A new at-home program is set to start at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA).
The CKHA @ Home program was revealed on Tuesday morning by Chatham-Kent-Leamington Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) Trevor Jones.
“This is an important step in strengthening health care services for residents across our communities,” said Jones.
He mentioned that this new at-home program will lead to improved recovery outcomes.
“The sooner that families and the patients can leave the hospital to recover at home, the better their outcomes are going to be. This is proven,” Jones continued.
Jones pointed out that the government is committing $1.3 million each year to support the program, which aims to assist a minimum of 160 patients annually.
According to the MPP, this funding is part of the $1.1 billion provincial initiative aimed at reducing pressure on hospitals throughout Ontario.
“It’s really important to get this type of investment. We can now be in the home care business, which is a great start to helping us meet the demand for medical beds,” said CKHA CEO Adam Topp.
Topp highlighted that currently, the hospital is operating above capacity and that this will help close that gap.
“I’m not saying we don’t need more hospital beds, but this will help us manage with the hospital beds that we have,” Topp continued.
The CKHA @ Home program will provide eight to 16-week care plans, check-ins, home visits, phone calls, a 24/7 hotline, and connections to Ontario Health at Home if care extends beyond 16 weeks.
The program will kick off this week, with the first two patients scheduled for Thursday.
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