Governments must disaster-proof Canada's hospitals against climate change: experts

‘Experts’ claim disaster-proofing necessary for Canadian hospitals due to climate change

Experts claimed that climate change is expected to bring more "climate-related emergencies" to hospitals in coming years.

Governments must disaster-proof Canada’s hospitals against climate change: experts

OTTAWA — A wall of flames met David Matear when he finally stepped outside of the downtown Fort McMurray hospital, after the final patient was hurried out of the building and into a waiting bus.

Canada needs to do more to disaster-proof its hospitals, experts say

With the number of climate-related emergencies expected to worsen, some parts of the country will need to move quickly to disaster-proof life-saving infrastructure, experts say.

Governments must disaster-proof Canada's hospitals against climate change: experts

OTTAWA — A wall of flames met David Matear when he finally stepped outside of the downtown Fort McMurray hospital, after the final patient was hurried out of the building and into a waiting bus. “You couldn’t see the trees. You just saw fire,” said Matear, the senior operating director for the health system in […]

Governments must disaster-proof Canada's hospitals against climate change: experts

OTTAWA – A wall of flames met David Matear when he finally stepped outside of the downtown Fort McMurray hospital, after the final patient was hurried out of the building […]

Governments must disaster-proof Canada’s hospitals against climate change: experts

OTTAWA — A wall of flames met David Matear when he finally stepped outside of the downtown Fort McMurray hospital, after the final patient was hurried out of the building and into a waiting bus. “You couldn’t see the trees. You just saw fire,” said Matear, the senior operating director for the health system in northern Alberta at that time. “The fire was right on the doorstep … literally, probably about, I don’t know, 200 metres away.” The sky…