The Ungava Tulattavik Health Center (UTHC) is pleased to offer the population of the Ungava Bay a fully equipped medical plane dedicated to evacuations for its users and patients.
Kuujjuaq, February 26, 2025 –The Ungava Tulattavik Health Center (UTHC) is pleased to offer the population of the Ungava Bay a fully equipped medical plane dedicated to evacuations for its users and patients. This new aircraft and its dedicated staff will further support individuals and their families at critical moments in their lives.
Tulattavik Health Center thus becomes the first health center in Nunavik to offer a DASH-8-100 dedicated to medical evacuations. This is made possible with Makivvik Corporation’s subsidiary company, Air Inuit Ltd.
The health and safety of users is at the heart of UTHC’s concerns.
With this initiative, UTHC is fully fulfilling its mission to provide quality services to the population it serves, at all times.
The new plane will be able to be carried out 24 hours a day and 7 days a week with a medical team dedicated specifically to MEDEVAC.
917 medical evacuations by air in 1 year (between April 1 and March 31, 2024).
50,000 km² of territory served north of the 55th parallel.
More than 7,000 residents on the Ungava Coast living in 7 villages.
UTHC is proud to offer several new features with this medical aircraft designed and adapted to optimize health services and care.
Enhanced Safety for Staff and Patients
Optimization for Medevacs
Flexible Interior Configuration
Improved Ergonomics
Facilitated and Secure Access
Autonomy and Comfort on the Ground
This innovative configuration ensures safer, more comfortable, and more efficient medical transport for both patients and healthcare providers.