Overview
- The government said Thursday that the Saskatchewan Health Authority will post emergency room status at 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. starting May 19, replacing a single daily update.
- The legislature voted down NDP MLA Jared Clarke’s bill that would have required any ER closure to be posted online within one hour.
- Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill said real-time updates are not feasible now and directed residents to check the SHA website or call 811 for current status.
- The SHA site currently lists Wilkie as disrupted until further notice, Wolseley closed after-hours, on weekends and holidays, and Kamsack with limited availability.
- Rural hospitals have faced rolling closures for years due to staffing shortages, and residents have reported arriving to find ER doors posted as closed.