Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Our expansion of our Dialysis Program has been based on the need that is coming more and more evident everyday. The reason it started in Fort Smith is that we had some patients from Fort Smith that were coming up here; the very scenario that the Member laid out. We now know that there are patients in Hay River. We've been planning for that and there's money in the budget to set up dialysis there, as well. Next on our list, once that is complete, because we know there's a real demand, is into Fort Simpson, the other regional centre. We know that it's only a matter of time until we're going to be in other larger centres, probably Norman Wells and Inuvik, when the need presents itself. It's a program that requires some complexity of care. It's taken a lot of work just to get Capital Health and Stanton to work with Fort Smith to figure out the protocols, and procedures, and all the complexities of having the program delivered and train the staff to do that. Now that we've done that, it's going to be easier to set it up in Hay River, and then we'll be moving on to Simpson. These are going to be in the larger centres. There is another type of dialysis, home dialysis, that can also be used in much more remote communities, but that, as well, depends on the patient and depends on the type of medical requirement, but that is possible. Our focus has been on the dialysis that we can deliver out of the existing health centres outside of Yellowknife. Thank you.
Michael Miltenberger on Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 20th, 2006. See this statement in context.
Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 20th, 2006
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