(July 3, 2020) - The Office of the Chief Public Health Officer (OCPHO) requires that all Long Term Care (LTC) facilities in the NWT implement enhanced outbreak prevention activities.
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YELLOWKNIFE (July 3, 2020) – Visitation at the Inuvik Long Term Care is being suspended effective immediately due to a possible case of chickenpox (varicella) in the facility.
(June 19, 2020) - NTHSSA is pleased to announce updates to previous service reductions and restrictions that were introduced during the beginning period of the COVID-19 pandemic.
NTHSSA is pleased to announce updates to previous service reductions and restrictions that were introduced during the beginning period of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In response to COVID-19, Virtual Care services are being offered across the NWT, and the NTHSSA Rehabilitation team was one of the first programs to start offering these virtual appointments.
The community of Fort Providence was recently able to use NWT Virtual Care to offer a virtual physician clinic at their health centre.
(March 17, 2020) – In response to the COVID-19 pandemic the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) continues to adjust our operations.
SEE MARCH 17th Update: Long Term Care Visitation Cancelled
In order to allocate appropriate resources to COVID-19 response, the Yellowknife Primary Care Clinic Diagnostic Services will be temporarily closed until further notice.
YELLOWKNIFE (February 18, 2020) - In an effort to increase the rates of colorectal cancer screening in the Northwest Territories, the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) is piloting a new initiative distributing the fecal immunochemical tests or “F