Saskatchewan hospitals report 951 service disruptions since 2019, data shows
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Hospitals across Saskatchewan have collectively experienced a new disruption to service every day and a half for the past four years.
Hospitals across Saskatchewan have collectively experienced a new disruption to service every day and a half for the past four years.
Data from the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA), obtained by the provincial NDP through a freedom of information request, shows that between August of 2019 and July of 2023, 53 hospitals across the province experienced 951 distinct closures to hospital labs, surgical theatres and other departments.
This equates to a total of 6,772 days of lost service for patients.
During the four year stretch, emergency rooms were hit the hardest – recording 407 distinct closures amounting to 3,029 lost days.
Basic radiology and laboratory services were not far behind with 278 closures totaling 1,900 lost days, the data showed.
The disruptions worsened dramatically in 2022, rising from 163 in 2021 to 399.
Lanigan’s hospital recorded the longest service disruption totalling 731 days while Meadow Lake recorded the most disruptions at 169.
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