 27 - BWH - Emergency Department Move.pdf |
| Bluewater Health’s new Emergency Department will be open for service effective 6:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 29th. |
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| May 31,
2010 | 2010 - 05 - 31 - WRH - Lundbeck Canada Donate to WPEP.pdf |
| The Wellness Program for Extended Psychosis (W-PEP) at Windsor Regional Hospital will receive a donation of $10,000 from Lundbeck Canada on Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. to be presented in front of the new mental health hospital currently under construction at the Western Campus, 1453 Prince Road, Windsor. |
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| May 31,
2010 | 2010 - 05 - 28 - CKHA - stroke awareness event-june 3 10.pdf |
| The Chatham-Kent District Stroke Centre (DSC), the Secondary Prevention Clinic (SPC) based at Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) and various community partners will be hosting a Stroke Awareness Event on June 3, 2010 entitled Prevent Stroke, Know the Signs …And Live! |
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| May 31,
2010 | 2010 - 05 - 26 - BWH - BWH Service Awards.pdf |
| In recognition of the commitment to quality care, staff, physicians and volunteers are being celebrated at Bluewater Health’s annual Service Recognition Ceremony on Thursday, May 27, at the Holiday Inn in Point Edward. |
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| May 20,
2010 | 2010 - 05 - 19 - CKHA - CKHA to host Medical Students for Discovery Week.pdf |
| Chatham-Kent will be host to 10 first-year University of Western Ontario medical students for Discovery Week 2010 from May 31 to June 3, 2010. |
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| May 17,
2010 | 2010 - 05 - 17 - CKHA - 7th Annual Stroke Garden Party Reunites.pdf |
| Dozens of former stroke patients are expected to attend the 7th Annual Rehabilitation and Continuing Care Program Stroke Garden Party at Chatham-Kent Health Alliance on Friday, June 25, 2010 from 1 – 3:30 pm. |
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| May 14,
2010 | 2010 - 05 - 14 - CKHA - Balancing the Budget at CKHA.pdf |
| Chatham-Kent Health Alliance today announced changes that will streamline care and deliver on its commitment to operate within its Ministry-funded resources. |
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| May 14,
2010 | 2010 - 05 - 14 - WRH - Media Surgical Conference May 14.pdf |
| The surgical conference will showcase the knowledge and expertise of Windsor Regional Hospital healthcare clinicians such as physicians, nurses, pharmacists and nurse practitioners. |
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| May 13,
2010 | 2010 - 05 - 10 - HDGH - Hermes Creative Awards.pdf |
| Hôtel-Dieu Grace Hospital has captured two additional international awards of excellence for its healthcare communication initiatives. |
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| May 11,
2010 | 2010 - 05 - 11 - CKHA - national nurses week.pdf |
| Chatham-Kent Health Alliance is celebrating National Nurses Week to recognize the contributions that local nurses make as part of the inter-professional team caring for Chatham-Kent patients and their families. |
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| May 11,
2010 | 2010 - 05 - 11 - WRH - Media Windsor Construction Assn Trades On Tour May 11.pdf |
| ‘TRADES ON TOUR’ GIVE STUDENTS FIRST HAND KNOWLEDGE OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AT WINDSOR REGIONAL HOSPITAL |
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| May 11,
2010 | 2010 - 05 - 10 - BWH - Nursing Week.pdf |
| May 10-16 marks National Nursing Week - an annual event which gives Bluewater Health the opportunity to join communities across the country in acknowledging Canadian nurses for their dedication to outstanding care. |
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| May 10,
2010 | 2010 - 05 - 06 - HDGH - Nurses Week Activities |
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| May 10,
2010 | 2010 - 05 - 07 - HDGH - Jeanne Mance Award |
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| May 10,
2010 | 2010 - 05 - 07 - HDGH - Welcomes Mikhail |
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| May 6,
2010 | 2010 - 04 - 30 - WRH - PROVINCE RELEASES PATIENT QUALITY AND SAFETY INDICATOR DATA.pdf |
| On April 30, 2010 the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care(MOHLTC) will require Hospitals to publicly release: |
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| May 6,
2010 | 2010 - 05 - 03 - WRH - Media Primo Foods 50000 Donation.pdf |
| Primo Foods Inc., a subsidiary of Sun-Brite Foods Inc. of Ruthven, Ontario has made a generous donation commitment of $50,000 to the Western Redevelopment Project’s Cornerstone of Caring campaign. A named-recognition will be placed in the new lobby/atrium of the Mental Health Hospital currently under construction. |
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| May 6,
2010 | 2010 - 05 - 04 - HDGH Interventional Cardiologist.pdf |
