Some health-care services at Chatham-Kent Health Alliance’s Chatham and Wallaceburg sites will be altered Monday, Oct. 12, for the Thanksgiving Day holiday.
Some outpatient diagnostic tests will take place during the statutory holiday, and patients with scheduled diagnostic tests are advised to attend their appointments. The departments will also be staffed to meet the needs of inpatients and emergencies.
Ambulatory Care Services, Outpatient Rehabilitation Services, Pre-Surgical Screening Services, the Diabetes Education Centre, the TIA and CAD clinics, the Pulmonary Function Lab, Outpatient Lab Services, Health Records and Patient Appointment Offices will be closed. The Musculoskeletal Rapid Access Clinic at the Chatham site, the Oncology/Chemotherapy Department and Elston Pharmacy at the Chatham site will also be closed.
The Chatham-Kent Mental Health and Addictions Program Outpatient Department and the Rapid Access to Addiction Medicine clinic will be closed. For any immediate crisis, people are asked to call the crisis line at 1-866-299-7447 or visit the nearest emergency room.
The Business Office and Cashier’s Office will be closed, though there are two bill changers in the building to accommodate change for coins.
Hemodialysis Care will be open, and the emergency departments at both the Chatham and Wallaceburg sites will remain open 24 hours a day.
