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The Board of Directors met in December 2019 in Regina. The following is a summary of their financial and business decisions.  Financial Decisions: The Board approved a donation of $1500.00 to support the Winter Social Event of the University of Saskatchewan and University of Regina Nursing program at Saskatchewan Polytechnic Campus Saskatoon.  The Board approved a…

OTTAWA — New numbers show close to 14,000 Canadians, including more than 300 in Saskatchewan, have been killed by opioids over the last four years and more than 17,000 people, including almost 900 in Saskatchewan, have been hospitalized for opioid-related poisoning. The data is in a new report released this week from a national advisory committee struck to study the epidemic of opioid…

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) confirmed to Global News that overcapacity in the city’s emergency rooms (ERs) has not ended. “Saskatchewan’s tertiary care hospitals continue to experience significant capacity challenges,” read a statement from a SHA spokesperson. It also said the “adult and pediatric emergency departments in Saskatoon…

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Northwest Saskatchewan consistently has a higher suicide rate than the rest of the province, according to the Saskatchewan Coroner’s Office. Saskatchewan’s auditor is recommending eight areas where health care providers in the north can better address patients at risk of suicide. Judy Ferguson found that health care providers in northwest Saskatchewan generally…