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WebMedical errors more severe during daylight saving time, study suggests. An analysis of nearly 300,000 malpractice claims found malpractice incidents are more severe when …

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Windsor pharmacies begin booking COVID-19 …

WebThe Windsor-Essex County Health Unit reported an increase of 36 new COVID-19 cases in the region on Wednesday, bringing the region’s total case count to 13,260. The health …

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Health unit estimates 252,000 Windsor-Essex residents to …

WebPrimary health-care providers and pharmacies will also be sources for the public to receive the bivalent vaccine. Dr. Shanker Nesathurai, the region’s Acting …

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Plans are in the works for a new $2.7 million medical …

WebTwo prominent local doctors plan to create a new $2.7-million medical centre that would significantly increase Windsor’s capacity for cataract surgery and other …

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Windsor-Essex health centre, hospice get new leadership

WebBrockenshire is a “seasoned health-care executive with a proven track record of integrating processes, people, and technology to enhance the safety, quality, and …

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Measles detection leads to Windsor-Essex traveller warning

WebAnyone with questions or concerns, please call the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit, Monday to Friday, from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, at 519-258-2146, ext. 1420. …

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Family health teams a proven success that few new

WebPublished Nov 08, 2015 • 4 minute read. Windsor Family Health Team physician Darin Peterson has worked in every family medicine model — walk-in clinics, hospital …

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More people becoming COVID-19 'careless', health unit …

WebThe health unit defines close contacts as anyone who shares living accommodations with a positive case of COVID-19, including individuals in bunkhouses, …

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Amherstburg Family Health Team breaks ground for new …

WebNew options for health care delivery are expected at the Amherstburg Family Health Team after ground was broken Monday for a facility three times the size of the …

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Collaboration a priority for new medical officer of health

WebDr. Mehdi Aloosh, Medical Officer of Health for Windsor-Essex County, is pictured in his office at the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit on Thursday, May 25, …

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Health unit votes to pause Windsor's SafePoint amid provincial …

WebAlso on Monday, the board of health approved a budget for 2024 of nearly $25 million, including roughly $17.74 million in base funding from the Ontario Ministry of …

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Windsor-Essex health unit backs out of move to UWindsor

WebThe exterior of the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit is pictured on Nov. 17, 2020. Photo by Dax Melmer / Windsor Star. Citing budget pressures, the local health unit …

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SW Ontario hospitals confirm theft of millions of records

WebBluewater Health appears to be the hardest hit. It has confirmed the theft of a database report including information related to roughly 5.6 million visits by about …

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Better mental health tools needed in Windsor, coroner's inquest …

WebA coroner’s inquest into the Sept. 15, 2017, death of Chad Romanick, 34, heard how he had sought help, including visits to a hospital emergency department, for …

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Hospital cyberattack driving more Canadian patients to Michigan …

WebContacted by the Star, the Ontario Ministry of Health did not comment on how the cyberattack has impacted patient care. A cancer patient at Windsor Regional …

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Windsor-Essex health unit suspends 860 students over vax records

WebThe local health unit has suspended 860 elementary school students over incomplete immunization records. Ontario’s Immunization of School Pupils Act requires …

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Six staffers fired from Teen Health, fears raised WECHC wants to

WebThe mandate of a community health centre like WECHC is to serve vulnerable populations, the source said, and the staff at Teen Health are seeing a lot of youth …

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SW Ontario hospitals face $480M lawsuit after cyberattack

WebSarnia's Bluewater Health was the hardest-hit in a cyberattack that saw large volumes of private patient information stolen. Postmedia News. As hackers claim they’ve …

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Windsor Regional CEO Musyj seconded to London Health …

WebIn response to a request by the London Health Sciences Centre, Windsor Regional Hospital CEO David Musyj has been seconded to serve as acting president …

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Windsor, SW Ontario get $4.5M to expand health care for kids

WebFrom emergency room triage to speech therapy, five southwestern Ontario agencies offering pediatric services received a total of $4.5 million in new funding to …

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Windsor-Essex health unit to cut 10 per cent of staff amid budget

WebThe Windsor- Essex County Health Unit plans to cut staff by 10 per cent due to a funding shortfall. The health unit on Friday announced it was slashing 24 unionized …

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Leamington hospital announces new CEO Windsor Star

WebKristin Kennedy has been appointed the new chief executive officer of Erie Shores HealthCare. She is shown at the Leamington hospital on Friday, Oct. 9, 2020. …

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