Saskatoon City Hospital increases hours for emergency department
The Saskatoon City Hospital is increasing the hours of operation for its emergency department from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
The new schedule begins June 29. It follows several months of reduced hours at the emergency department, which was only operational from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The hospital says the hours have expanded because the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has made progress in stabilizing physician staffing, and is now taking a "phased approach" to resuming full-time hours.
The introduction of 109 new acute care beds at the hospital is also still underway. The initiative, funded by an SHA infusion of $15 million, began in March 2025 and is expected to take 12 to 16 months.
Understaffing has been a persistent issue at Saskatoon hospitals. On New Year's Eve 2024, the emergency department temporarily reduced its hours to just 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., saying some of its doctors were sick.
In May 2025, emergency room patients at the Royal University Hospital and St. Paul's Hospital were forced to be treated in hallways and waiting rooms due to lack of available space.
Alongside the increased hours at the Saskatoon City Hospital, the emergency departments at the Royal University Hospital and St Paul's Hospital remain open to the public 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Yahoo
an hour ago
- Yahoo
AbbVie to buy Capstan Therapeutics for up to $2.1 billion
(Reuters) -AbbVie said on Monday it will acquire Capstan Therapeutics in a deal worth up to $2.1 billion, adding experimental treatments for autoimmune diseases to its portfolio.
Yahoo
an hour ago
- Yahoo
Quantum eMotion Expands Strategic Stake in Greybox Solutions to Capitalize on the Digital Therapeutics Surge
Montreal, Quebec--(Newsfile Corp. - June 30, 2025) - Quantum eMotion Corp. (TSXV: QNC) (OTCQB: QNCCF) (FSE: 34Q0) ("QeM" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the conversion of $350,000 in debt into equity and an additional investment of $350,000 in Greybox Solutions Inc., strengthening its position as the second-largest shareholder in the company. This strategic investment, made at an attractive valuation, reflects QeM's strong confidence in Greybox's rapid growth trajectory and unique position in the fast-evolving Remote Care Management and Digital Therapeutics (DTx) sector. Greybox's recent launch of the secure TakeCareTM platform across Quebec leading rehabilitation centers has led to strategic commercial wins, positioning the company as a rising leader in digital health with a scalable, value-based model across Canada and beyond. "Digital therapeutics are transforming how chronic diseases are managed and patient care is delivered," said Dr. Francis Bellido, CEO of Quantum eMotion. "Greybox has demonstrated the ability to innovate, scale, and attract world-class partners. We believe this is a rare and timely opportunity to strengthen our strategic alignment with a company poised for exponential growth." QeM's proprietary cybersecurity platform, Sentry-Q, underpins the TakeCareTM security architecture. Built around QeM's patented Quantum Random Number Generator (QRNG) technology and post-quantum encryption, Sentry-Q ensures data confidentiality, treatment integrity, and system reliability-core requirements for scaling DTx platforms in clinical environments. Pierre Bérubé, CEO of Greybox Solutions, commented: "We're proud to deepen our partnership with Quantum eMotion-not only as a strategic cybersecurity provider, but now also as a significant shareholder. Their Sentry-Q quantum solution plays a vital role in securing our TakeCareTM platform as we expand across healthcare networks. Welcoming QeM to our cap table reinforces a shared vision: that the future of digital therapeutics must be built on trusted, quantum-safe infrastructure. The appointment of Francis Bellido to the Board of Directors of Greybox will also bring a unique experience-based expertise and direct access to a large network in the healthcare industry." As the DTx market is projected to grow at over 20% CAGR globally, QeM's investment not only reinforces its role as a cybersecurity leader in healthcare but also unlocks strategic exposure to a transformative sector reshaping global healthcare delivery About Greybox Solutions Greybox Solutions is a growing Montreal-based health technology company specializing in innovative software development to improve patients' lives. Its mission is to find digital transformation solutions to address healthcare system challenges and reduce the burden of managing chronic illnesses. Greybox distributes its digital health platform, TakeCareTM to redefine the relationship between patients and their healthcare team. About QeM The Company aims to address the growing demand for affordable hardware and software security for connected devices. QeM has become a pioneering force in classical and quantum cybersecurity solutions thanks to its patented Quantum Random Number Generator, a security solution that exploits the built-in unpredictability of quantum mechanics and promises to provide enhanced protection for high-value assets and critical systems. The Company intends to target highly valued Financial Services, Healthcare, Blockchain Applications, Cloud-Based IT Security Infrastructure, Classified Government Networks and Communication Systems, Secure Device Keying (IOT, Automotive, Consumer Electronics) and Quantum Cryptography. For further information, please visit our website at or contact: Francis Bellido, Chief Executive OfficerTel: 514.956.2525Email: info@ Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. This press release may contain forward-looking statements that are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to vary materially from targeted results. Such risks and uncertainties include those described in the Corporation's periodic reports, including the annual report, or in the filings made by Quantum from time to time with securities regulatory authorities. To view the source version of this press release, please visit
Yahoo
an hour ago
- Yahoo
I got an ambulance ride, CT scan and ER care in Brazil. My bill: $0.
