Utoo Radio with Other News Sources - August 8, 2024 - Norway House Cree Nation has unveiled the Kinosew Sipi Nanatawiwekamik Health Centre of Excellence, the largest health centre in Manitoba history, to open in early October.

The facility, which cost $157.9 million and spans over 9,000 square meters, will provide emergency, in-patient, and palliative care, dialysis, rehabilitation therapy, and diagnostic community-based programs and services.

The facility is the largest in Manitoba history to operate through First Nations leadership and will provide emergency, in-patient, and palliative care, dialysis, rehabilitation therapy, and diagnostic community-based programs and services.

The facility is expected to cost $100 million to build and will provide emergency, in-patient, and palliative care, dialysis, rehabilitation therapy, and diagnostic community-based programs and services to residents in Norway House and surrounding areas.

The facility will also upgrade to an electronic medical record system in the future. The completion of the health-care centre is a reflection of the leadership's commitment to address the health care and wellness needs within the community.