Regina General Hospital to temporarily close one intensive care bed

REGINA – A hospital in Saskatchewan’s capital is temporarily closing one of its medical intensive care unit beds following months of staff shortages.

A leaked Saskatchewan Health Authority memo, released by the Opposition NDP, says the bed at the Regina General Hospital is to be closed until the beginning of September.

The memo says employee shortages have made it difficult to staff the unit.

It says the hospital has instead relied on contracts for staff, but a number have been cancelled at the last minute.

The memo says it expects to find staffing replacements later this summer so the bed can reopen by Sept. 5.

The Saskatchewan Party government says it’s been hiring more health-care employees to address wait-times and other problems in the system.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 12, 2023.

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