The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Association (NTHSSA) has issued a public notice, updating various community members to the reduction of certain related services in the Northwest Territories (NWT).
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Among the services NWT residents can continue to expect seeing reduced is the Stanton Operating Room at Stanton Territorial Hospital, which will be running at a reduced rate until January of 2023.
SA国际影视传媒淭his service reduction is happening due to lower than normal staffing for nurses in this specialized area,SA国际影视传媒� reads the NTHSSASA国际影视传媒檚 notice. SA国际影视传媒淧ost-pandemic recruitment, especially in specialized areas, has become extremely challenging, and Stanton is facing a shortage of operating room trained nurses during this period. Reducing services will allow for continued safe delivery of care while reserving capacity for urgent and emergent cases.SA国际影视传媒�
SA国际影视传媒淪tantonSA国际影视传媒檚 operating rooms will continue to operate at 50 [per cent] capacity for scheduled surgeries with a second operating suite on stand-by for emergency cases and opening as staffing is available on a day by day basis. As surgeries are generally only scheduled 2-3 weeks in advance, and with StantonSA国际影视传媒檚 operating rooms currently undergoing their scheduled summer closure, cancellations are not expected.SA国际影视传媒�
Individuals who are awaiting surgery and arenSA国际影视传媒檛 yet scheduled (for issues that are less acute or urgent) are expected to have a longer wait times than normal.
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Services outside of the Yellowknife area include three different Sahtu Health Centres, which will be seeing service reductions throughout the month of August (and partially into September for one).
SA国际影视传媒淎 number of Sahtu Health Centres are moving to emergency services in August due to decreased staffing related to a reduction of available nurses in the communities,SA国际影视传媒� reads the notice.
This centres include, TulitaSA国际影视传媒檚 Harriet Gladue Health Centre (which see service reduction from August 8 through August 31), Norman WellsSA国际影视传媒� Sahtu GotSA国际影视传媒檌ne Regional Health and Social Services Centre, (August 2 through August 31), and Fort Good HopeSA国际影视传媒檚 Cassien Edgi Health Centre (August 2 through September 11).
SA国际影视传媒淓mergency and urgent services remain available, residents who need care are asked to call or present to the health centre.SA国际影视传媒�
Finally, midwifery services (as of July 28) have been reduced for Behchoko.
SA国际影视传媒淚t is expected there will be capacity for a limited number of visits in August,SA国际影视传媒� reads the notice. SA国际影视传媒淪ervice resumption is expected in October 2022, with exact dates to be communicated to clients who may access these services.SA国际影视传媒�
The NTHSSA says it will SA国际影视传媒渃ontinue to work to proactively identify service impacts and provide residents with notice of service changes.SA国际影视传媒�
