GRANDE PRAIRIE — Alberta Health Services (AHS) has completed the move from the former Queen Elizabeth II (QEII) Hospital to the new Grande Prairie Regional Hospital (GPRH).
The QEII emergency department is now permanently closed. Anyone in need of emergency medical care should go to the new GPRH site, located at 11205 110 Street in Grande Prairie.
The emergency department at the new hospital opened at 6:00 a.m. Saturday, December 4. Throughout the day, a total of 99 patients were relocated from the QEII to the new hospital. There were 1,192 AHS staff members involved in the move, along with 24 physicians and 95 volunteers.
It took approximately 11 hours to shift care to the new site, with the first patient leaving the QEII at 6:45 a.m. and the last patient leaving at 4:50 p.m. Saturday. The move finished ahead of schedule thanks to a variety of factors including extensive preplanning, and enthusiastic cooperation and collaboration across the various teams involved.
Patients were transported to GPRH using a total of 17 different Emergency Medical Services (EMS) vehicles, including eight traditional ambulances, two critical care units, one neonatal intensive care (NICU) ambulance, a 40 foot multi-patient EMS bus, four non-urgent transport units, and a recreation therapy bus.
The first emergency department visit at the new hospital took place at approximately 6:45 a.m. The first surgery was completed at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, while the first baby was born on site on December 5th at 7:35 a.m.
Thank you to our patients and their families for your patience and support during the move. We are also grateful for all of our dedicated teams and community partners who assisted with this monumental task. For more information on the new Grande Prairie Regional Hospital, visit ahs.ca/gprh.
Alberta Health Services is the provincial health authority responsible for planning and delivering health supports and services for more than four million adults and children living in Alberta. Its mission is to provide a patient-focused, quality health system that is accessible and sustainable for all Albertans.
