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CBC
29-06-2025
- Health
- CBC
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.
Yahoo
29-06-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
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.
CTV News
29-06-2025
- Health
- CTV News
Saskatoon City Hospital emergency department expands hours
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) says the Saskatoon City Hospital emergency department will increase its hours of operation starting Sunday. In a statement sent Saturday afternoon, the SHA said starting June 29, the emergency department will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. 'The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has made progress in stabilizing its physician staffing and is taking a phased approach in resuming SCH ED's full operational hours,' SHA said in the statement. This follows a temporary reduction in hours announced earlier this spring, during which the emergency department operated from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. due to physician availability constraints. Since February, the Saskatoon City Hospital emergency department has operated with reduced hours, with several extensions due to ongoing physician availability challenges. The SHA says this phased approach aims to provide better support across Saskatoon's emergency departments during the summer months, while work continues on the planned addition of 109 acute care beds at Saskatoon City Hospital. The SHA says it remains committed to a full resumption of hours at Saskatoon City Hospital in the coming months.
