In the summer of 2023, as forest fires ravaged northern Quebec, a team of º«¹úÂãÎè nephrologists and healthcare workers faced an unprecedented challenge: how to save the lives of the dialysis patients of Eeyou Istchee (Cree nation) while keeping communities together. We spoke to the three doctors — Rita Suri, Laura Horowitz and Catherine Weber (above, left to right) — who led the charge, and created a robust emergency dialysis strategy out of the crisis.Â
