Hours after the World Health Organization labelled the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic, the Government of Saskatchewan provided an update on how the province is preparing for a possible outbreak in the province. Provincial Health Minister Jim Reiter, the province’s Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab, and John Ash from the Saskatchewan Health Authority said […]
A review on congested emergency rooms in Regina and Saskatoon which was asked for by the Saskatchewan NDP last fall was released on Thursday. The review shows that one of the big reasons for the E-R’s being as crowded as they are is not only are people in both cities coming to hospital first, but […]
The Saskatchewan Health Authority says they have tested 13 people for the Coronavirus in the province. Six of the tests have come back negative with the other seven still pending. Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab said anyone who has been to the Hubei province of China should call Healthline upon arrival and then […]
The Saskatchewan Health Authority are helping make 100 long-term care beds available in two Regina-area care homes. Emmanuel Villa Personal Care Home in Emerald Park and Brightwater Senior Living in Regina will be receiving the beds for the next two years, with the potential for extension. The beds will be offered to residents of Regina’s […]
Canada’s public health agencies are waiting to hear whether the World Health Organization is going to declare a global emergency over an outbreak of coronavirus in China. Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab said the risk in Canada is low, but there is increasing concern globally for several reasons. “Initially when the it was […]
The Saskatchewan health Authority is confirming five deaths from influenza since September of 2019. Of the five deaths, two were adults, while the rest were senior citizens, meaning no children died from influenza that the SHA knows about. Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab said North American is experiencing a unique flu season where […]
The Saskatchewan NDP wants more answers regarding vendor-sponsored travel from the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) over the span of two years. NDP leader Ryan Meili has sent a letter to health minister Jim Reiter asking for more clarification linked to “questionable practices” the SHA followed to sign contracts with companies that covered travel expenses for […]
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 […]
The distinction of being the first baby born in 2020 goes to Verity Broda. The girl, who weighed 7 lbs, 11 oz and measured 53.5 centimeters, came into the world at 3:08 on Wednesday morning at the General Hospital The girl, whose parents are Crystal and Peter Broda of Regina, is fine as is the […]
A notice of workplace reorganization has been handed to 500 unionized staff members at the Pioneer Village. The Saskatchewan Health Authority says there are too many staff for the declining number of people in the nursing home. There are now 172 residents in the facility. The exodus is being blamed on the building’s deterioration. Earlier […]
