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CCH echocardiography services have received full accreditation through Accreditation Canada Diagnostics’ Echocardiography Quality Improvement (EQI) Program.

For the protection of staff, physicians, and vulnerable patients, CCH will require visitors and essential care partners to provide proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 to enter the hospital starting November 1, 2021.

CCH will be temporarily closing operating rooms in order to prioritize urgent and high priority elective surgeries as the hospital deals with increasingly high patient volumes due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

CCH and the EOHU are concerned about the high COVID-19 case rates and low vaccination rates in Cornwall, which are significantly contributing to increased community spread and hospitalizations in the city.

To raise awareness and honour the victims and survivors of residential schools, CCH is observing the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30 by asking staff and physicians to participate in Orange Shirt Day.

The Ontario government in partnership with Ontario Health recently announced eight new Ontario Health Teams (OHT) located across the province, including one for Upper Canada, Cornwall and Area.

Behind the Scenes: Last month we announced a COVID-19 vaccination policy for all staff, physicians, students, contractors, and volunteers.

CCH will require all of its staff, physicians, contractors, volunteers and students to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of October 15, 2021.

Beginning this fall, CCH will be introducing breast seed localization (BSL), which has emerged as a reliable and safe alternative to wire localization. CCH will be one of few hospitals in Canada to offer BSL to patients.

CCH is excited to welcome Linda Gravel as its new Vice President of Patient Services and Chief Nursing Officer.

CCH held a drive-through volunteer appreciation event on July 16 to recognize hospital volunteers who go above and beyond to serve patients, visitors, and assist staff.

CCH has administered over 10,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines at its onsite Vaccination Clinic, representing nearly a third of all 35,000 vaccine doses administered at sites within the City of Cornwall.

MyChart is a personal online health portal developed by Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto. It’s used by over 50 hospitals across Ontario, now including CCH.

Twelve elected volunteers and six appointed directors make up the Cornwall Community Hospital’s (CCH) Board of Directors for 2021-2022.

CCH has safely eased its essential visitor restrictions from Full to Moderate as of June 3. Full Restrictions had been in place at CCH since March 2021 to protect staff and patients from COVID-19.

CCH has received approval from the Government of Ontario to gradually resume some non-emergency and non-urgent day surgeries and procedures.

Most CCH staff and physicians working with patients in the highest risk settings who received their first doses earlier this year will now be fully vaccinated, and increasingly protected, against COVID-19.

National Nursing Week runs from May 10^th until May 16^th, and CCH extends its sincerest thanks and gratitude to the more than 500 nurses employed at CCH, and also at other healthcare facilities throughout the region.