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Nats’oojeh Hospital and Health Centre

606 Stuart Drive E

Fort St. James, BC V0J1P0

Northern Health

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3.5
15 reviews
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Nats’oojeh Hospital and Health Centre is a long-term care facility in Fort St. James, BC with 18 beds, operated by Northern Health. The facility provides 3.66 funded direct care hours per resident day. It has a 3.5 out of 5 Google rating based on 15 reviews.

Total Beds
18
Subsidized Beds
18
Operator
Northern Health

Care Types

long term care

Languages Spoken

EnglishCarrier

Quality & Safety

Funded Care Hours
3.7 hrs
per resident per day
Food Cost
$14.71
per resident per day
Monthly Rate
From $1,417 to $3,974 with an average of $1,843
client rate
Inspections (Year)
0

Quality Indicators (CIHI — Canadian Institute for Health Information)

Percent of residents receiving physical therapy0.0%
Percent of residents receiving recreation therapy0.0%
Percent of residents receiving occupational therapy0.0%
Percent of residents with a worsened pressure ulcern/a%
Percent of residents with daily physical restraintsn/a%
Percent of residents with falls in the last 30 daysn/a%
Percent of residents taking nine or more medications90.0%
Percent of residents with four or more emergency room visits18.2%
Percent of residents taking antipsychotic drugs without a diagnosis of psychosisn/a%
Food prepared on-siteSingle: 18Double: 0

Reviews

3.5
15 Google reviews

Reviews describe significant inconsistency in care quality at this facility. While some patients experienced positive interactions with kind staff and quick service, others reported inadequate diagnostic evaluation, unprofessional staff behavior, and dismissive treatment. Recurring complaints include physicians overlooking symptoms, incomplete physical examinations, and emergency staff discouraging patient evaluation.

Sentiment by Topic

staff
2.0
management
1.5
overall atmosphere
2.0

What families appreciate

  • +Fast service compared to larger medical centers
  • +Good doctors and therapists available
  • +Staff kindness and compassion (specific mention of Kaylee)
  • +Short wait times

Common concerns

  • -Doctor dismissed patient's medical history and diagnostic concerns regarding strep throat despite clear symptoms
  • -Physician failed to perform adequate physical examination including lymph node assessment
  • -Nurse displayed dismissive and mocking behavior toward pediatric patient with concussion symptoms
  • -Staff discouraged medical evaluation and attempted to send patients home without proper examination
  • -Lack of compassion and unprofessional conduct toward vulnerable patients, particularly children
  • -Inconsistent and poor quality medical knowledge among some physicians

Frequently Mentioned

staff professionalism (3)emergency care (2)staff compassion (2)diagnostic accuracy (2)physical examination (2)physician competence (2)patient communication (2)wait times (1)

Languages Mentioned

Nigerian (doctor nationality mentioned, language not specified)

Recent Reviews

Rosalynd Cook1 month ago

I have a long history of strep throat and have even had my tonsils removed in the past because of it. I came in, and the doctor said I had liquid behind my ears but no fever (because I had just taken Tylenol before coming in) to battle the fever that had prompted me to go into the hospital in the fi...

Vicky Grainger7 months ago

Never have to wait long, good doctors, therapists, we should appreciate how fast our service is compared to larger centers

Kamilka9 months ago
Trevor Carifelle9 months ago
Johnathon nicholls1 year ago

We have been in a few times now for my family and each time they seem no to have a clue what's going on.

Michael Prince1 year ago

So we came in to the Fort St James Emergency Tonight at around 10pm. My daughter had wiped out while skiiing earlier in the evening, she’s had a few concussions before due to sports. So when she told me she feels nauseous, I wanted to have her checked out . The male Nurse was annoyed off the bat, ...

Christine Joy Bibiloni Medina1 year ago
MyBuck1 year ago

Not often i would do a review on a hospital, but this has to be said. We had to take my father in law here, Oct 1, in the morning, I was blown away by the kindness of the staff, Kaylee was so nice, her counterpart as well, but didn't get her name. The new dr also, she was from Nigeria, ca...

Mom Anatole2 years ago
Trevor Jones3 years ago

Going to this hospital scares me. The level of incompetence at this hospital is absolutely ridiculous. The doctors from god knows where don’t have the collective knowledge that god have an ant colony. The nursing staff will call doctors at …

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