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ICU bed temporarily closed at Regina hospital due to short staffing
A hospital intensive care unit is rarely not a busy place, but in Regina there's one less bed - and therefore resources - to help take the load off. According to an internal Saskatchewan Health Author...
Jul 12, 2023
'We all know someone:' Sask. knee and hip replacement wait times worst in Canada
It's likely that you know someone waiting for a surgery in Saskatchewan. They might have to keep waiting, as the province has the worst surgical wait times in the country. According to the Canadian In...
Jul 06, 2023
NDP and family call on province to find new pediatric gastroenterologist
The Saskatchewan NDP and a Saskatoon family are calling on the provincial government to bring a pediatric gastroenterologist to the province. The province currently has no pediatric gastroenterologigi...
Jun 27, 2023 Krista Young was joined by NDP Leader Carla Beck (right) and NDP health critic Vicki Mowat (left) as she spoke about the difficulty she encountered while getting her son Casten (bottom right) treated for Crohn's disease in Saskatchewan.
Sask. expands responsibilities for three groups of health professionals
Three groups of health-care professionals in Saskatchewan are getting expanded scopes of practice. On Friday, the provincial government announced pharmacists, nurse practitioners and advanced care par...
Jun 16, 2023 Paul Merriman, Saskatchewan's health minister. (650 CKOM file photo)
'There's just no options:' Mother struggling to find care for daughter with autism
A Saskatchewan mom has gained a huge following on social media chronicling her journey as a parent. And now, she wants the provincial government to take action by improving access to health and child ...
May 22, 2023
New CEO hired for Saskatchewan health worker recruitment Crown
The provincial government has found someone to helm its new Crown corporation, the Saskatchewan Healthcare Recruitment Agency. Erin Brady was introduced as the new CEO earlier this week, the first to ...
May 07, 2023
Four hospitals on bypass: Opposition wants more health-care transparency
The Saskatchewan NDP is pointing once again at the province's struggling health-care system and calling for more transparency from the government. On Wednesday, the Official Opposition released a phot...
May 03, 2023
'Very overwhelming:' Saskatoon loses only pediatric allergist
Spring is allergy season, but if a child under 12 in Saskatoon needs to see an allergist they may have to leave the province to do it. Dr. Ana-Maria Bosonea is the only allergist in Saskatoon who curr...
Apr 10, 2023 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Sask. reducing barriers for internationally educated health-care workers
Saskatchewan is looking to make it easier for people trained outside of Saskatchewan to get their credentials recognized in the province, with a move the provincial government calls "nation-leading." ...
Apr 05, 2023 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Sask. to stop mandatory masking in health-care settings
Mandatory masking in public hasn't been the law of the land in Saskatchewan for more than a year, but on Tuesday, the provincial government is expected to rip the final COVID-19 band-aid off and remov...
Apr 04, 2023
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