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The emergency departments at Blanche River Health’s two sites saw a 24 percent increase.

A physician with direct ties to the area has begun work at Blanche River Health’s Kirkland Lake site.

Article content st they will be welcoming its newest physician. According to Blanche River Officials “Dr. Phillips has been providing locum coverage at the Englehart site since 2018 and has decided to relocate from southern Ontario. He will be focusing on providing regular physician coverage in our Emergency Department and as a Hospitalist caring for inpatients at the Englehart site. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Blanche River Health getting ne...

The Temiskaming Speaker KIRKLAND LAKE – Blanche River Health – Kirkland Lake site is experiencing a surge in COVID-19 positive inpatients. Currently there are five positive COVID-19 inpatients, all of whom had acquired COVID-19 in the community. These five inpatients are currently stable, and are part of the over 20 active cases currently in the Kirkland Lake area. “This sudden surge in admissions to our hospital is a direct result of the significant increase of COVID-19 cases in the Kirk...

Article content COVID-19 continues to sink its teeth into Timiskaming, with three new cases in the north end of the district including a hospital worker at Kirkland and District Hospital. The three new cases are all self isolating, the Timiskaming Health Unit said Saturday, adding it is working closely with the hospital and all Infection prevention and control measures are being followed. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Three new COVID cases in Kir...