The Chatham-Kent Health Alliance is teaming up with local paramedics to treat residents suffering from seasonal ailments.
Today marks the opening of a temporary Seasonal Care Clinic to provide timely clinical services to those dealing with cough, cold, and flu symptoms, and other minor ailments.
The clinic, which is being run out of a mobile trailer outside the Emergency Department in Chatham, is meant for anyone who does not have a primary care provider or cannot be seen in a timely manner.
The goal, along with treating local residents, is to help ease the pressure on the ER during the seasonal surge of cold, flu, and respiratory illnesses. Patients will be seen on a walk-in basis and are asked to check in at the Emergency Department’s registration desk.
The clinic will be open 10am to 5:30 today through Sunday, as well as November 29th, December 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. Moving forward, officials say the clinic’s hours will vary from week to week.
Please visit CKHA’s social media channels and website www.ckha.on.ca for more information on clinic hours.
Individuals with any of the following symptoms can choose to be seen at the Chatham-Kent Seasonal Care Clinic:
- Cough, cold and flu symptoms
- Urinary tract infection
- Ear ache
- Rash
- Need for prescription refill
- Eye infection
- General minor complaint
When should I visit the Chatham-Kent Seasonal Care Clinic?
Call your Physician/Nurse Practitioner first if you or your child have the symptoms above and feel that you need medical care. Your Physician/Nurse Practitioner will give you advice about what to do next. This may include:
- Caring for yourself or your child at home
- Seeing your Physician/Nurse Practitioner either virtually or in-person
- Going to the Chatham-Kent Seasonal Care Clinic
Consider visiting the Chatham-Kent Seasonal Care Clinic if:
- You do not have a Physician/Nurse Practitioner
- Your symptoms or your child’s symptoms are getting worse or are not improving, and you feel that you need medical care
- You have been told by any health professional to go to the Chatham-Kent Seasonal Care Clinic