
La Ronge Health Centre closed as SHA evacuates 49 acute-care patients
The Saskatchewan Health Authority )SHA) says acute-care patients have been safely transferred out of La Ronge as the community evacuates in the face of a wildfire.
The mandatory evacuation order for La Ronge was issued on Monday afternoon by the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA), along with evacuation orders for the nearby Lac La Ronge Indian Band and Air Ronge, after the fire breached the local airport.
According to Derek Miller, Chief Operating Officer with the SHA, 53 acute-care patients and residents have been safely evacuated from local care homes and the La Ronge Health Centre, which is now closed, including the emergency department.
“Evacuation of these patients and residents was a rapidly evolving situation that required flexibility, close coordination and quick decision making throughout the afternoon and evening, yesterday and into the early hours of this morning,” he said.