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Raising the Xaana Kaahlii Ngaaysdll Naay GyaaGang – Photo Credit: ©Jason Shafto/Full Moon Photo
Xaayda Gwaay Ngaaysdll Naay
Haida Gwaii Hospital
In November 2016, Xaayda Gwaay Ngaaysdll Naay – Haida Gwaii Hospital & Health Centre, a Northern Health facility, opened its doors to serve the communities of Daajing Giids Queen Charlotte, HlGaagilda Skidegate, Tlell, and Sandspit. It replaced the Queen Charlotte Islands General Hospital (1953-2016).
Xaayda Gwaay Ngaaysdll Naay – Haida Gwaii Hospital provides a full range of outpatient and emergency care, as well as in-hospital care (16 beds, 8 of them designated for long-term care) and low-risk obstetrics. It is the hub of the Haida Gwaii Cancer Care program, which gives Haida Gwaii residents access to most chemotherapy treatments locally. The new facility brings together a multidisciplinary team of health care providers, including family physicians and allied health professionals (see Services). Visiting specialists provide our communities with timely access to greater expertise, when necessary.
Contact
250-559-4900
In June 2018, over 500 people pulled together to raise the Xaana Kaahlii Ngaaysdll Naay GyaaGang (Skidegate Inlet Healing House Monumental Pole) in front of the new hospital:
«This pole tells the story of how our two communities combined western medicine and Haida health models to create a holistic approach to health and wellness on Haida Gwaii. The intercultural dimension of this pole reflects over two centuries of cultural contact, exchange and colonialism, and the integrated histories that have been the result. The Xaana Kaahlii Ngaaysdll Naay GyaaGang pole reflects the changing, migrating and transforming nature of this relationship and the commitment of the communities of HlGaagilda and Daajing Giids to learn from the past and work together towards a better future.»
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