Some patients in Regina and Saskatoon could be transferred to rural hospitals
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Hospitals in Regina and Saskatoon are at capacity and if it continues to go this way for the next while, possible patient transfers to rural hospitals could be expected.
As hospitals in Regina and Saskatoon are at or above capacity, the province said some patients may need to be transferred to rural hospitals.
Saskatchewan Health Minister Paul Merriman said during a press conference on Monday, January 24, 2022 that we might need to move an individual on a temporary basis and that we’re not there yet.
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe elaborated on Merriman’s comments, saying right now hospital facilities in Saskatoon and Regina are operating after likely doing so slightly above their capacity.
“We may have to move some of our family members out into…a different location,” said Premier Moe. “For example, maybe a nearby rural community where we do have…beds available to ease some of the pressures and allow us to really utilize the full provincial capacity that we have as opposed to just the two largest centres.”
It was a decision that does not sit lightly to one rural leader. Humboldt, Sask., is one of the centres that the province is considering of utilizing patient transfers.
Humboldt Mayor Michael Behiel said it’s frustrating that the province can find the ability to download onto the rural centres, but when it comes to lobbying for resources, they are told they are best suited for urban centres rather than the rural areas..
“This came up saying they’re going to dump patients to Humboldt, and I went, ‘You don’t want to give us anything to deal with…our issues of mental, addictions, homelessness,'” said Behiel.
It isn’t known when possible patient transfer will happen, but the province said they will only activate these plans if absolutely necessary.
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