Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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Pilot project teams up doctors and nurses in Regina hospital unit
The Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region is promoting its accountable care unit at the Pasqua Hospital. It is a team-based approach where the doctor spends the day in the unit with nurses and other team me...
May 12, 2016
John Black LEAN book accuses Sask. of 'racist overtones'
The man who brought the province LEAN is not cutting down his thoughts on his time in Saskatchewan. In his book "The Toyota Way to Healthcare Excellence", Black wrote that the government was at best "...
May 11, 2016
Saskatchewan opens doors on visiting hours at health facilities
Saskatchewan hospitals and care homes will now be open to visitors 24 hours a day, the first in Canada to do so. The province is adopting an open family policy allowing patients more access to their l...
May 11, 2016
Sask. nurses in dispute over roles of LPNs vs. RNs
The question of who does what at the patient bedside is causing a rift within the Saskatchewan Registered Nurses Association (SRNA). Controversial new bylaws accepted by the provincial government deta...
May 03, 2016
Reports of chlamydia on the rise in Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region
Alberta is seeing Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) rise to levels not seen since the 1980's but Saskatchewan doesn't appear to be heading down the same path. According to a recent news report, g...
May 01, 2016
2 Swift Current care facilities seeing virus outbreaks
Two health care facilities in Swift Current are dealing with viruses. The Saskatchewan Disease Control Laboratory (SDCL) confirms there is a norovirus outbreak at the Palliser Regional Care Centre. Th...
Apr 29, 2016
Study finds Sask. has Canada's shortest surgery waits
A new study shows that Saskatchewan has the shortest wait times for surgery in Canada. This news comes four years after an initiative was launched by the provincial government to get surgi...
Apr 26, 2016
Preventing the suicide crisis in Northern Sask. comes with challenges
Isolation is the root cause of mental health issues in the region, according to mental health workers in northern Saskatchewan First Nations and Metis communities. The challenges in communities such a...
Apr 22, 2016
New Regina unit offers dedicated care for dementia patients
A new unit that will treat those suffering from dementia is scheduled to open Monday in Regina. The Southern Saskatchewan Dementia Assessment Unit is located at the Wascana Rehabilitation Centre. It'l...
Apr 15, 2016
Issues in Attawapiskat similar to those in Saskatchewan
As the country reacts to a youth suicide crisis in the community of Attawapiskat, people who work in Saskatchewan's north say the same problems are rampant here. Ken Ladouceur is the director o...
Apr 13, 2016
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