PARATY, Brazil - My son had a high fever, so my wife and I decided to cut short our beach vacation and head home, worried about the quality of health care so far from Rio de Janeiro. I packed our bags, took one last look at the calm shoreline and headed out to load up the car. I popped open the trunk door of our hatchback and commenced with that intricate game of Tetris practiced by all vacation dads. Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post. I'd noticed weeks before that rust was eating away at one of the hatch door's support beams but hadn't given it much thought - not, at least, until it suddenly snapped and the full weight of the door came slamming down on me. I stumbled away and grabbed my head, only realizing how badly I'd been hurt when I pulled my hand away and saw it was covered in blood. There was more on my clothes and in the dirt below. I fell to the ground, yelled for my wife and, suddenly woozy, heard muffled voices beginning to holler for someone to call an ambulance. Even after six years in Brazil as The Washington Post's Rio de Janeiro bureau chief, I confess one of my first thoughts was stubbornly American. Out of the murkiness, it came with sudden clarity: How much is this going to cost me? Six hours later - after an ambulance ride, CT scan, X-ray cranial imaging and six stitches in my head - I had my answer: $0. At a time when health care remains one of the most divisive issues in Washington - and the Congressional Budget Office estimates President Donald Trump's signature domestic legislation could leave millions more Americans uninsured - my unexpected admission to a Brazilian public hospital served as an education of sorts on a fundamentally different system. Health care is a basic right in Brazil, enshrined in the constitution. Every one of its 215 million citizens - in addition to 2 million foreign residents - is entitled to free care in what has become the world's largest public health system. The government says the Sistema Único de Saúde - known to everyone here as SUS - tallies an astounding 2.8 billion admissions per year. More than 7 in 10 Brazilians rely on it entirely, receiving everything from mundane care to complex surgeries on the public dime. SUS is far from perfect. Patients wait in long lines for specialized care. Lawmakers leave it underfunded. Workers routinely go on strike. It buckled during the worst days of the coronavirus pandemic and hospitals began turning patients away, leading to scenes of desperation across the country and inflaming political divisions. Former President Jair Bolsonaro, a hard-line conservative, sought to privatize the system but quickly backed down after public backlash, organized under the banner 'Brazil Needs SUS.' Current President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a leftist who's long championed a robust social safety net, has since vowed to relieve the strain on SUS with a fresh funding package. 'We're not going to let this program fail,' he said. 'Because the poor need to be treated like people.' Perhaps because I was more comfortable with a system more similar to the United States', my family and I had always opted for Brazil's private health care network, where the best hospitals rival anything in the developed world. Our son was delivered and receives his pediatric care in Rio de Janeiro's private system. So on that fateful Friday morning, when my son's fever spiked in this seaside village where the only hospital is a public one, we called his pediatrician and decided to drive the four hours home. But the hatch door had a different plan. The first responders took my vital signs, wrapped my head in a thick bandage and helped me into an ambulance that had been dispatched by Hospital Hugo Miranda. Off we went. The contrast with the American system was immediately apparent - not from what hospital staff asked, but what they didn't. No one inquired about our insurance coverage. No one even jotted down my tax identification number, which is solicited here even when paying parking meters or buying a bottle of toothpaste. I was pushed by wheelchair from room to room. First a nook where I received a shot of pain medication. Then a cramped room where a doctor injected a local anesthetic and closed my six-centimeter wound with six stitches. Then onward to an imaging suite where X-rays were taken to ensure the injury had been superficial. And finally to an adjoining center where a CT exam was performed to verify there was no bleeding in the brain. As the hours went by, I saw Brazil's diversity on display in the halls of the hospital. The population of Paraty is only 47,000, but the historic port town serves as the regional anchor for a vast dispersion of shoreline communities. Many people travel by boat across enormous distances to reach the hospital. On Friday, they crowded into waiting areas and exam rooms alongside the urban working class and affluent out-of-towners - all guaranteed the same level of care. For 40 minutes while waiting to be stitched up, I sat wordlessly next to a barefoot man with one eye. In the early afternoon, I was called back to the see the doctor who'd performed my intake. She counseled rest, prescribed pain medication and antibiotics, and sent me on my way. But while I was getting better, my son's fever had reached 104 degrees. We sought treatment for him, too. Hugo Miranda immediately admitted him; after an hour of waiting, his name was called. Ten minutes with a pediatrician was all we needed for a diagnosis: tonsillitis. The pediatrician prescribed antibiotics and Tylenol to reduce the fever, then called in the next patient on her list. My son's hospital bill was the same as mine: $0. Related Content Lights! Camera! But not enough action in a fading, worried Hollywood. Facing entry-level job crunch, new grads question the value of a degree Dynamite outside a synagogue: Civil rights stories imperiled by federal cuts
