People from Regina and across the province participated in the Seniors’ Summit on Saturday afternoon to have a discussion on pressing issues in seniors health care in Saskatchewan. Health care workers, family members, researchers and others gathered at the mâmawêyatitân centre in Regina. Hosted by CUPE 5430, the event offered participants a chance to gather information […]
OTTAWA — Canadian health officials are warning consumers to avoid romaine lettuce grown in Salinas, Calif., because of another food poisoning outbreak. The notice comes almost exactly one year after a similar outbreak led to a blanket warning about romaine, ranging from whole heads to pre-cut salad mixes. The Public Health Agency of Canada says one […]
A few days after the release of the Saskatchewan Party’s growth plan for the upcoming decade, the Sask. NDP find there are some flaws in the strategy when it comes to population growth. Finance Critic Trent Wotherspoon feels the government hasn’t properly thought out how they will address current issues with growing numbers in schools […]
A Freedom of Information (FOI) regarding the General Hospital in Regina has prompted the Sask. NDP to ask questions about health infrastructure in the province. The FOI revealed a number of problems reported by staff at the facility including issues in the Infectious Disease Clinic and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). In a note […]
The Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA) is happy to see the provincial government is moving towards controlling and regulating vaping in the province, but its members hope the government will consider introducing tougher laws to help control rising vaping numbers among Saskatchewan youth. During the week, Health Minister Jim Reiter announced new vaping regulations for the […]
The Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Radiothon ends Thursday afternoon. Money raised goes to providing equipment at the new facility which opened a couple of months ago. Brynn Boback-Lane is the president and CEO of the Children’s Hospital Foundation. She says it is so great to have the hospital now operating. “The amount of pride that […]
The NDP is calling for a provincial strategy to deal with a backlog of treatment in emergency rooms in Regina and Saskatoon hospitals. Opposition health critic Vicki Mowat said emergency room wait times are up 22 per cent in Regina and 20 per cent in Saskatoon this year. The issue was brought up during Thursday’s question period […]
Heading into day two of the Radiothon for at the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital in Saskatoon, more inspiring stories are being shared. Nik and Crystal Ruszkowski from Prince Albert were the first patients at the hospital with their baby girl Wren. Crystal had to go into a c-section after she was diagnosed with HELLP […]
The provincial opposition is continuing to question the Sask Party government’s record on emergency wait room times. This comes after the provincial government announced a 10 million dollar investment into reducing surgical wait times Wednesday, but no funding to address ER wait times, which according to the NDP, is leading to hallway medicine. NDP leader […]
The Saskatchewan government says it will spend $10 million to help reduce wait times for some surgeries. The province says the cash will go toward 1,700 additional surgeries that will be performed before the end of March 2020. The procedures affected include cataracts, hip and knee replacements, gynecological, dental, and ear, nose and throat surgeries. […]
