The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority’s Leadership Council is holding its quarterly public meeting on March 6th from 9:00PM - 4:30PM. The meeting will be held in the Doug Wieterman Hall at the Hay River Community Centre and will be open to the public to attend in-person or virtually.
Location: Doug Wieterman Hall, Hay River Community Centre
When: March 6, 2024 at 9:00AM - 5:00PM
(February 14, 2024) – The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) is pleased to announce the implementation of a new model of service delivery for home and community care that has already begun to provide enhanced services for residents in the Dehcho region (Ft. Simpson) and Sahtu region (Fort Good Hope and Deline), with remaining regions across the Northwest Territories to follow throughout 2024.
(Yellowknife, Inuvik – February 6, 2024) - The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) would like to advise residents of planned temporary mammography service closures, while new mammography machines are installed at the Inuvik Regional Hospital (IRH) and Stanton Territorial Hospital (STH).
Both IRH and STH mammography services will be temporarily closed during their respective implementation periods:
(Fort Smith, February 2, 2024) – The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) is pleased to announce the official resumption of regular (planned) birthing services at the Fort Smith Health Centre supported by the Midwifery Service, effective February 5, 2024.
(Fort Smith, January 23, 2024) The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) is providing notice to residents about available mental health and wellness supports both in Fort Smith and other regions of the NWT.
NTHSSA has mental health and wellness supports in Fort Smith:
UPDATE, January 24 - Fort Smith Health Centre deactivated Mass Casualty protocol and will return to regular services as of January 25, 2024. For information on mental health supports see this notice.
UPDATE: January 17, 2024 - The day shelter - located at the site of the old visitors centre - is now open and returned to usual operations. NTHSSA would like to thank patients/clients for their understanding during this time and all of our staff and contractors who helped to adjust operations and address facility issues.
(Yellowknife, January 10, 2024) The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) is advising residents that the Frame Lake Community Health Clinic, located at 312 Old Airport Rd. is currently closed (as of 12:00 p.m. January 10th, 2024) due to heating issues in the building.
NTHSSA staff have begun contacting impacted patients to re-schedule appointments and will continue to do so until the situation has been resolved.
(Yellowknife, January 9, 2024) The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) is advising residents that Yellowknife Primary Care Centre (YPCC), located in Downtown Yellowknife at 4915 48 street is on reduced services until further notice due to a flooding incident that impacted the building and spaces where primary care clinics operate.
Effective January 9th, 2024, services will be as follows:
(Yellowknife, January 6, 2024) The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority is advising residents that Yellowknife Primary Care Centre, located in Downtown Yellowknife at 4915 48 street, is closed until further notice due to a flooding incident that impacted the building and spaces where primary care clinics operate.
NTHSSA staff will be working to contact individuals who have appointments for the following dates:
