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Province approves Mallorytown clinic Brockville Recorder & Times

WEBThe province’s health ministry announced on Thursday the results of an extensive process to expand primary care access across the province to people without …

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QHC in brief: staffing concerns; alternatives to ER care; diversity

WEBHe said there are about 10,000 people in the area without a family doctor or other primary-care provider. President and chief executive officer Stacey Daub said the …

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Health unit still No.1 in COVID jabs

WEBCOVID-19 was stable in the local health unit on Tuesday, but higher than two weeks ago. There were three new cases, but six recoveries, to bring the number of …

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Housing planned for former psych hospital lands

WEBElizabethtown-Kitley Township has lent its support to the provincial government’s plan to develop housing on the lands of the former Brockville Psychiatric Hospital. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Council passed a resolution Monday to support, in principle, the use of the property to advance

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Health units mull merger Brockville Recorder & Times

WEBAccording to the joint press release, the province says any cost efficiencies realized by a merger would be retained by local public health agencies “to further support the local delivery of programs and services.”. The three health units serve a combined 539,830 residents; KFL&A with 210,000 residents, Lanark, Leeds and Grenville with

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Health unit provides update on COVID measures

WEBThe health unit reported 760 active cases of COVID on Thursday, 110 of which had been confirmed within the previous 24 hours. There was no local report on …

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BMHC hopes to grow Brockville Recorder & Times

WEBThat includes the concept of community-based recovery. “Brockville has been uniquely receptive to the integration of clients back into the community,” said …

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Officials urge measles vaccine ahead of spring break

WEBFamilies and children who plan to travel in the next three to four weeks and are not fully immunized for measles can call 1-800-660-5853 ext. 2313 and leave a …

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Health care hub in the works for city's most vulnerable

WEBIf approved, the group hopes to get the hub operational by June 2024. [email protected]. A group of front-line workers are hoping to bring a …

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A family's struggle against hospital policy in Ontario Brockville

WEBThe legislation is aimed at freeing up hospital beds by requiring discharged patients to move to long-term care homes, but some exceptions apply, including …

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Health unit levies rising amid sweeping change

WEBOverall, the local health unit’s overall levy to the municipal sector is going up by 9.7 per cent. At the same time, the distribution of the costs per municipality will …

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Health unit to open in Kemptville Campus Brockville Recorder

WEBThe new site will be located at 80 Shaver Cres. in the Kemptville Campus, the former grounds of Kemptville College. “The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit has been serving North Grenville for decades, with public health services being delivered in a number of different sites over the years,” Dr. Linna Li, medical officer of …

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Heath unit board agrees to merger Brockville Recorder & Times

WEBThe Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit board announced late Thursday it has voted in support of the intent to merge with Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington Public Health, and Hastings Prince Edward Public Health, to create the South East Health Unit. The tri-county board’s decision follows similar votes on Wednesday by

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Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health

WEBOttawa, Ontario– (Newsfile Corp. – April 26, 2022) – The Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH) has opened its online portal for …

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Health unit offering at home HIV testing service

WEBPeople who are not eligible to book an online appointment can call 1-800-660-5853 or the number for the clinic location from Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to …

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New Brockville clinic aims to ease doctor shortage Brockville

WEBMayor Matt Wren on Tuesday officially welcomed the Good Doctors Medical Clinic, hosted at the Leeds Pharmacy in the Town Centre Plaza on Ormond Street. “The community really needs this,” said the mayor. The pharmacy hosts a registered practical nurse and provides virtual access to a doctor three days a week, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. …

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Eastern Ontario Health Unit to cost municipalities 22% more in …

WEBThe Recorder & Times in Brockville recently reported that amalgamation, and a review of what health units do are making for turbulent times in public health.. The Ontario government used to cover roughly 75 per cent of the province’s health units’ funding, while municipalities covered the remaining 25.

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Kemptville District Hospital performs first laparoscopic …

WEBKemptville District Hospital's operating room team following the successful completion of the first laparoscopic hysterectomy. (Submitted photo) The gynecology …

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Is the gut our second brain

WEBThese nerves are so extensive, and control so many body functions, that they are sometimes nicknamed the “second brain.”. The Gut-Brain Axis also operates …

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