| Hôtel-Dieu Grace Hospital is expanding its angioplasty services to meet the growing need for this life-saving intervention in our community. The expansion of service was made possible through the recruitment of a new interventional cardiologist to the hospital family. |
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| Apr 29,
2010 | 2010 - 04 - 29 - BWH Chief Accepts New Appt.pdf |
| Dr. Martin Lees, Chief of Professional Staff at Bluewater Health has accepted the position of Vice-President, Chief Medical Executive and Chair, Medical Advisory Committee at Royal Victoria Hospital in Barrie*. |
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| Apr 28,
2010 | 2010 - 05 -0 24 - CKHA - Victoria Day.pdf |
| Some healthcare services offered at Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (Chatham & Wallaceburg campuses) will be altered on Monday, May 24, 2010 in recognition of the Victoria Day Holiday. |
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| Apr 28,
2010 | 2010 - 05 - 04 - CKHA - world asthma day.pdf |
| World Asthma Day is organized by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) to improve the awareness and care for asthma around the world. The theme this year is, “You can control your asthma”. |
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| Apr 28,
2010 | 2010 - 04 - 28 - WRH 2010 Hand Hygiene.pdf |
| This week the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care(MOHLTC) will require Hospitals to publicly release the latest hand hygiene compliance rates |
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| Apr 26,
2010 | 2010 - 04 - 22 - BWH - Cox Volunteer Award.pdf |
| Norma Cox, a volunteer at Bluewater Health for almost 20 years, has been selected as one of only 20 recipients for 2010, of the prestigious June Callwood Outstanding Achievement Award for Voluntarism in Ontario. |
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| Apr 26,
2010 | 2010 - 04 - 22 - BWH - Earth Day April 22 2010.pdf |
| Today, Thursday, April 22, marks the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. Bluewater Health will join communities across the globe to recognize what has become the largest, most celebrated environmental event worldwide. |
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| Apr 26,
2010 | 2010 - 04 - 22 - CKHA Teams with Honeywell to Renew Facilities with Solar Technology and Energy-Efficiency Improvements.pdf |
| Facility Renewal and Conservation Program Will Use Energy and Operational Savings to Fund Upgrades |
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| Apr 26,
2010 | 2010 - 04 - 21 - HDGH - John Coughlin Retires.pdf |
| After serving Hôtel-Dieu Grace Hospital for more than 27 years, John Coughlin, Senior Vice-President Corporate Services, has announced his intention to retire effective June 1, 2010. |
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| Apr 16,
2010 | 2010 - 04 - 15 - WRH - Media Winner of CPSI Poster April 15.pdf |
| Windsor Regional Hospital shares first place in the national Canadian Patient Safety Institute’s 2nd Annual Canadian Forum on Patient Safety and Quality Improvement winning the CPSI Best Poster presentation. |
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| Apr 16,
2010 | 2010 - 04 - 15 - HDGH - Windsor_patient_safety_April_2010_outreach.pdf |
| Dr. Michael Baker, Executive Lead – Patient Safety for the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care will be at Hôtel-Dieu Grace Hospital to meet with media to discuss the public reporting of patient safety indicators including the Surgical Safety checklist. |
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| Apr 16,
2010 | 2010 - 04 - 16 - HDGH - Media AdvisoryVolunteer Week 2010.pdf |
| Every day, volunteers at Hôtel-Dieu Grace Hospital enrich the lives of hundreds of patients and their families by giving generously of their time, and contributing to the well-being of our healthcare community, the vitality of our services, and the quality of patients' experiences here. |
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| Apr 16,
2010 | 2010 - 04 - 16 - WRH Canadian Forum Award |
| Windsor Regional Hospital shares first place in the national Canadian Patient Safety Institute’s 2nd Annual Canadian Forum on Patient Safety and Quality Improvement winning the CPSI Best Poster presentation. The Pulse of Quality presentation was awarded at Toronto’s Western Harbour Castle where the two-day Canadian Forum took place. |
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| Apr 16,
2010 | 2010 - 03 - 31 - HDGH Foundation Donates 1 million.pdf |
| Hôtel-Dieu Grace Hospital’s patient programs and services received a tremendous boost courtesy of a $1 million donation from its Foundation. |
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| Apr 15,
2010 | 2010 - 04 - 12 - BWH commitment to quality.pdf |
| Bluewater Health's Chief of Professional Staff, Dr. Martin Lees, has achieved requirements to be a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality. |
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| Apr 6,
2010 | 2010 - 03 - 31 - CKHA Infection Control.pdf |
