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Saskatchewan’s health minister has rejected accusations from a nurses union and the Opposition NDP that some babies from Regina’s neonatal intensive care unit were sent to North Dakota for care. “No child has had to be moved out of the province for capacity issues,” Jeremy Cockrill told reporters Tuesday. “No patient has been moved out…
The Saskatchewan Health Authority says there are now six confirmed measles cases in the province. Medical Health Officer Dr. David Torr said on Thursday the most recent case was found in southwest Saskatchewan and involves an unvaccinated adult who travelled from Mexico and the United States. He said the other cases have been reported in…
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is warning the public about potential measles exposure in Saskatoon and North Battleford. The exposure risk was determined due to the third confirmed case of measles in Saskatchewan this year. The SHA says anyone who has been to any of the below locations during any of the listed dates or times should…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size SEIU-West president Barbara Cape is raising concerns about the second phase rollout for the AIMS payroll system for Saskatchewan’s health-care system. “These problems are critical,” Cape said. The AIMS software has been under scrutiny since the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) implemented it in early 2024 — when…
Every Saskatchewan emergency room is filled with people facing a wide array of medical needs from a heart attack to a sore throat. And with more and more people without a family doctor, people are relying on the ER for care. Nurses who spoke to Global News more and more people are coming in for…
All across Canada, emergency rooms are reaching overcapacity on a nearly weekly basis. In Saskatchewan, the situation is no different as people prepare to spend hours in the ER waiting for care. Rebekah Unger suffers from Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and chronic back pain. Around Christmas she started feeling pain so she went to Saskatoon City Hospital’s…
The nursing shortage across Saskatchewan has left workers feeling burnt out and patients frustrated with the lack of care available to them. As the provincial government attempts to fill gaps in medical facilities across the province, it comes with a hefty bill. Tracy Zambory, the president of the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN), said in…
COVID-19 positivity rates are down since November, says the Saskatchewan Health Authority’s Community Respiratory Illness Surveillance Program report, but so are immunizations.
The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses is begging the provincial government to look at what is happening in Saskatoon hospitals and take action. “When is enough, enough?” That was the phrase being used by Saskatoon emergency room nurses during a union meeting Friday. “We even are hearing from them today that they’re suffering from PTSD because…
By Jeremy Simes The Canadian Press Posted December 3, 2024 6:49 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A report from Saskatchewan’s privacy commissioner says hackers obtained health records of more than 7,200 residents earlier this year. The report says the breach affected Innomar clinics, which offer lab testing in…
