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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.

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Health Regions Work to Meet Surgery Demand

Released on December 19, 2013


Saskatchewan health regions and health care providers continue to work hard to meet the demand for surgery.  In the first seven months of the fiscal year, patients in Saskatchewan received 50,904 surgeries, an increase of 3,690 from the same period last year.


The latest provincial wait time numbers show that, as of October 31, 2013, 79 per cent of patients were offered surgery within three months and 92 per cent within six months.

“Surgical teams and other health providers are working together like never before to deliver surgeries sooner and safer for patients,” Health Minister Dustin Duncan said.  “Increased demand for surgeries in Saskatoon and Regina has presented challenges.  We continue to work with both health regions to ensure they are making adjustments to meet the needs of their patients.”

There has been a 65 per cent drop in the number of patients waiting more than three months for surgery since March 2010 when the Saskatchewan Surgical Initiative was launched.  On October 31, 2013, there were 5,328 patients still waiting longer than three months, 10,023 fewer than in March 2010.

In May 2012, Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region created an action plan to overcome a shortage of operating nurses and a spike in the number of surgeries needed by patients.  As a result, the region has had 13 straight months of improved surgery wait times.  Saskatoon Health Region is implementing contingency plans to deal with increased surgical demand this year.

Information about the Saskatchewan Surgical Initiative is available at www.sasksurgery.ca.  The website also features the Specialist Directory, which empowers patients and their primary care providers to compare options for surgical care.

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For more information, contact:

Tyler McMurchy
Health
Regina
Phone: 306-787-4083

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