Mobile Hospital Project
The goal of the project is to build the capacity within Eeyou Istchee to deliver medical services via a mobile non-surgical field hospital, known as an Emergency Response Unit (ERU), which, by the end of 2025, will be deployed anywhere on the territory in case of emergency.
Working with partners
The project is a partnership between CBHSSJB, Cree Nation Government, Cree Nation of Chisasibi, and the Canadian Red Cross.
Three project objectives
- Develop a mobile non-surgical hospital unit capable of operating in arctic and subarctic conditions, designed for light transportation and rapid set-up, based on risk mapping.
- Build up an emergency-competent workforce composed of Cree and non-Cree workers and professionals based in Eeyou Istchee.
- Share expertise in the delivery of emergency health services for Northern communities.
Explore more
Due to increased numbers of COVID-19 cases in Eeyou Istchee, two Emergency Response Units (ERUs) have been installed outside Chisasibi Hospital. These tents will serve as a patient waiting room and triage room.
Modern Mituukan were built to protect the ERUs from wintery conditions.
After living in the Emergency Response Units for eight months, eleven Elders return to Chisasibi’s Multi-Service Day Centre
The objective of the visit was to get acquainted with the operations and techniques related to the deployment of a field hospital in the context of a possible health crisis in Eeyou Istchee.
