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SHA announces Saskatoon capacity plan with hospitals bursting at the seams
The Saskatchewan Health Authority announced the Saskatoon Capacity Pressure Action Plan on Tuesday. This comes on the heels of the Sask Saskatoon Fire Department inspecting St. Paul’s Hospital and Royal University Hospital due to complaints of overcrowding. The SHA said this plan will provide Saskatoon with immediate relief as they work toward longer-term solutions.
Regina hospital emergency rooms introduce parking fees Hospitals in Regina will be adding parking fees for the emergency room. People will have to pay at parking meters in the emergency department. Health Minister Everett Hindley said the move aligns with practices at the other SHA hospitals in Saskatoon.
Saskatoon to see 18 more addictions treatment spaces at Possibilities Recovery Centre There are now a total of 561 pre-treatment, detoxification, treatment, and post-treatment beds across the province operated by the SHA and third-party partners. The announcement comes at a time when record numbers of people have died from overdoses in Saskatchewan. Between Jan. 1 and Aug. 1, 2023, there have been 291 suspected and confirmed overdoses.
Flu shots and walk-in clinics available in Saskatchewan as cold and flu season rolls in Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) website has an online booking system for anyone looking to get their Fall influenza and COVID-19 immunizations. The SHA says photo identification is needed for immunization appointments to verify identity.
Labour-affiliated socialist activists join doctors on picket lines The Socialist Health Association (SHA) is one of Labour's affiliated societies. It pays an annual fee to the party and is entitled to participate in its internal elections and policymaking process. The SHA praised the fact that its members were on the picket line.
State Highway Administration to replace all 'Frankensteined' guardrails by November A 'Frankensteined' guardrail has become an industry term used to describe a modification made to a guardrail with parts from different manufacturers. Contractors installed readily available parts and, in some instances, the material was not fully compatible with the existing barrier. Data obtained by WJZ on Sept. 21 shows 109 non-conforming end treatments had been discovered by the SHA.
Sask. Health Authority won't release details on CEO resignation despite privacy commissioner's recommendation | CBC News Sask. Health Authority won't release information about its former CEO's resignation. Scott Livingstone abruptly resigned from the SHA in November 2021. CBC Saskatchewan appealed the decision to release the resignation letter.
Regina residents upset after learning long-term care home plans to end services Regina Lutheran Home will end its long-term care agreement with the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) effective April 11, 2024. The family of one resident is disappointed as their loved one, who has Alzheimer’s, will have to start all over in another facility. “I am very dismayed to hear the Lutheran Home is to be shut down and the residents moved to who-knows-where,” stated Todd Miki.
Patients, doctor raise alarm over anesthesiologist shortage in Sask. hospital | CBC News Cypress Regional Hospital in Swift Current is down to just one anesthesiologist. The SHA said there's a national shortage of these specialists, but that it is working hard to hire more.
KASP issues: CAG report puts State Health Agency in the dock Kerala’s health insurance scheme, Ayushman Bharat-Karunya Arogya Suraksha Padhati (KASP), has undoubtedly been a major fiscal disaster. The implementing agency of KASP – the State Health Agency (SHA) – has been running the scheme with no checks and balances. Kerala now figures prominently in all the major lapses/frauds that the CAG has unearthed.
KASP issues: CAG report puts State Health Agency in the dock Kerala’s health insurance scheme, Ayushman Bharat-Karunya Arogya Suraksha Padhati, has undoubtedly been a major fiscal disaster. The report is a telling commentary on how the implementing agency of KASP – the State Health Agency (SHA) – has been running the scheme with no checks and balances. Kerala now figures prominently in all the major lapses/frauds.
Funds allocated for upgrade of cochlear implants of 25 children The State Health Agency has allocated the funds for upgrading the cochlear implants of 25 children. The names of 49 persons included in the revamped Sruthitharangam scheme has been handed over to the SHA by the KSSM.
Funds allocated for upgrade of cochlear implants of 25 children The State Health Agency (SHA) has allocated the funds for upgrading the cochlear implants of 25 children. A negative campaign was being carried out to give the impression that the government had given up on the Sruthitharangam scheme.
Saskatchewan Health Authority outlines $4.8B budget, plans for future of health care The Saskatchewan government and the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) have outlined their budget for 2023-24. It includes nearly $5 billion in funding. The SHA board of directors approved a $4.82-billion operating budget for the 20 23-24 fiscal year.
RemeGen Celebrates World Intellectual Property Day 2023 RemeGen Co., Ltd. (9995.HK, SHA: 688331), a commercial-stage biotechnology company, is celebrating World Intellectual Property Day 2023. The theme mirrors the critical importance RemeGen places on intellectual property rights (IPR) for its accelerated innovation and creativity.
Iowa 112, Michigan St. 106, OT Troy 63, Arkansas St. 59. Georgia's Carter posts $4K bond on charges in fatal wreck.SHA kicks off ‘Operation Clean Sweep Maryland’
SHA faces $100K disposal cost after refusing to donate 559 palettes of hand sanitizer The pallets have been collecting dust in a Regina warehouse since earlier in the pandemic. The Saskatchewan Health Authority said it received huge volumes of the product at a time when sanitizer was scarce. The SHA now has to begin a bidding process to dispose of the hazardous substance, which will cost the organization over $100,000.
Richard Charles Kadera A Pennsylvania man is dead after being struck by a car while crossing a highway. The Harrington Raceway and Casino will be reopening Saturday, December 31st at 10 a.m. The Georgetown New Year's ball won't make it out of storage this year. The federal minimum wage rate in Delaware will increase from $10.50 to $11.75 on Jan. 1, 2023. Base pay will increase incrementally each year, reaching $15 in 2025.MDOT SHA to perform preventative maintenance work on Verrazano Bridge over Sinepuxent Bay.
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