Nunavik health board developing local rehabilitation services
The Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services has partnered with Montreal-based organizations to provide local orthotic and prosthetic services. This initiative aims to reduce the burden of medical travel for residents in remote northern communities.
Why it matters
It addresses critical healthcare accessibility issues for indigenous and remote populations in Canada.
New partnership with Montreal organizations aims to reduce the need for some medical travel
A new partnership aims to bring orthotics, prosthetics and positioning services closer to Nunavik residents, reducing the need to travel south for some specialized rehabilitation care. (File photo)
By Dominique Gené - Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Nunavik residents could have greater access to specialized rehabilitation services closer to home through a new partnership aimed at providing orthotics, prosthetics and positioning services within the region.
The Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services announced the partnership Oct. 13 in a news release with Quebec Health Centre-West-of-Montreal University and the Constance-Lethbridge Rehabilitation Centre.
With the initiative, residents will have access to equipment fitting and follow-up care without needing to travel outside the region for some services.
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