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REGINA – One premier, 17 cabinet ministers, and a room packed with municipal politicians made up the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association’s (SUMA) Bear Pit. For 75 minutes mayors and counsellors from across the province had free reign to ask cabinet anything they wanted. A wide range of concerns were brought to the table, but two main issues emerged; health care and…

A new report published in a medical journal said for every dollar saved by Lean, Saskatchewan spent $1,511. The study by the School of Public Health at the University of Saskatchewan was published in the International Journal for Quality Health Care. It found that Lean in hospitals did not improve patient outcomes and it brought down morale among nurses. "The study should be the…

HAMILTON, ON, - The Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) says the elimination of 61 front-line Registered Nurses (RNs) at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton will put patients at risk. The hospital announced today that it is cutting 61 RN positions with widespread cuts in units that include: recovery room, neo-natal intensive care, operating room, nephrology (kidney…

Jude Morcom of Regina writes: Regarding the story about the new hospital in Moose Jaw being dirty: It is totally unacceptable that a room in a hospital has not been cleaned for 10 days and has used syringes and other garbage under the bed. I know how I would feel if this happened to my loved one at the end of their life. A family member of mine just spent three days in Ward 3E in…

Facing an 11 per cent slash in their numbers at Windsor Regional Hospital, registered nurses are embarking on a campaign to protest hospital funding cuts they say are bad for the people of Windsor and Essex County. “If the government really cared about our health, they wouldn’t be doing this,” says Sue Sommerdyk, the Ontario Nurses’ Association…