| Partnering with patients and their families in the delivery of safe, quality care, is a key priority at Chatham-Kent Health Alliance. |
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| Apr 6,
2010 | 2010 - 03 - 31 - WRH Salary Disclosure.pdf |
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| Apr 6,
2010 | 2010 - 04 - 08 - CKHA - Parade of Chefs.pdf |
| Thursday, April 8, 2010. 5:30 p.m. Club Lentinas 250 National Road, Chatham |
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| Apr 6,
2010 | 2010 - 03 - 31 - BWH - Surgical Checklist.pdf |
| Bluewater Health has incorporated additional aspects of a World Health Organization (WHO) Surgical Safety Checklist for use in its Operating Rooms (ORs). |
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| Apr 6,
2010 | 2010 - 03 - 31 - HDGH - Salary Disclosure.pdf |
| In accordance with the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act we are required to disclose salaries and benefits paid to employees who earned $100,000 or more as reported on the Canada Revenue Agency T4 slip. |
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| Mar 31,
2010 | 2010 - 03 - 31 - BWH - Public Sector Salary Disclosure.pdf |
| Published annually by the Government of Ontario since 1997, the PSSD provides taxpayers with the names, positions and salaries of those in the public sectors who earned more than $100,000 in salary and benefits during the previous taxation year. |
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| Mar 31,
2010 | 2010 - 03 - 31 - ckha - public sector salary.pdf |
| Today marks the public release of the Public Sector Salary Disclosure (PSSD) in Ontario. |
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| Mar 23,
2010 | 2010 - 03 - 23 - CKHA Services Altered for Good Friday and Easter Monday.pdf |
| Some health care services offered at Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (Chatham & Wallaceburg campuses) will be altered on Friday, April 2 and Monday, April 5, 2010 in recognition of Good Friday and Easter Monday. |
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| Mar 2,
2010 | 2010 - 03 - 02 - BWH - Medical Specialists Announced.pdf |
| Dr. Martin Lees, Chief of Professional Staff at Bluewater Health is pleased to announce that five new specialists have joined the medical community in Sarnia. |
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| Mar 1,
2010 | 2010 - 04 - 28 - HDGH appoints new chief of staff.pdf |
| The Board of Directors of Hôtel-Dieu Grace Hospital is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Gordon Vail as the hospital’s new Chief of Staff effective Monday, March 1, 2010. |
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| Feb 26,
2010 | 2010 - 02 - 26 - BWH Media Statement.pdf |
| The front page story in yesterdays Sarnia Observer might have mistakenly lead readers to believe the story was about Bluewater Health. |
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| Feb 25,
2010 | 2010 - 02 - 25 - BWH Prepares for Summer Opening.pdf |
| During the February 24th meeting of the Bluewater Health Board of Directors, Directors heard highlights of the work underway in preparation for the summer opening of the new hospital. |
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| Feb 23,
2010 | 2010 - 02 - 23 - BWH - Mailloux Eye Centre Anniversary.doc.pdf |
| The Pat Mailloux Eye Centre celebrated its first anniversary. |
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| Feb 23,
2010 | 2010 - 02 - 18 - Bluewater Health Food and Retail Vendors.pdf |
| Bluewater Health and Bluewater Health Foundation have drawn up a “Memorandum of Understanding,” which gives the Foundation the responsibility to manage the retail space in the atrium of the newly constructed building on Norman St. The Foundation has created a “Business Centre,” which will be the conduit for this expanded entrepreneurial role. |
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| Feb 23,
2010 | 2010 - 02 - 17 - CKHA - Patient’s Choice – Family Presence and Visiting |
| In partnership with patients and families, a new policy called “Patient’s Choice – Family Presence and Visiting”, is now in place at CKHA. The policy supports the strategic goal: We will partner with patients and their families in the delivery of safe, quality care. |
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| Feb 5,
2010 | 2010 - 01 - 28 - Chatham-Kent Attracts New General Surgeon.pdf |
| Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) is pleased to announce the recruitment of a fifth general surgeon, Dr. Tram Trinh. |
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| Feb 5,
2010 | 2010 - 01 - 28 - Chatham-Kent Health Alliance Implements New Tools to Assess Patient Outcomes.pdf |
| Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) has received approval and funding from the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care to be the first hospital in the Erie St. Clair Local Health Integrated Network (ESC LHIN) to implement new, standardized, clinical assessment tools to assess the quality of patient outcomes. |
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