Grande Prairie & Area extends over 150,000 square kilometres from Grande Cache in the south, west to the BC border, east to Fox Creek and north to Manning and Red Earth Creek.

The area serves 130,000 residents and many more from eastern BC, northern Alberta and the Northwest Territories.

The Queen Elizabeth II Hospital in Grande Prairie is the centre of the area and a referral centre for our own communities, as well as our northern neighbours. The hospital has the most northern MRI facility in Canada and an extensive variety of secondary services, including a neonatal intensive care unit and a comprehensive diabetes wellness program.

When asked what they like most about their jobs, many staff said they value the work environment that allows them to spend more time on personalized patient care and that has a commitment to staff development and education.

Our Communities

The City of Grande Prairie is the largest urban centre in Grande Prairie & Area. Grande Prairie has all the features of a big city with a small town feel. Accommodation is reasonably priced, the city is safe and all the services, amenities and recreation opportunities of a large centre can be found close by.

Going south, Grande Cache is situated in the dramatic and breathtaking Rocky Mountains. To the north, our communities are nestled throughout some of Alberta's richest agricultural lands, near stunning river valleys and among our vast and rugged boreal forest lands.

Our Facilities Our facilities are located in the communities of Beaverlodge, Fairview, Fox Creek, Gift Lake, Grande Cache, Grande Prairie, Grimshaw, High Prairie, Hythe, Kinuso, Manning, McLennan, Peace River, Spirit River, Valleyview and Worsley. The community of Worsley is served by two nurse practitioners.
Grande Prairie & Area has an integrated health system supported by regional referral programs and services based out of Grande Prairie. Grande Prairie & Area has the most extensive telehealth system in Alberta for intersite and interregional collaboration, consultation, education and meetings.

Our 12 Acute Care Facilities

The Queen Elizabeth II Hospital - 148 beds
Peace River Community Health Centre - 30 beds
Fairview Health Complex - 25 beds
High Prairie Health Complex - 25 beds
Sacred Heart Community Health Centre - 20 beds
Beaverlodge Municipal Hospital - 18 beds
Valleyview Health Complex - 15 beds
Central Peace Health Complex - 10 beds
Grande Cache General Hospital - 10 beds
Manning Community Health Centre -10 beds
Grimshaw/Berwyn and District Community Health Centre - 4 beds
Fox Creek Health Centre - 4 beds

Our 12 Continuing Care Sites

Mackenzie Place - 128 beds
Fairview Health Complex - 69 beds
Grande Prairie Continuing Care Centre - 60 beds
Sutherland Place - 45 beds
Sacred Heart Community Health Centre - 45 beds
Grimshaw/Berwyn and District Community Health Centre - 45 beds
J.B. Wood Extended Care - 35 beds
Hythe Continuing Care Centre - 31 beds
Manning CommunityHealth Centre - 15 beds
Valleyview Health Complex - 17 beds
Central Peace Health Complex - 16 beds
Grande Cache General Hospital - 5 beds

Our Public Health Centre Offices:

Public Health Centre, Beaverlodge
Public Health Centre, Spirit River
Public Health, Fairview
Public Health, Fox Creek
Public Health Centre, Gift Lake
Public Health Centre, Grande Cache
Public Health Centre, Grande Prairie (two sites)
Public Health, Grimshaw
Public Health, High Prairie
Public Health centre, Kinuso
Public Health, Manning
Public Health, Peace River
Public Health, McLennan
Public Health Centre, Valleyview
Public Health, Worsley