Nats’oojeh Hospital and Health Centre

Today, Minister of Health Josie Osborne joined representatives from Nak'azdli Whut'en, the Stuart-Nechako Regional Hospital District, the District of Fort St. James, and the Primary Care Society to celebrate the official opening of the new health care facility in Fort St. James.

During the event, it was announced that the facility will now be known as Nats’oojeh Hospital and Health Centre. The name, meaning “everyone healing” in the Dakelh language, was chosen with guidance from Elders and language experts from the Nak’azdli, Binche, Tl’azt’en, Yekooche, and Takla First Nations.

Nats’oojeh reflects a deeper meaning of healing through medicine, holistic care, caring for loved ones, and supporting one another. It is a name that honours the spirit of community and wellness at the heart of this new facility.