The blood sampling service at the CLSC in Knowlton is being offered
once again after the CIUSSS de l’Estrie CHUS decided to move ahead
with a partial return to services at the establishment starting Oct. 15.

According to Audrey Perron, assistant director of vaccination, screening
and sampling operations for the CIUSSS de l’Estrie CHUS, the blood
sampling service will be available at the CLSC in Knowlton on
Tuesdays and Thursdays. Brome Lake residents must make their
appointment through Clic Santé and choose amongst the 80 time slots
that will be made available each week through the portal, she said.

In terms of the other routine nursing services that were previously
offered, which also included follow-ups on medical procedures and the
changing of bandages, Perron noted that they are available at the CLSC
in Cowansville for the time being.

The partial return to services at the CLSC in Knowlton follows the
CIUSSS de l’Estrie CHUS’s decision to close the establishment
throughout the summer period due to staffing shortages. The CLSC was
closed in June and it was originally expected to re-open on Sept. 9, but
the local health authority announced that it would remain closed until
mid-October.

CIDI interviewed Perron and Mayor for the Town of Brome Lake
Richard Burcombe about the partial return to services at the CLSC in
Knowlton.

By Taylor McClure
Townships’ Daily News Bits
CIDI 99.1 FM
Published on 16/10/24 – Played on 16/10/24