Tag Archives: Health
'This is unbelievable' : Sask NDP and supporters share healthcare woes
Battlefords resident Amanda Singh struggles with a disease that causes severe pain and inflammation in her lungs, heart and spine. In the early days of her illness, she would have to wait at the hospi...
Oct 04, 2024
‘It’s terrifying’: Health-care workers sound alarm at Legislative Building
Many nurses are fed up with how health care is treated in Saskatchewan.Hundreds of nurses were joined by other health-care workers and members of the public at a rally outside the Legislative Building...
Oct 04, 2024
Alzheimer's Society reaches out to provincial election candidates
New data suggests that over the next 30 years, the number of people in Saskatchewan living with dementia will increase to over 40,000. That's why the Alzheimer's Society of Saskatchewan is hoping to g...
Oct 03, 2024
Sask. NDP demands Moe explain health system woes, overcapacity hospitals
SASKATOON, Sask. - Saskatchewan New Democrats say the Saskatchewan Party's Scott Moe needs to explain how emergency rooms became overwhelmed under his watch as premier.Health care reform is one of the...
Oct 03, 2024
Former health authority employee first patient treated by Melfort's primary stroke centre
A former Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) employee was the first person to put Melfort's primary stroke centre designation to the test, months before it was set to go live. Doris Smith fell ill on ...
Sep 27, 2024
SHA reaffirms commitment to Truth and Reconciliation
The colour orange filled gallery room 'A' at TCU Place in Saskatoon as the Saskatchewan Health Authority reaffirmed its commitment to Truth and Reconciliation.New documents were signed that included p...
Sep 26, 2024
Humboldt opens first Integrated Youth Site in Saskatchewan
Humboldt is home to Saskatchewan's first Integrated Youth Services (IYS) site. The hub at 307 Main St. is designed to deliver supports to people aged 12 to 25, and their caregivers. The site will oper...
Sep 26, 2024
Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital celebrates five years
It's been five years since the opening of the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation (JPCHF), and since then, it has put forward over $85 million to support maternal and pediatric care across all...
Sep 25, 2024
Nipawin alters borrowing plan for infrastructure projects; heliport project nears completion
The town of Nipawin has changed their plan to borrow money for three significant projects. Council has rescinded a resolution made at their previous council meeting Sept. 9 that saw a long-term debt a...
Sep 24, 2024
‘Prevention is better than cure’ says Dr. Shahab on Covid-19
COVID-19 seems to be off the radar of most people in Saskatchewan, but parts of the world are reporting a surge in cases since the summer months. What's the update on this illness in the province and ...
Sep 19, 2024