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Outage causes delays for patients trying to access eHealth records
Some hospitals and medical teams were not able to access patient records Friday due to a connectivity issue with eHealth Saskatchewan. A statement from the health network said it became aware of the i...
Mar 03, 2023
Sask. syphilis numbers still growing, with 639% increase since 2019
By Susan McNeil The rate of syphilis cases in Saskatchewan has seen a massive jump since an outbreak was first declared in 2019. Dr. Ibrahim Khan, regional medical officer of health for Indigenous Ser...
Mar 03, 2023 (Photo 81308885 © One Photo | Dreamstime.com)
Unions want voices heard after federal health-care deal reached
The Saskatchewan government announced Wednesday it has formally accepted Ottawa's offer of increased health-care funding. The deal includes a one-time, $61-million investment into health care for the ...
Mar 02, 2023
Saskatchewan reports decrease in COVID-related deaths, hospitalizations
The number of COVID-related deaths and hospitalizations dropped in Saskatchewan over the past two weeks, while the total number of confirmed COVID cases remained relatively stable. According to the Co...
Mar 02, 2023 (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
Sask. man in hospital after stroke in Arizona, denied coverage from Blue Cross
By Nolan Kowal A Saskatchewan family is coping with an insanely high medical bill and other expenses after a man suffered a stroke while in Arizona and was denied medical coverage. Louis Lamothe of Ha...
Mar 02, 2023
'It isn't enough:' Merriman says Ottawa not meeting health-care obligation
Saskatchewan has accepted the federal government's offer of increased health-care funding, but the provincial health minister says it falls short of Ottawa's obligation. The funding boost includes a o...
Mar 01, 2023
Recruitment push adding to Saskatchewan’s health-care ranks
Fifteen registered nurses from Philippines are preparing to start work in Saskatchewan. According to the Ministry of Health, the nurses are currently working through a “bridging” program t...
Feb 23, 2023
COVID-19 deaths, hospitalizations, cases decline in Saskatchewan
COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are all trending downward in Saskatchewan. According to a report from the Ministry of Health covering the period from Jan. 29 through last Saturday, the pro...
Feb 16, 2023
Construction reaches halfway point on Regina's Urgent Care Centre
The new Urgent Care Centre in Regina is halfway home. The Saskatchewan government announced Friday that construction on the facility at 1320 Albert St. is 50 per cent complete. According to the govern...
Feb 10, 2023 The Urgent Care Centre in Regina. (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
NDP leader unhappy after bat caught in Regina hospital NICU
With health-care staff already overworked, they shouldn't be tasked with catching unwanted visitors on top of their normal duties. That's how Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck said she feels after se...
Feb 09, 2023
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Sarah Mills: Accountability is a word some elected officials seem to be forgetting
From four people walking away from the RM of Sherwood council with little to no explanation to the reaction of some coun...
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