Qikiqtani General Hospital

{{Short description|Hospital in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada}}

{{Infobox hospital

| name = Qikiqtani General Hospital

| Founded = 1962

| former-names= Baffin Regional Hospital

| Emergency = Yes

| beds = 35

| org/group = Nunavut Department of Health

| website = [https://www.gov.nu.ca/health/information/qikiqtani-general-hospital Qikiqtani General Hospital]

}}

Qikiqtani General Hospital (QGH) is a 35-bed acute care hospital in the Nunavut territorial capital of Iqaluit on Baffin Island.{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/5150242Z:CN |title=Baffin Regional Hospital}} It is also the sole hospital in the territory.{{cite web |title=Qikiqtani General Hospital |url=https://www.gov.nu.ca/health/information/qikiqtani-general-hospital |publisher=Government of Nunavut |access-date=28 June 2018 |location=Iqaluit, Nunavut}} The first hospital, the Baffin Regional Hospital, was constructed in 1962, and a new hospital, the Qikiqtani General Hospital replaced the older one in 2007.{{Cite book| publisher = McGill-Queen's Press (MQUP)| isbn = 978-0-7735-8885-1| last1 = Marchildon| first1 = Gregory P.| last2 = Torgerson| first2 = Renée| title = Nunavut: A Health System Profile| date = 1 June 2013}} By 2013, it had four birthing rooms, and two operating rooms.

The hospital underwent major renovations that were completed in 2016.{{cite news |url=https://www.gov.nu.ca/health/news/east-wing-qikiqtani-general-hospital-officially-opened#:~:text=Iqaluit%2C%20Nunavut%20(March%2015%2C,Minister%20of%20Health%2C%20George%20Hickes |title=East Wing of Qikiqtani General Hospital officially opened |date=15 March 2017 |location=Iqaluit |access-date=8 February 2021 |work=Government of Nunavut}} The QGH East Wing, now houses out-patient services, a "rapid access walk-in clinic, specialty clinics, oral health", as well as administrative support staff, was officially opened in 2017 by Nunavut's Minister of Health, George Hickes. Hickes said that the hospital is a "focal point in the community", and that the "newly renovated East Wing of the original Baffin Regional Hospital in Iqaluit {{sic|compli|ments|expecting=complements}} the newer Qikiqtani General Hospital with modern infrastructure and space".

With all services under one roof, including the ER and public health, the usual spring increase in cases was manageable in 2018.{{cite news |title=Bringing Iqaluit's health services under one roof helps meet growing demand, says executive director |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/qikiqtani-general-hospital-one-stop-shop-1.4613792 |access-date=28 June 2018 |publisher=CBC |date=11 April 2018}} QGH waiting times are "actually quite low" compared to other areas in Canada, where some patients wait up to 20 hours."