Health-care evacuations are the 'new normal.' Here are lessons from Alberta's last wildfire season

During last year's history-making wildfire season in Alberta, the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital became an emergency staging centre for about 100 relocated patients and continuing care residents from threatened communities. As evacuations become more common, health officials are learning on the fly.

Health-care evacuations are the 'new normal.' Here are lessons from Alberta's last wildfire season
A fire burns above a forest, smoke fills the sky.

During last year's history-making wildfire season in Alberta, the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital became an emergency staging centre for about 100 relocated patients and continuing care residents from threatened communities. As evacuations become more common, health officials are learning on the fly.