July 23, 2024
JASPER — To ensure the safety of all patients and staff, the Seton - Jasper Healthcare Centre was evacuated early this morning due to wildfire activity in the area.
Alberta Health Services (AHS) and our EMS partners safely evacuated 23 acute care patients and designated supportive living residents. Three people were discharged to family, and the remainder were evacuated by EMS.
Patients and residents were transported to healthcare facilities in Edson and Hinton; two patients were flown to Prince George. AHS has contacted families of those impacted and will continue to provide information as needed.
Emergency services including EMS resources remain in the community to support people still in the community, including emergency first responders. If you have an emergency, please call 911.
All appointments with laboratory services, diagnostic imaging, mental health, and public health in the community are postponed at this time. Clients will be contacted directly by AHS to be rescheduled as soon as possible.
We are extremely grateful for our frontline teams, staff and physicians who came together overnight to support the response across AHS, and especially those whose families have been evacuated. We are grateful for and are actively supporting those who remain in the community.
AHS provides wildfire resources for Albertans at AHS.ca/wildfire, including mental health, air quality, and emergency planning links.
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. Our mission is to provide a patient-focused, quality health system that is accessible and sustainable for all Albertans. Our current focus is on reducing emergency department wait-times, improving EMS response times, increasing access to surgeries, and improving patient flow.
