Health

SHA explains COVID-19 planning for the North

The SHA is providing more details about the coordinated provincial response to manage COVID-19 in Northern Saskatchewan. Yesterday the province released information on plans to create dedicated spaces...

Apr 09, 2020 Hospitals for non-COVID patients only are shown in blue, hospitals for mixed patients are shown in black. (Presentation/SHA)

Alberta doctors file lawsuit against province after changes to billing

EDMONTON - The Alberta Medical Association has filed a lawsuit against the province after the United Conservative government went ahead with changes to how doctors can bill for their services.The asso...

Apr 09, 2020

Lawyers, advocate call for inmate release before COVID-19 spreads

The number COVID-19 cases in prisons is rising, prompting Canada's criminal lawyers and an inmate advocacy group to call on the federal and provincial governments to reduce the number of peo...

Apr 09, 2020

Controls can keep Canadian COVID-19 deaths under 22,000, health agency says

OTTAWA - With strong control measures, the federal public health agency projects that 11,000 to 22,000 Canadians could die of COVID-19 in the coming months.The Public Health Agency of Canada says shor...

Apr 09, 2020

Controls can keep Canadian COVID-19 deaths under 22,000, health agency says

OTTAWA - With strong control measures, the federal public health agency projects that 11,000 to 22,000 Canadians could die of COVID-19 in the coming months.The Public Health Agency of Canada says shor...

Apr 09, 2020

Provincial COVID-19 totals at 271 with 103 recovered

The province's North has three more COVID-19 cases, bringing the region's total to 51, while there are four cases in the Far North region. On Wednesday, April 8, the province announced there are 11 ne...

Apr 08, 2020 Saskatchewan Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Lisa Schick/CKOM News Staff)

Plans continue in NESD for supplemental learning during pandemic

School divisions from across the province continue to prepare for a new way to educate students.The COVID-19 pandemic has forced divisions to implement supplemental learning procedures, which can incl...

Apr 08, 2020 (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)

Province releases planning scenarios for COVID-19, prepares for 153,000 to 408,000 cases

They are not predictions or expectations, but the province has released three 'what if' scenarios to assess the potential impact of COVID-19 transmission on Saskatchewan's health care system.These sce...

Apr 08, 2020

Nipawin Region Hospital Foundation raising money for video laryngoscope

The Nipawin Region Health Foundation (NRHF) is raising money for some important medical equipment.NRHF Executive Director Lewis Robin told northeastNOW they were approached by the facility administrat...

Apr 07, 2020 (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)

Northern health centres need help on PPE shortages

Health centres offering service to the 33 communities that make up the Northern Inter Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) are sounding the alarm bell about shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE)...

Apr 07, 2020 The William Charles Health Centre at Montreal Lake is one of 28 facilities in NITHA. (submitted photo)