The Chatham-Kent Community Health Centres (CKCHC) have added another doctor.
Dr. Allan Morrison joined the CKCHC on June 8 as a part-time physician at the Chatham and Walpole Island Community Health Centres.
Dr. Morrison earned his MD from Ross University School of Medicine, a university based out of Barbados with offices in Florida.
He has been practicing family medicine since 2011 and most recently worked as a family physician at the Blenheim site of the Chatham-Kent Family Health Team (CKFHT).
He retired from the CKFHT in February, but said he missed helping people.
“I was interested in working part-time after retiring from my full-time practice and have always enjoyed working with equity deserving populations, so joining CKCHC was a great opportunity to continue helping people achieve positive health outcomes and well being," said Morrison.
Sherri Saunders, CKCHC Executive Director, thanks Dr. Morrison for choosing to join CHC and allowing them to further expand access to primary care and assist in improving the health and well being of the community.
“We are honoured that Dr. Allan Morrison chose CKCHC to resume his primary care practice in Chatham-Kent," Saunders noted. "He is passionate about holistic, personalized, evidence-based medicine and has a special interest in thyroid disorders. Dr. Allan Morrison brings exceptional talent to CKCHC, which is a great compliment to the remarkable team we already have in place."
Dr. Morrison will be accepting new patients at both locations. Those needing a family doctor or nurse practitioner can register with Health Care Connect at 1-800-445-1822 or online at www.ontario.ca/healthcareconnect.
The Chatham-Kent Community Health Centres are non-profit, community governed, multi-service health centres that provide free primary health care, health promotion and community development services under one roof. The CKCHC serves persons of all ages who are economically and/or socially disadvantaged.
They focus on mental health and addictions; persons that face barriers because of race, language, culture and sexual orientation locally, including Indigenous peoples, Francophone, Low German persons, sexually and gender diverse persons, temporary foreign workers, immigrants, refugees, and those challenged with literacy; and persons who are homeless, under-housed, or at risk for homelessness.
