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Here's why Sask. may be in a tough spot to …

WEBThe Saskatchewan Ministry of Health announced this month that the Saskatchewan Health Authority hopes to recruit at least 150 and as many as 300 international health care …

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Latest Sask. COVID-19 report shows increase CTV News

WEBThe CRISP report, released on Friday covers the period between Aug. 13 and Sept. 9. COVID-19 laboratory testing is uncommon outside of a hospital setting, so the report …

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Saskatoon hospital overcrowding: SHA creating 285 'new' …

WEBPublished Dec. 19, 2023 1:06 p.m. PST. Share. Health officials are adding hundreds of permanent healthcare positions in Saskatoon to deal with hospital overcrowding. On …

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Sask. hospitals still feeling COVID-19 pressure as ICU …

WEBA Saskatchewan health official is asking the public to be patient as the province continues to experience a "high plateau" of acute care demand for COVID-19 cases.

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Province giving family doctors $20M boost ahead of new …

WEBPublished Nov. 4, 2023 12:51 p.m. PDT. The province is giving one-time funding of $20 million to family physicians as a stopgap measure before Saskatchewan moves to a new …

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Sask. health care: A million hours of overtime clocked by …

WEBPublished Nov. 16, 2023 8:52 a.m. PST. Share. The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses said nurses have clocked more than a million hours of overtime this year as they face a …

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Sask. nurses detail 'chaos and crisis' at hospital CTV News

WEBPublished April 18, 2023 12:56 p.m. PDT. Share. A nurse working in the emergency room of one of Saskatchewan's largest hospitals says she is "praying" nothing tragic happens as …

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Sask. hospital staff call out overcrowding, unsafe …

WEBPublished Nov. 13, 2023 11:42 a.m. PST. Share. Nursing staff at St. Paul’s Hospital in Saskatoon are calling on Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) to act on unsafe …

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Sask. looks to open primary care clinics run by nurse …

WEBThese clinics will act as an additional avenue for patients to receive primary care services. "Access to primary health care is a high priority for our government," Premier Scott Moe …

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PCL Construction awarded nearly $1 billion Sask. hospital …

WEBPublished Feb. 4, 2024 11:25 a.m. PST. Share. The Saskatchewan government has awarded PCL Construction with a nearly $1 billion contract to build a new tower at the …

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Omicron: Sask. doctors told to brace for 'toughest' COVID-19 …

WEBThe Saskatchewan Health Authority expects an overwhelming acute care surge due to the Omicron COVID-19 variant. "Current state is an emergency. Public health currently …

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Sask. Lifelabs patients could be eligible for up to $150 in

WEBPublished Dec. 8, 2023 9:24 a.m. PST. Saskatchewan patients who used Lifelabs for medical services could be eligible to receive up to $150 as part of a class-action …

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Sask. nurses 'stop the line' after patient goes into respiratory arrest

WEBPublished Feb. 6, 2024 9:24 a.m. PST. A traumatic situation in a Saskatoon hospital waiting room prompted nurses to enact a last-resort measure to sound the alarm about …

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Sask. COVID-19 rates rising ahead of anticipated fall surge

WEBSaskatchewan saw a 73 per cent increase of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the latest two-week surveillance report. There were an average of 141 confirmed COVID-19 cases …

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'Shocking' jump in STI rates among Indigenous people in Sask. is …

WEBPat McKay Published Tuesday, March 30, 2021 2:29PM CST Last Updated Tuesday, March 30, 2021 6:53PM CST

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Prince Albert hospital expansion begins first phase of construction

WEBThe expansion project is expected to cost about $300 million. It will increase the number of beds from 173 to 242, create a larger emergency department, replace the adult mental …

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Sask. restricts needle exchange, axes harm reduction CTV News

WEBThe Saskatchewan government says it will no longer fund some harm reduction measures for illicit drug users and will place limits on needle exchange programs.

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Sask. Health Authority touts progress dealing with hospital …

WEBPublished March 21, 2024 10:14 a.m. PDT. Share. The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has said its efforts in relieving capacity issues in the province’s two major cities is …

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'A methodical approach': Addictions expert applauds Sask. shifting

WEBA leading addictions and recovery expert is applauding Saskatchewan's new approach to illicit drug use issues of moving focus away from harm reduction and towards recovery.

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