(Yellowknife, October 20, 2021) – As we see an increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations, Stanton Territorial Hospital (STH) has had to make the difficult decision of reducing visitation access at our sites.  Safety is at the forefront of all interactions that take place in the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services facilities. Updated visitation restrictions have been developed that take into consideration the patient’s condition and needs, their COVID status, and their household.

Updates include:

(Yellowknife, October 15, 2021) - NTHSSA would like to inform all residents in Yellowknife that the downtown vaccine records office location inside the Primary Care Centre building will be closed at the end of the day on Friday, October 15th. In-person service will be unavailable on Monday, October 18th as staff move office to the new office location.  The new location of the Proof of Vaccination Record Office will be in the lower level of the Centre Square Mall next to the elevators on the southeast end of the building.

(Yellowknife, October 15, 2021) – Stanton Territorial Hospital has received and begun installing a Mobile Health Unit oxygen concentrator. This external equipment will provide additional oxygen delivery capacity to Stanton’s internal system, increasing the total capacity by a factor of at least three.

This solution has been part of ongoing efforts to increase oxygen capacity at Stanton to prepare should the NWT see further surges of COVID-19 and increased hospitalizations, steps taken so far include::

Note: Amended; 4:22pm on 4-10-21 (address was incorrect, the combined centre is located on 50 street, not 51 street as originally noted)

(Yellowknife, October 4, 2021) - Starting this morning, the Combined Day and Sobering Centre, operated by the NWT Disabilities Council, located at 5111, 50st street in Yellowknife has reopened. Hours will be from 7am to 7pm for the day shelter portion of the facility and from 3pm to 7am for the overnight sobering centre.

YELLOWKNIFE (October 1, 2021) - To ensure the continued safeguarding of NWT residents against the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak in the territory, the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) and Tlicho Community Services Agency (TCSA) , at the direction of the Office of the Chief Public Health Officer (OCPHO), will be offering a limited roll-out of 3rd doses of COVID-19 vaccines to all residents aged 75+ in Yellowknfe, Dettah, N’dilo and Behchoko.

The Yellowknife Primary Care clinic (downtown), Frame Lake Clinic, COVID clinic, COVID vaccination clinic and the walk-in clinic will be closed on September 30th in recognition of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

The COVID testing site is open from 09h30 to 16h00 and the vaccination clinic has appointment bookings available into October. Book online here: www.nthssa.ca/covid-vaccine

The Stanton emergency department remains open for urgent issues. 

January 12, 2022 Update: Food hampers are no longer being offered by the NTHSSA for isolation supports. Individuals who need supports while in isolation are encouraged to reach out to family, friends or they can reach out to a number of local NGOs or care groups on social media. If you have concerns please email protectnwt@gov.nt.ca

(Yellowknife, September 25, 2021) The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) is updating the public on the oxygen infrastructure issues at Stanton that were initially announced on September 22, 2021.

Media are advised that a briefing on this issue will be planned for early next week, with details to be announced when finalized.

Community Counselling Program (CCP)
Mental Health and Addictions Counsellors have moved to phone and virtual and in-person walk-in services are hold temporarily. We have opened up as much same-day telephone access as possible. To speak to a counsellor please call 767-9110 ext. 3. Counsellors are reaching out to scheduled clients to transition to virtual service. 

(Yellowknife, September 22, 2021) NTHSSA is advising that the current surge in hospitalized Covid-19 patients has identified an infrastructure limitation related to the oxygen system in Stanton Territorial Hospital. This issues centres around the distribution system for oxygen within the hospital and limits on the total volume of oxygen that can be delivered in each zone of the building at one time. This has become apparent as the numbers of Covid-19 and other patients requiring ventilatory support in the hospital has grown in recent days.