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Saskatchewan’s first Urgent Care Centre (UCC) is set to open in Regina on July 2nd, marking a new era in urgent care delivery for the province. Located at 1320 Albert Street, the UCC will serve as an alternative to Emergency Departments, providing treatment for non-life-threatening illnesses, injuries, and mental health issues that require prompt attention. […]

The Government of Saskatchewan has announced a new initiative to offer financial assistance to families requiring medical care for their children outside of the province.  Effective retroactively, starting on April 1, the province will reimburse transportation and accommodation expenses for pediatric patients aged 16 and younger, as well as caregivers. “We understand the challenges families […]

Measles, a childhood malady with potential fatal consequences, is starting to rear its head in Canada. https://www.620ckrm.com/2024/03/05/saskatchewan-among-four-provinces-to-confirm-measles-cases/ There was one positive case in Saskatchewan, and multiple cases in Quebec. That case was detected late last year by someone from Saskatchewan travelling internationally. While measles had been eradicated in Canada through immunizing children, its possible for […]

The Saskatchewan Party government has made it clear it won’t fund supervised drug consumption services, a move one researcher says is not based on evidence.  The province pledged in its throne speech this week it won’t allow illegal drugs to be supplied through hospitals or public clinics.  And Tim McLeod, who is minister of mental health and […]

The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses is calling on the provincial government to set up a task force to look into chronic staffing shortages. 83 percent of nurses say there is an unfilled temporary or permanent job at their place of work. SUN First Vice President Denise Dick says the task force would include government, employers, […]

Parents, get set to dial. Starting tomorrow (Thursday) morning, you can book your children for their first COVID Vaccine. Last week, Health Canada approved the Moderna Vaccine for children between the ages of six months, and five years, in smaller doses than adults would get. The Saskatchewan Health Authority will have about 13-thousand doses of […]

There are 96 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday in Saskatchewan. The new cases come from Regina (20), the central east (19), the couth east (19), Saskatoon (12), the south west (six), the south central (five), the north west (five), the north central (three), the north east (three), and the far north east (two). One more […]

There are 69 new cases of COVID-19 being announced in Saskatchewan Tuesday. The new cases come from Saskatoon (13), the central east (13), the south east (13), the north central (seven), Regina (six), the far north west (two), the south central (two), the far north east (one), the north west (one), and the central west […]

The Ministry of Health has approved reimbursement for a life-saving bone-marrow transplant that saved the life of a five year-old Saskatoon boy. Health Minister Paul Merriman met with the Finn family Monday morning to inform them of the province’s decision. When Conner Finn was four, he was diagnosed with adrenoleukodystrophy ALD, which is a rare […]

The province’s dashboard is reporting 182 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan. Eight more people have died after testing positive for COVID-19. It brings the death toll up to 886. The new cases come from the south east (38), Regina (36), the central east (27), Saskatoon (26), the north west (16), the north central (11), […]