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'It broke me': Cancer patient recalls traumatic experience at RUH
Battling cancer and painful infections is no easy feat, but having to do so in a busy hospital hallway has left a Saskatoon family feeling broken. Lloyd Coakwell, 74, is battling myelofibrosis, which ...
Nov 06, 2025 Chelsea Coakwell (left), Marilyn Coakwell and Lloyd Coakwell all said the care Lloyd recieved at Saskatoon's Royal Univeristy Hospital was unnacceptable and mentally broke them. (Will Mandzuk/650CKOM)
ER nurse says more beds in hallways than in rooms at RUH
Royal University Hospital's (RUH) emergency department has more patients receiving treatment in halls than rooms. Drayson McGilvery has been a full-time nurse in the department for two-and-a-half year...
Oct 24, 2025 Royal University Hospital emergency nurse, Drayson McGilvery, said, "it can be very traumatizing for the people who are just trying to get better in these hallway spots or in tucked into these corners." (650 CKOM file photo)
Viral video at Saskatoon hospital reflects broader issue, nurses union says
The viral video of patients in beds in the hallways at Saskatoon's Royal University Hospital (RUH) is a sign of a much broader issue, according to the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN). Forty-two peo...
Oct 06, 2025 A Royal University Hospital hallway crowded with patient beds and equipment. (Tim Lang/Submitted)
VIDEO: One family's reality of the chaos in Royal University Hospital hallway
When video footage from Saskatoon's Royal University Hospital first appeared online in late September, it stunned people across the province. The short clip, filmed Sept. 25 and published below, showe...
Oct 03, 2025 A Royal University Hospital hallway crowded with patient beds and equipment. (Tim Lang/Submitted)
Viral video of overcrowded hospital hallways sparks NDP outrage
A video taken at Saskatoon's Royal University Hospital (RUH), showing the hospital hallways crowded with patient beds, has sparked outrage from the NDP, with Health Critic Keith Jorgenson calling it "...
Oct 02, 2025 NDP Health Critic Keith Jorgenson says a viral video showing patient care in the hallways of Royal University Hospital is "unacceptable." (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
First Nations woman's distressing haircut 'not called for,' family says
The family of First Nation's woman Corina Morin say her rights, traditions, and beliefs were violated when hospital staff in Saskatoon cut her hair without her consent. Morin, 54, was admitted to the ...
Aug 12, 2025 Mary Stewart said on Aug. 12, 2025 that her family member Corina Morin's rights and traditions were violated when staff at the Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon cut her hair without consent. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
First Nations woman's hair cut without consent at Saskatoon hospital, ombudsperson says
Saskatchewan's First Nations health ombudsperson says she's calling for accountability from the Saskatchewan Health Authority following a hair cutting incident in Saskatoon. According to the ombudsper...
Aug 11, 2025 The ombudsperson said Corina Morin, a 54-year-old First Nations woman, had her hair shaved off without her consent after she was admitted to the ICU at Royal University Hospital in June. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
RUH Foundation launches campaign to fund $1.2 million neurosurgical robot
Saskatoon's Royal University Hospital (RUH) Foundation is seeking to raise $1.2 million to help change the way it conducts some brain surgeries by purchasing a neurosurgical robot. Neurosurgeon Dr. Am...
Jan 14, 2025 Neurosurgeon Amit Persad is hoping the Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon will be able to raise $1.2 million. He is acquiring the skills to operate the robot at Western University in London, Ontario. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Overcapacity Saskatoon hospitals at breaking point, NDP says
Two major hospitals in Saskatoon are at breaking point from issues caused by being at overcapacity, according to the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP). St. Paul's Hospital has been operating at ...
Dec 06, 2024 The NDP says St. Paul's Hospital has been operating at 200 per cent over capacity since October, 2024. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM file photo)
New trauma mannequin helps Royal University Hospital provide training
The Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon is receiving a $300,000 donation from mining company Orano Canada. This will help the hospital share its life-saving trauma care with rural communities up no...
Sep 13, 2024 The Royal University Hospital's newest trauma training mannequin, called a SimMan, supported by Orano Canada. The mannequin can can bleed, cry, moan in pain, speak to you if hooked up to a headset, and its chest moves as it breathes. (Will Mandzuk/650KCOM)
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