(Fort Smith, September 20, 2023) – The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority is providing notice to residents about service levels in Fort Smith and preparations that are ongoing as community re-entry begins.
(Fort Smith –September 17, 2023) – As residents return to Fort Smith – or for those who have not yet returned to Yellowknife - the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) is providing guidance for certain groups of individuals who may need to stay in their current locations for ongoing access to care and services.
Group One: NWT residents who are currently admitted to hospital or are in Long Term Care Facilities in Alberta.
(Fort Smith, September 15, 2023) – The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority is providing notice to residents about service levels in Fort Smith and preparations that are ongoing as community re-entry begins.
(Yellowknife, September 13, 2023) – The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority is providing notice to residents about service levels in Yellowknife and preparations that are ongoing for further service ramp up post-evacuation as part of our recovery and resumption of services.
(Yellowknife, September 1, 2023) – NWT residents are being advised to expect limited services at the time of Yellowknife re-entry as the health and social services system ramps-up services. At the current time almost all health services in Yellowknife are suspended, except for basic emergency department care. Reinstating services will take time with a focus initially on life-sustaining services, although our goal will be to return to pre-evacuation service levels as quickly and as safely as we are able.
(Yellowknife, August 24, 2023) – The NTHSSA has launched the Wildfire Health Services Updates Webpage to provide current information on what services and supports are available to evacuees. This will be the key source of information for health and social services supports and programs during the evacuation.
For the latest and up-to-date information, visit the Wildfire Health Services Updates page.
(August 20, 2023) – With primary care services in Yellowknife closed and multiple communities under evacuation, an alternate process for requesting prescription refills for evacuated individuals is being put in place. Any resident of the NWT who is impacted by the evacuations can use this service.
UPDATED: August 20 to include more details on how and when you can reach the BC Family Support Line
For the latest and up-to-date information, visit the Wildfire Health Services Updates page.
(Yellowknife, August 19, 2023) – This update is for families of patients and long term care residents who have been evacuated from the NWT.
(Yellowknife, August 15, 2023) – The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority is providing notice to residents about adjustments to services in response to ongoing wildfire activity. Out of an abundance of caution, and to ensure a state of readiness should the wildfire situation escalate, the following steps are being taken to preserve health and social services system capacity.
(Yellowknife, August 15, 2023) – The following information is for residents of evacuated NWT communities who have travelled to Yellowknife, other NWT communities, Alberta, or elsewhere.
Health services in Yellowknife
