Reginans have another option when it comes to their medical needs. The Al Ritchie Heritage Community Health Centre is one of four community health centres recently opened in Saskatchewan as part of Connected Care, a provincial strategy to enhance access to team-based community, home and primary health care, and reduce wait times in emergency departments. […]
The province has come to terms with the Health Sciences Association of Saskatchewan on a new six year contract. The deal, which retroactively runs from 2018 to 2024, sees no wage increase in the first two years of the deal with increases of one percent in the third year and two percent in the final […]
More workers at integrated healthcare facilities who are helping some of Saskatchewan’s most vulnerable citizens through the pandemic are now eligible for the Saskatchewan Temporary Wage Supplement Program. Through a re-assessment of eligibility, the program has been further expanded to include all workers, regardless of income level, at integrated healthcare facilities which provide both short-term […]
The Saskatchewan government is investing $17.8-million into various maintenance projects for health facilities around the province. Part of the provinces $7.5-billion two year capital plan, nine different projects will be funded. • Water and sewer line replacement at the Regina General Hospital; • Front entrance upgrades at Battlefords Union Hospital; • Front entrance upgrades at […]
The Saskatchewan Health Authority will soon be re-opening eight of 12 regional emergency rooms in rural Saskatchewan that were temporarily closed as part of the readiness plan the province had to combat COVID-19. The closures, which were widely criticized, were to help build capacity for any surges in the virus while protecting against outbreaks in […]
The Saskatchewan Party is taking a big gamble as the date inches closer to a provincial election when it comes to what is happening with some emergency rooms in rural parts of the province. Because of COVID-19, the Saskatchewan Health Authority said 12 ER’s across the province would be shut down on a temporary basis […]
New data is being released by the Saskatchewan Health Authority showing the province is in a significantly better position to manage COVID-19 as a result of the interventions taken to date to slow the spread of the virus. New Saskatchewan specific information shows Saskatchewan’s Basic Reproductive Number for the virus as 3.12. This means the […]
Saskatchewan Polytechnic is doing its part to keep healthcare workers throughout the province safe in their frontline response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sask Polytech recently collected seven pallets containing thousands of pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) and other supplies from the Moose Jaw, Prince Albert, Regina and Saskatoon campuses and shipped them to a […]
Mayor Michael Fougere is encouraging citizens to safely walk outside of their homes and participate in a cheer for frontline workers. Friday has been declared as the Day of Cheer in Regina by Fougere with a city-wide event happening at 5. The mayor said on a social media post that this is an opportunity for […]
While releasing projections on the impact COVID-19 will have on the healthcare system in Saskatchewan on Wednesday, the Saskatchewan Health Authority let it be known they have four facilities ready to accomodate COVID-19 patients at the pandemic’s peak. The four locations include Regina’s two hospitals, the General and the Pasqua, as well as the Wascana […]
