Government of Saskatchewan ministries, Crown corporations and organizations are implementing contingency plans to minimize the impacts of postal service disruption.

Les ministères, sociétés d’État et organismes du gouvernement de la Saskatchewan mettent en œuvre des plans d’urgence visant à réduire les répercussions de l’interruption du service des postes.

Google Translate Disclaimer

A number of pages on the Government of Saskatchewan's website have been professionally translated in French. These translations are identified by a yellow box in the right or left rail that resembles the link below. The home page for French-language content on this site can be found at:

Renseignements en Français

Where an official translation is not available, Google™ Translate can be used. Google™ Translate is a free online language translation service that can translate text and web pages into different languages. Translations are made available to increase access to Government of Saskatchewan content for populations whose first language is not English.

Software-based translations do not approach the fluency of a native speaker or possess the skill of a professional translator. The translation should not be considered exact, and may include incorrect or offensive language. The Government of Saskatchewan does not warrant the accuracy, reliability or timeliness of any information translated by this system. Some files or items cannot be translated, including graphs, photos and other file formats such as portable document formats (PDFs).

Any person or entities that rely on information obtained from the system does so at his or her own risk. Government of Saskatchewan is not responsible for any damage or issues that may possibly result from using translated website content. If you have any questions about Google™ Translate, please visit: Google™ Translate FAQs.

Surgical Booking Resources

Since 2003, Saskatchewan’s Surgical Registry has provided a comprehensive database of patients waiting for surgery and detailed information about surgery performed. Data from the Registry informs resource planning by government, supports service delivery by the SHA, and gives patients transparent information and equitable access to the care.

Booking Form

Maintaining a Surgical Registry requires standardization among hospitals and surgical facilities in how information about surgical cases is collected and reported. To that end, the Ministry provides a single surgical booking form for use by surgeons, which ensures that the same information is collected province-wide. Booking Forms for Regina and Saskatoon have customized physician order sections.

Diagnosis-based Prioritization

Saskatchewan’s old method of surgical prioritization is currently being replaced with a new method that assigns priority for surgical procedures based on standard categories of patient diagnosis. The Saskatchewan Surgical Council, Saskatchewan Health Authority, and the Ministry of Health support this initiative.

As of April 1 2024, surgeons will be required to provide the following new data when submitting a surgical booking form: a six-character diagnosis code and the associated diagnosis description, which you will find on the Saskatchewan Diagnosis Code List 2024-25.

Questions or concerns can be addressed to surgical.registry@health.gov.sk.ca

Saskatchewan was the first province in Canada to create a Surgical Registry and provide IT infrastructure for a single provincial repository of surgical patient data. Collecting and maintaining accurate data on surgical wait lists and the number and type of surgeries performed is beneficial to the public, the Ministry and the health system.

Orthopedic surgery diagnosis-code-builder

While most surgical specialties are provided with a list of complete diagnosis codes, orthopedic surgeons individually select the patient’s diagnosis, the affected part of the body, and the level of functional disability for each surgical case. In total there are more than 2,000 possible combinations of diagnosis, body part and level of urgency. To streamline this process for orthopedic surgeons, a code-builder function was developed by data experts at the Ministry of Health and is available here. This is a web-based tool and no download is required.
Ortho Code-Builder

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