Grande Prairie Regional Hospital Update
Thank you for your interest in the Grande Prairie Hospital!
The Grande Prairie Regional Hospital opened on December 4, 2021!
The new hospital is home to a 28 bed mental health unit and an additional 32 bed medicine unit. In total, GPRH has 11 operating rooms (ORs) including a dedicated obstetrics OR on the maternity unit and two new operating suites as part of the Alberta Surgical Initiative.
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Tansi and good day. We want to engage those who may be served by the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital to help create a facility that reflects the people of the region. We are an incredibly diverse community, including people with a wide variety of cultural and ethnic backgrounds; and we share this land with strong, proud Indigenous communities.
That’s why the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital Indigenous Engagement Committee was formed to guide AHS and help to ensure the Grande Prairie Reginal Hospital is a culturally safe space for Indigenous patients and their families.
We want to hear from you. Please share your ideas below on how we can visually express a warm and inclusive welcome to the hospital, now and for years to come.
Respectfully,
Stacy Greening and Len Auger
Committee co-chairs
View All Ideasalmost 3 years ago
Pictures of our cultures, food, and flags of our diverse workforce in the building to show our diversity. Tastefully done obviously. Canada.
Maybe in the main hallway at the entrance, courtyards, basement walls. Carparks could be labelled using these ideas too. Areas of the buildings could be labelled this way too for example, including corridors. I lived in a community where every area had a special name.
almost 3 years ago
Foods and Actions
This might not be what we might initially think of as a visual feature, but I think the hospital could offer foods that are traditional for the territory to inpatients for meals and visitors in the cafeteria. Also foods that reflect other people's cultural backgrounds in the area. Food is a major signal of belonging and respect in many cultures. It would be a visual feature in the cafeteria and a signal to patients that they belong. Signs and names for hospital areas that include Indigenous languages and names. Also, I want to add that I think the visual appearance of the hospital also includes the way staff treat people. I think the most important thing we need for a reconciliation-based hospital service is staff that understand their biases and are accountable. Staff that treat everyone with respect, and have an understanding of the current realities, issues, history and culture of the First Nation and metis people that live in this area. Staff doing this will also model that to other patients.
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Chief Zone Officer, North Zone
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Updates
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New hospital named: Grande Prairie Regional Hospital
Grande Prairie Regional Hospital Update has finished this stageOn December 3, 2020 the facility's official name, Grande Prairie Regional Hospital, was announced. The Ministry of Health came to this decision following in-person and online engagement sessions with staff, physicians, volunteers, partners and regional stakeholders.
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Hospital construction complete, operational commissioning is underway
Grande Prairie Regional Hospital Update has finished this stageWith construction complete, the new hospital was turned over to AHS in July 2020. Operational planning and commissioning work is now underway along with program alignment between sites. This work must be completed before the new facility can open to the public.
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Indigenous Engagement Committee seeking input
Grande Prairie Regional Hospital Update has finished this stageThe Grande Prairie Regional Hospital Indigenous Engagement Committee is looking for your ideas on how we can best visually demonstrate a welcoming, inclusive and culturally safe space. Check out the Welcoming Ideas tab for more information and to participate!
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Brand and Identity of the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital
Grande Prairie Regional Hospital Update has finished this stageDeveloping the identity of the new Grande Prairie Regional Hospital is underway. Workshops have been completed with community and staff workshops are to be completed in December. Visit the Register tab to find out more information and participate!
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Grand Opening
Grande Prairie Regional Hospital Update has finished this stageThe new Grande Prairie Regional Hospital will officially open on December 4, 2021
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Grande Prairie Regional Hospital is now open
Grande Prairie Regional Hospital Update is currently at this stage
