Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili says now is the time to invest in critical infrastructure to help beat COVID-19. He says it’s important that the province invest in hospitals to cut down wait times and invest in schools to decrease class sizes to help curb the spread of the virus. Meili says the Sask. Party […]
Saskatchewan’s highest court has overruled a disciplinary decision and a $26,000 fine levied against a nurse who criticized her grandfather’s care on Facebook. The Saskatchewan Registered Nurses Association had made a finding of professional misconduct against Carolyn Strom, a registered nurse from Prince Albert. “Criticism of the health-care system is manifestly in the public interest,” […]
The Saskatchewan NDP is committed to bringing in over a thousand new healthcare professionals to the frontlines with a health human resources plan if elected as government this fall. On Monday morning near the Pasqua Hospital in Regina, NDP leader Ryan Meili said it’s part of his party’s promise to repair Saskatchewan’s failing health system […]
It is something that many in Regina have been saying has been needed for a long time. Health Minister Jim Reiter and officials from the Saskatchewan Health Authority were at the Pasqua Hospital on Monday morning to announce plans for a $15-million urgent care centre. Funding will be taken from the government’s two-year, $7.5 billion […]
Each year, the head of the Saskatchewan Medical Association likes to tour the province and meet with doctors to discuss what concerns they have and how best to address them, With COVID-19 still being prevalent, Dr. Barb Konstantynowicz can’t do those visits face-to-face, but she is holding virtual meetings with six of eleven having been […]
It took more than two decades for the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital to become a reality, and this month we celebrate the first anniversary of the grand opening. To recognize that, and to honour the hospital’s namesake and largest donor, Jim Pattison, who donated $50-million to the hospital, a bronze statue has been unveiled outside […]
Another promise from NDP leader Ryan Meili as we get closer and closer to a provincial election campaign. He says he is committed to enacting legislation which would protect the province from privatized healthcare and reverse steps towards a two-tiered system the Saskatchewan Party has taken. Speaking at an event in Regina on Wednesday, Meili […]
Those needing service from the St. Peter’s Hospital in Melville are being told of some service disruptions to the emergency department this month by the Saskatchewan Health Authority. The SHA says due to a recent doctor shortage in Melville, there will be a gap in services for the E-R on September 9, 14, 19, 24 […]
Big news for the city of Weyburn on Friday as Details on a new hospital were announced Friday morning. The 35-bed facility, which will include a 10-bed inpatient mental health unit, will be situated in the city’s north end. The hospital will create an integrated model of care and bring together services which are currently […]
A group of SEIU-West members will be outside of health care facilities in Moose Jaw today Wednesday demonstrating their frustration with the pace of bargaining and what they call, the Saskatchewan government’s refusal to negotiate a fair deal. Demonstrators will rotate between Providence Place, Crescent View Clinic, and Dr. FH Wigmore Regional Hospital between 11:30 […]
