Edmonton’s Henwood addiction treatment centre is closed for the foreseeable future after flood damage
Two reports say the provincially run Henwood Treatment Centre in Edmonton has shut down after June flood damage, with Friends of Medicare calling for urgent action on addiction treatment capacity.
The update
- A provincially run addiction treatment centre in Edmonton, the Henwood Treatment Centre, is closed for the foreseeable future after significant flood damage in June.
- Friends of Medicare says the closed site had 64 beds and was Edmonton’s largest public voluntary addiction treatment facility.
- The advocacy group is urging Albertans to support calls for urgent, evidence-based action in response to the drug poisoning crisis after the closure.
Why this matters
The closure removes a reported 64-bed public addiction treatment site in Edmonton, raising questions about local treatment capacity during an ongoing drug-poisoning crisis. Edmonton live context in the evidence pack also shows several emergency sites with waits above one hour, including WestView Health Centre at 3 hr 8 min, though the sources do not directly link those waits to this closure.
Confirmed details
Daily Hive Edmonton reported that the provincially run Henwood Treatment Centre in Edmonton has closed for the foreseeable future after sustaining significant flood damage in June.
Medicine Hat News reported that Friends of Medicare said the Henwood Treatment Centre was a 64-bed facility and the largest public voluntary addiction treatment facility in Edmonton.
Friends of Medicare is urging Albertans to support calls for urgent, evidence-based action against the drug poisoning crisis following the closure, according to Medicine Hat News.
What happens next
Watch for an official update on whether the province will reopen Henwood, relocate clients, or replace the lost treatment capacity.