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 […]
The Saskatchewan NDP wants to see amendments made to the Public Interest Disclosure Act to protect health care employees in the province who want to voice concerns. This comes after a “hush memo” from September written by the Saskatchewan Health Authority warning frontline workers to not speak to the media, their licensing body or outside […]
NDP leader Ryan Meili is accusing the government of trying to silence doctors when it comes to problems in the healthcare system. Meili produced what is being referred to as a “hush memo” during Question Period on Tuesday. The memo, issued in late September by the Saskatchewan Health Authority, instructed Saskatchewan doctors to stop advocating […]
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 […]
The leader of the provincial opposition says opening five new emergency units wouldn’t solve the overcapacity problem in Saskatoon hospitals. Ryan Meili says internal documents from the Saskatchewan Health Authority asked for urgent action to deal with an extreme overcapacity crisis with one indicating as of Saturday there were 150 patients in areas where they […]
A new website launched on Tuesday means Saskatchewan residents can now see lab test results and other personal health records anywhere, anytime. MySaskHealthRecord is being called a game changer by Warren Kaeding, Minister of Rural and Remote Health. “This is a game changer, giving patients the information they need to play an active role in […]
Saskatchewan residents will be able to get their flu shot in the next couple of weeks. The Saskatchewan Health Authority announced that after a brief delay in the delivery of the vaccine, clinics across the province will receive their vaccines in time for flu shot locations to be opened on October 21st. Chief Medical Health […]
72 year old Allan Landrie, who was reported missing from his home in the 2400 block of Louise Avenue last Saturday afternoon was been found dead in the 100 block of Hospital Drive. Security footage showed Mr. Landrie going into Royal University Hospital that same Saturday. The search has been ongoing until he was located […]
Broadview Union Hospital’s emergency room will stay closed for the foreseeable future according to the Saskatchewan Health Authority. In a news release, the SHA says due to a lack of consistent lab, diagnostic and physician services at the hospital, emergency and acute care services will not be available longer than expected. The SHA had previous […]
It’s a historic day in Saskatchewan, as the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital holds their grand opening Thursday in Saskatoon. The 176 bed facility is the first of its kind in Saskatchewan, and completes a decade-long campaign to get the hospital built, resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars in donations and provincial funding. During his […]
