Due to a water main break in Standoff, the Blood Tribe Department of Health Continuing Care Centre, and Administration Building will be closed until further notice. This closure impacts all essential and non-essential programs operating out of the main facility in Standoff, including:

• Long Term Care
• Continuing Care
• Medical Transportation
• Mobile Medical Unit
• Bringing the Spirit Home
• Home Care
• Community Health
• Standoff Clinic
• Administration
• Blood Tribe Pharmacy
• Blood Tribe Dental

Program Updates

Long Term Care: Residents are being safely transported by Medical Transportation and Emergency Services to appropriate care options, including placement with family or partnering continuing care facilities.

Bringing the Spirit Home: Participants will be relocated to the Standoff Post-Detox Trailers, where detox and post-detox services will continue. Please note that new intakes are suspended until services resume at the main facility.

Medical Transportation and Mobile Medical Unit: Limited services will continue on Friday, February 6.

Home Care: Limited services will continue on Friday, February 6.

Community Health: Limited services will continue on Friday, February 6.

Standoff Clinic: Closed until further notice.

Administration: Open Friday, February 6, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. for cheque pick-up, including weekly and payroll cheques.

Blood Tribe Pharmacy: Open Friday, February 6. Please contact the Pharmacy for hours of operation.

Blood Tribe Dental: Closed Friday, February 6.

BTDH Wellness Program, Blood Tribe Emergency Services, Levern Clinic, and Lethbridge Wellness Shelter and Stabilization Unit are NOT affected by this disruption and will continue to operate as normal.

Staff from affected programs will be available remotely with limited access to on-site resources. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we work to resolve this unexpected disruption in services.

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