The Chatham-Kent Seasonal Care Clinic, located at Chatham-Kent Health Alliance’s (CKHA) Chatham Site, will conclude its operations on Friday, March 21, 2025 at 4 p.m.
“In December 2024, CKHA in partnership with Chatham-Kent EMS launched the Chatham-Kent Seasonal Care Clinic to provide timely clinical services to individuals with cough, cold and flu symptoms, and other minor ailments,” CKHA officials say.
“The clinic’s temporary operation out of a trailer at CKHA’s Chatham Site Emergency Department was intended to provide care to the public if they did not have a Physician/Nurse Practitioner or could not be seen in a timely manner by their Physician/Nurse Practitioner during the seasonal surge of cold, flu and respiratory illness.”
The Seasonal Care Clinic achieved much success in providing timely clinical services to over 1,300 individuals, hospital officials added.
“This initiative contributed to conserving capacity and easing pressure in the Emergency Department at CKHA during months that typically see increased visits for seasonal illness and other mild ailments,” CKHA officials say.
“Please note, with the closure of the Seasonal Care Clinic, the MMR vaccine (measles-mumps-rubella) will no longer be available at the clinic. For adults and/or their children who have been exposed to the measles virus and are not fully vaccinated, call CK Public Health at 519-352-7270 extension 5902 for further directions.”
For more information on the measles and exposures in Chatham-Kent please visit: Measles | CK Public Health.
“Both Chatham-Kent EMS and CKHA look forward to continuing their partnership and collaborating in the future to address the care needs of the community,” hospital officials say.
Individuals looking for non-emergency clinical services in the community are advised to consider all options for healthcare, this includes:
– Visiting your Physician/Nurse Practitioner
– Visiting a walk-in clinic or virtual clinic
– Visiting a Pharmacist
– Dialing 8-1-1 to connect with a qualified health professional who can provide health advice and information 24 hours a day / 7 days a week
– Accessing online urgent care, available for residents in Southwestern Ontario at www.urgentcareontario.ca
Please visit the Chatham-Kent Ontario Health Team to learn more about where to access health and social services in the community at https://www.ckoht.ca/find-services/.
