Tag Archives: Health
Suicide rate in northern girls 26 times higher, a part of psychiatric crisis
Indigenous girls in northern Saskatchewan take their own lives at 26 times the rate of their southern counterparts and they have been relying on services in Prince Albert, said Carla Beck of the NDP. ...
Aug 04, 2022
UPDATE: Source has been found, says privacy commissioner
UPDATE: The office of the Privacy Commissioner says the source of the dumping of health records into recycling has been found and the matter is still being investigated. Someone in Prince Albert is du...
Aug 03, 2022
Staff shortage leads to temporary closure of P.A. psychiatric intake
A shortage of one, full-time child and youth psychiatrist in Prince Albert is causing the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) to pause new admissions to the child and youth inpatient mental health and...
Aug 02, 2022
Six infants stillborn in Sask. syphilis outbreak
An increase in syphilis in parts of Saskatchewan has led to the still births of six babies according to the medical officer of health for Indigenous Services in Saskatchewan. Dr. Ibrahim Khan said on-...
Jul 29, 2022
Prince Albert clinics to receive COVID vaccine for kids six months and up
Vaccines against COVID-19 are now available in Saskatchewan for children age six months and older, and some clinics in Prince Albert will be getting their doses soon. According to the Saskatchewan Hea...
Jul 26, 2022
Two new doctors in Shellbrook
Shellbrook mayor Amund Otterson said the community now has two new doctors working in the clinic but nursing positions remain a challenge to fill. "The thing I can report this month is that we have la...
Jul 26, 2022
COVID in wastewater increases but remains in the low range
While the amount of COVID in Prince Albert and North Battleford wastewater has increased since last week, the amounts are still lower than peaks seen in the past. As of July 18, the overall viral load...
Jul 25, 2022
WHO declares monkeypox a global health emergency
LONDON - The chief of the World Health Organization says the expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an "extraordinary" situation that qualifies as a global emergency. The head of th...
Jul 23, 2022
Shortage of epidurals catheters impacting Sask. hospitals
The shortage of catheters for epidurals is already impacting many Saskatchewan health centres, including the Victoria Hospital in Prince Albert.Earlier this week, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SH...
Jul 22, 2022
Midwest Food Resources community garden project flourishing
NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - The third project for the Midwest Food Resources (MFR) community garden is coming in nicely since it was started last year. Executive director, Vesna Fa, said the weather has...
Jul 22, 2022
