MARCH 11, 2024 – A well known Paramedic celebrated his birthday recently – Randy Lalonde. I worked some years ago with Randy at MCH before he left to become a Paramedic. He was always supportive and helpful to our residents…and lots of fun as well. Happy Happy Birthday Randy. PAWSContinue Reading

November 7, 2023 – There’s stupid, and then there’s Cornwall stupid. As they say, “You get the government you deserve.”. Nobody is owed housing. Or food even. We live in a society where we give lip service to taking care of those who can’t or won’t take care of themselves.Continue Reading

AUGUST 3, 2023 – Cornwall Community Hospital (CCH) is now administering a new cutting-edge clot-busting medication to treat acute ischemic stroke patients called Tenecteplase (TNK), marking an important leap forward for stroke care in the community. Stroke is a critical medical emergency that requires rapid and effective intervention to mitigateContinue Reading

APRIL 4, 2023 – Cornwall Community Hospital (CCH) has been recognized by Ontario Health (Trillium Gift of Life Network [TGLN]) for its outstanding contributions to organ and tissue donation in Ontario in 2021/22. CCH was presented with the Provincial Conversation Rate Award for reaching a conversion rate of 100 percent,Continue Reading

MARCH 21, 2023 – Cornwall Community Hospital (CCH) is reminding the community that they could experience a wait time when visiting the Emergency Department and is urging for more patience and kindness with its staff and physicians. Patients in the Emergency Department are seen according to the urgency of theirContinue Reading

January 19, 2023 – It’s been a scary few years in Ontario when it comes to health care. The system was already strained and corrupted BEFORE Covid. When the virus hit it truly exposed our greatest weaknesses. The lack of care for elders and those that needed Long Term Care.Continue Reading

November 20, 2022 – Some seniors were talking about what would have been the scenario had there been a strike when we were kids in school. A lot of our Mothers were at home. We don’t think that we would have been having lessons., remote learning or otherwise. No computersContinue Reading