SASKATCHEWAN — Emergency rooms in Saskatchewan continue to be affected by service disruptions during the Thanksgiving long weekend, according to the Oct. 11 morning update from the Saskatchewan Health Authority.
Announced for Oct. 11 are:
- The Parkland Integrated Health Centre in Shellbrook from 6 a.m.-8 p.m.;
- The Watrous District Health Complex from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. and 8 p.m.-11:59 p.m.;
- The Maidstone Health Complex from noon to 4 p.m.;
- The Davidson Health Centre from 4 p.m.-11:59 p.m.; and
- The Biggar and District Health Centre, the Porcupine Carragana Hospital in Porcupine Plain, and the Redvers Health Centre from 8 p.m.-11:59 p.m..
Other disruptions include St. Peter's Hospital in Melville from 7 a.m. on Oct. 10 to 7 a.m. on Oct. 12, and the Preeceville and District Health Centre from 8 a.m. on Oct. 10 to 8 a.m. on Oct. 12.
Among the longer-standing outages, the Kamsack Hospital and District Nursing Home's emergency room has been open seven days a week from 8 a.m.-6:30 p.m. only, since Jan. 24; the Wolseley Memorial Integrated Care Centre's emergency room has been open Monday-Friday from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. only since Nov. 21, 2024; and the Wilkie and District Health Complex's emergency room has been closed since Nov. 1, 2023.
"The SHA says it makes every effort to maintain emergency services by securing staff and physician coverage wherever possible," the SHA said on the service disruptions webpage. "Temporary disruptions are only implemented as a last resort and may be caused by staff or physician vacancies, unplanned absences, scheduled vacations, or facility and equipment upgrades.
Those affected in the afternoon and evening of Oct. 9 are:
