Alison White Communications Manager Qalipu First Nation t: (709) 649-7194 e: awhite@qalipu.ca Tara Pye Director of Communications – Western Zone Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services t: (709) 784-5252 e: tarajpye@westernhealth.nl.ca
October 26, 2023, Corner Brook—Qalipu First Nation, in partnership with Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services, is pleased to announce the introduction of a new position at Western Regional Memorial Hospital. The Indigenous Patient Navigator (IPN) will help First Nation, Inuit and Innu patients and their families navigate the healthcare system and ensure that their care is culturally safe, comfortable, and more streamlined while being admitted at the healthcare facilities in Corner Brook.
In addition to in-person support at Western Regional Memorial Hospital, support will also be available virtually, upon request and availability, to other healthcare facilities. In addition, the position will connect patients and their families with the resources and cultural support that they will need while strengthening their access to services upon hospital discharge.
Qalipu First Nation and NL Health Services continue to make provisions for Indigenous patients across all healthcare facilities so that everyone can be taken care of in a way that honours their path of health and well-being as Indigenous people, an important advancement of reconciliation.
“We are proud of this partnership and the potential to enhance understanding and comfort among Indigenous peoples coming into the Western Memorial Regional Hospital for care. The addition of an Indigenous Patient Navigator situated on location at the hospital is a positive step forward in achieving our go ...
