The Saskatchewan government is shutting down more services in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Premier Scott Moe says part of this is due to the fact that is he is concerned some people returning from international travel were not following the 14-day self-isolation policy. “These measures need to be taken and taken seriously. There […]
Saskatchewan now has 26 cases of COVID-19. The province’s Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab provided an update Friday afternoon. Eighteen cases are presumptive positive and eight are confirmed. Twenty-four of the 26 cases are well enough to self-isolate at home at present; two individuals are currently in hospital, admitted for medical reasons not […]
The anger of many healthcare professionals who have received parking tickets near the General Hospital over the past few days can be downgraded. Late Thursday afternoon, the City of Regina announced all non-safety-related parking tickets issued in the area surrounding the facility since the first statement by the city on COVID-19 on March 13 will […]
Schools in Saskatchewan from Kindergarten to Grade 12 are now closed indefinitely. With the efforts on to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, the announcement was made earlier this week to close schools down. With the bell having rung for what could likely be the last time this school year, teachers and school division staff are now […]
The Saskatchewan Health Authority spoke Saturday afternoon on some of the concerns regarding coronavirus in Saskatchewan. Chief Medical Officer Dr. Julie Kryzanowski says there are still only 2 cases of people testing positive for the virus. With neither needing to be hospitalized and both having traveled recently, the SHA states there is no evidence of […]
With the growing concern around COVID-19, Saskatchewan is taking steps to enhance access to health care by providing support for physicians to offer virtual appointments to patients. The new virtual services, which will be supported through a new payment code for physicians, will enable patients to connect with physicians by telephone effective immediately. The Ministry […]
The federal government is rolling out a $1 billion funding package to help provincial health-care systems cope with the increasing number of new coronavirus cases and to help Canadian workers who are forced to isolate themselves. The money will help buy masks and other supplies for health-care workers, as well as funding research for a […]
The provincial government is telling the Saskatchewan Health Authority to look into the feasibility of a privately built, owned and operated parkade at the Regina General Hospital. For years, staff and visitors at the hospital have complained about a lack of parking and safety around the hospital. “Parking is a support service, not a direct […]
Overcapacity issues at the emergency rooms in both the General and Pasqua Hospitals in Regina have the Saskatchewan Health Authority scrambling. While the S-H-A says the situation has stablized, it still has the leader of the Saskatchewan NDP concerned. Leader Ryan Meili, who is a doctor, says long waits in the E-R can make things […]
Provincial finance ministers appeared divided into two camps going into a Tuesday meeting in Ottawa with federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau, who indicated that few concrete decisions would be made at the gathering. Ministers from Alberta and Newfoundland and Labrador declared the need to expand the fiscal stabilization program as their top priority in talks […]
