Northern Health (NH) covers an area of nearly 600,000 square kilometers, offering health services to 26 communities, 55 First Nations communities, 11 Métis chartered communities, and Inuit families (view map).
Our services include:
- Acute (hospital) care
- Mental health and addictions
- Public health
- Home and community care
More than 7,000 people work for Northern Health. Our facilities include:
- 18 hospitals
- 24 long-term care facilities
- Many public health units
- Many offices providing specialized services
In 2023-2024 in the Northern Health region:
- Doctors performed 15,681 scheduled surgeries
- 2,793 babies were born
- There were more than 217,356 inpatient overnight stays
- There were 242,354 outpatient visits (including specialty clinics)
- Our emergency departments were visited 262,790 times
- We provide 1,190 HCC residential care beds
Governance and administration:
We're governed by a ten-member board with representation from throughout the North. The Chair is Colleen V. Nyce.
We're divided into three Health Service Delivery Areas (HSDAs):
- Northeast
- Northern Interior
- Northwest