The NWT Health and Social Services Authority says services will begin moving into the Łıwegǫ̀atì Building, formerly the Legacy Stanton project, this spring.
In a public notice on Monday, the health authority said it is planning a staggered approach to transitioning services to the renovated building, which will include long-term care, primary care and rehab services.
In the first phase, from May 24 until mid-June, the notice said 10 integrated care teams from the Yellowknife Primary Care Centre and Frame Lake Community Health Clinic will move into the Łıwegǫ̀atì Building. During this period, outpatient rehabilitation services from Centre Square Mall and Stanton Medical Clinic will also be relocated.
Same-day appointments, the diabetes clinic, the midwifery program, walk-in clinics, the outpatient lab, and diagnostic imaging will continue to be offered at the Yellowknife Primary Care Centre.
The second phase, which is set to begin in June, will involve moving staff and patients from the extended care unit at Stanton Territorial Hospital into a dedicated unit at the Łıwegǫ̀atì Building.
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The notice said planning is still underway for the third phase, which will include reviewing and improving service delivery.
The health authority said information kiosks will be available where services are currently being offered to inform residents about when they plan to move and any service disruptions.
Yellowknife’s former hospital was replaced when the current Stanton Territorial Hospital opened in 2019. Since then, work has been underway to transform the Legacy Stanton location into what the health authority describes as a “campus of care” or centralized location for a variety of health services in Yellowknife.
The territorial government initially aimed to open the building in 2022.
In August, the building was used to briefly house long-term care and supported-living residents who had been evacuated from Hay River and Fort Smith before the city was also ordered to evacuate.
