SASKATCHEWAN — Emergency rooms in Saskatchewan are affected by service disruptions to start the Thanksgiving long weekend, according to the Oct. 9 afternoon update from the Saskatchewan Health Authority.
Those affected in the afternoon and evening of Oct. 9 are:
- Arcola Health Centre, Davidson Health Centre, Lanigan Integrated Hospital, the Southwest Integrated Healthcare Facility in Maple Creek, and the Watrous District Health Complex from 4-11:59 p.m.;
- The Maidstone Health Complex from 5-8 p.m.;
- The Porcupine Carragana Hospital in Porcupine Plain from 5-11:59 p.m.,
- The Parkland Integrated Health Centre in Shellbrook from 5 p.m. until Oct. 10 at 8 a.m.; and
- A disruption at the Riverside Health Complex in Turtleford started at 8 a.m. and will continue until 11:59 p.m.
Additional interruptions have been announced for Oct. 10. St. Peter's Hospital in Melville will be affected from 7 a.m. on Oct. 10 to 7 a.m. on Oct. 12.
Other facilities on the Oct. 10 list include the Wakaw Primary Health Care Centre and Collaborative Emergency Centre from 8 a.m.-noon; the Watrous District Health Complex from 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; the Porcupine Carragana Hospital from 8 a.m.-11:59 p.m., and the Maidstone Health Complex from noon-8 p.m.,
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.
