Rankin Inlet has no medical boarding home and the community's airport terminal also has limited seating and food options, making it difficult for people who travel for medical care ... .
The hospital expects the arrangement to reduce missed connections between flights, transfers, and first appointments, and to support consistent, documented handoffs during the earliest stage of medical travel.
Health officials in the N.W.T. say there were more than 20,000 instances of medical travel within and out of the territory last year, and say an analysis of 600 patient charts suggests that nearly a third could have been avoided ... .
Under the agreement, KQ Health will provide end-to-end logistical support for patients, including medical clearances before travel, in-flight medical assistance, and direct ambulance transfers from the airport to Aga Khan University Hospital.
THE soon-to-open Alino Hotel promises to live up to its name — derived from the words “alaga” and “Filipino” — by offering a convenient and safe place to stay for medical travelers and their families.