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The Saskatchewan Health Authority says “significant discrepancies” in a report last week created a false impression of hospital bed use in Saskatoon.
The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) released a report that shows Saskatchewan was far below the national occupancy rate in 2022-23.
However, a statement provided by SHA on Wednesday said the report does not accurately describe the state of Saskatoon hospitals.
“The data submitted by the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) to CIHI was incorrect, resulting in significant discrepancies with the occupancy level information reported by CIHI in their latest report,” the statement read.
“The SHA is working to provide the correct numbers to CIHI.”
The SHA and the province are working to address the discrepancies and ensure the 2023-2024 statistics are accurate.
