Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) and Chatham-Kent Health Alliance Foundation (CKHAF) officials say a ribbon-cutting ceremony, to celebrate the opening of Withdrawal Management Services at CKHA’s Chatham Site, is being held on Friday, August 5, 2022.
A media conference will be held and special guests will be in attendance.
A tour of the 10-bed unit will be held for guests and the media as well.
The Withdrawal Management service will provide a supportive environment to enable safe withdrawal from substances and initiation of follow-up addictions treatment, CKHAF officials said last month.
The renovated facility, which will include the relocated RAAM clinic, will enable CKHA to provide the best and most appropriate care to people struggling with addictions. In doing so, it will also reduce the pressure put on the hospital’s acute mental health inpatient program.
“On behalf of everyone at CKHA, we are profoundly grateful for the community’s overwhelming support of Withdrawal Management,” said Lori Marshall, President & CEO of CKHA, in a media release.
“Residents of Chatham-Kent have demonstrated a continued dedication to supporting key mental health initiatives. Along with the RAAM clinic’s expansion to our Wallaceburg Site in November of 2021, we are so delighted with the progress that is being made in the delivery of high-quality addiction care throughout our community.”
While this commitment represents a major development in the provision of enhanced mental health and addiction services in Chatham-Kent, there remains an ongoing need for support in order for CKHA to provide the best mental health and addiction treatment possible, CKHAF officials say.
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