Moe hopes new urgent care centres will help struggling Sask. hospitals
Saskatchewan’s premier is hoping new urgent care centres will help alleviate disruptions at larger health facilities across the province.
Over the coming days, Scott Moe said he’ll be asking Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill and the Saskatchewan Health Authority why there have been a number of emergency department and health centre disruptions since the beginning of the year, and what’s being done about the issue.
The health authority issued a notice on February 14 indicating that the emergency department at Saskatoon’s City Hospital would only operate from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. until Feb. 23, “based on physician availability.”
The SHA directed potential patients to go to Royal University or St. Paul’s Hospital outside of those hours, even though both of those hospitals have also been regularly operating over capacity.