MLAs Katrina Nokleby and Lesa Semmler say the current obstetrics closure at Stanton Hospital could have been prevented had the health minister addressed concerns they've been highlighting for months.
Medical travel will look different for each patient depending on their financial status, eligibility for Non-Insurable Health Benefits and Metis Health Benefits. Eligibility can't singularly be changed for families who are affected by the reduction of delivery services at Stanton Territorial, the health minister says.
A labour shortage that will force more than 100 people from the N.W.T. and Nunavut's Kitikmeot region to give birth in Alberta is prompting questions from MLAs and workers about what tools the government has to hire and retain nurses.
Yellowknife parents and guardians can start booking vaccine appointments for their five- to 11-year-old children beginning today at 5:30 p.m., said the N.W.T. health minister.
DetectNWT allows businesses and organizations in the territory to test their employees who are working with the public, despite the fact they're not showing symptoms.