Tag Archives: health

They are heralding it as a first in Canada; Saskatchewan is adopting an 'open family policy' which will allow 24-hour access for family visitors to patients in hospitals or special care homes. No...

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...

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 "...

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...

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...

Alberta is seeing Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)  rise to levels not seen since the 1980s, but Saskatchewan doesn't appear to be heading down the same path. According to a recent new...

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...

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...

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...

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...