The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s Department of Health is announcing to the community that they have partnered with Queen’s University to launch a sleep study in Akwesasne. The sleep study will be rolled out in three phases, beginning later this year. This sleep study will focus on insomnia, the most common sleep disorder.   Sleep problems are very common, and […]

The Tsiionkwanonhso:te Long-Term Care (LTC) facility has been notified that the facility has been removed from Suspected Outbreak Status as of Monday, March 13, 2023. All staff and residents have tested negative for COVID-19.   LTC services have been returned to regular operating procedures at the status quo level prior to the COVID-19 Outbreak Status. The LTC is urging staff […]

On Wednesday, March 8, 2023, the Department of Health hosted medical students from McGill University at the Kanonhkwa’tsheri:io Health Facility (KHF). The medical students in attendance were in their fourth year of study and the trip was a part of an elective course of study they were enrolled in called “Putting It Into Practice (PIAT) Indigenous Health Med 4 Selective.” […]

The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s Department of Health (DOH) would like to inform the community that the Tsiionkwanonhso:te Long-Term Care (LTC) facility has entered into a Suspected Outbreak status on March 8, 2023. One resident has tested positive for COVID-19.   In the event of a Suspected Outbreak, only the person who tested positive for COVID-19 and their close contacts […]

The Tsiionkwanonhso:te Long-Term Care Facility (LTC) is notifying the community that in the early morning hours of Friday, March 3rd, the LTC suffered an attempted break-in. An individual attempted to enter the facility through various entryways but was unable to gain access due to doors and access points remaining locked, according to LTC entry protocols.   LTC staff that were […]