Health

Third physician position announced for Porcupine Plain and virtual physician pilot program

Noting gaps and issues with the provision of emergency services in Porcupine Plain, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has announced a strategy that includes the addition of a third physician pos...

May 31, 2023

Province celebrates opening of new hemodialysis unit in Meadow Lake

Dialysis patients in northwest Saskatchewan now have hemodialysis services closer to their communities. The new six-bed satellite unit has opened in the Northwest Health Facility in Meadow Lake. The u...

May 25, 2023

EMS helps long-term care residents get out of Île-à-la-Crosse

Helping wildfire evacuees get to safety required a full team effort from Emergency Medical Services (EMS).On Tuesday morning, le--la-Crosse issued a mandatory evacuation order for elderly people, peop...

May 18, 2023

Lloydminster supporting 800 wildfire evacuees, says resources are at capacity

Hundreds of wildfire evacuees are still spending their nights in hotel rooms as they wait for any word on when they can return. During an update on Wednesday, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SP...

May 17, 2023

President of SMA speaks with physicians during visit in P.A.

Delivering the best primary care to residents was one of many topics discussed by the President of the Saskatchewan Medical Association in Prince Albert.Dr. Annette Epp was in the city on Wednesday ni...

May 11, 2023

Melfort Fire Department reminds citizens how to safely deal with dirty needles

Now that the warmer weather has melted all the snow and many people are undergoing spring cleaning, the chances of encountering discarded needles have increased substantially.Those at risk include chi...

May 08, 2023

New CEO hired for Saskatchewan health worker recruitment Crown

The provincial government has found someone to helm its new Crown corporation, the Saskatchewan Healthcare Recruitment Agency.Erin Brady was introduced as the new CEO earlier this week, the first to t...

May 07, 2023

HDHF raising funds for additional vein finder through Smile Cookie campaign

For the tenth year in a row, the Humboldt District Hospital Foundation (HDHF) has been able to partner up with their local Tim Hortons for the annual Smile Cookie campaign.This year, all proceeds rais...

May 04, 2023

Sask doctors and transplant team recognized for work in organ donation

Two awards were recently presented to Saskatchewan healthcare workers, in honour of Logan Boulet.Dr. Michael Moser and Dr. Gavin Beck (on behalf of the Saskatchewan Transplant team), received Logan Bo...

May 02, 2023

Children, First Nations are key focus of Immunization Awareness Week in Sask.

From now until Sunday, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) will be stressing the importance of vaccines during National Immunization Awareness Week.The key messages for this week are the importanc...

Apr 25, 2023