Fort Smith Health and Social Services Authority

Overview

Fort Smith (pop. 2 385) is the southernmost community in the Northwest Territories, lying on the NWT-Alberta border. It serves as headquarters to Wood Buffalo National Park - a World Heritage Site, and home to one of the largest free-roaming herd of Wood Bison in the world, as well as the only wild nesting grounds of the endangered Whooping Crane.

Facilities/Practice

Fort Smith HSSA operates a modern health centre with acute care beds, offices and clinic examination rooms. It also supports a midwifery program and a hemo-dialysis unit. Acute cases are stabilized at the health centre and medivaced to Stanton Territorial Hospital in Yellowknife or directly to Edmonton depending on the emergency. A nurse practitioner is on staff while a compliment of 4 physicians serves the population.

Community	Facility	Description
Fort Smith	Fort Smith Health and Social Services Centre	Health Centre/Social Services Office
	Northern Lights Special Care Home	Multilevel Care Residence
	Polar Crescent Group Home	Child Welfare Facility
	Sutherland House	Family Violence Shelter
	Tapwe House	Multi-purpose Facility
	Trailcross Treatment Centre	Child Welfare Facility
	Wellness Centre	Mental Health and Addictions

Profile of Communities/Population

The Fort Smith Authority provides health and social programs to the people of Fort Smith:

Community	Population (2006 Estimates)
Fort Smith	2,396
Total Population	2,396

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