17-May-2018:  Media Backgrounder - Regina Pioneer Village

26-Mar-2018:  Starting April 1, 2018 LifeLabs will provide community laboratory collection services at 10 locations in Saskatoon and Regina, as well as access to mobile services.

26-Jan-2018:  Regina and Weyburn Public Health have been notified that a Regina dog contracted rabies after an extended stay in a rural area near Weyburn.

19-Jan-2018:  Patients, visitors and staff at Regina’s Pasqua Hospital will experience a water disruption Saturday night and Sunday morning due to planned improvements and maintenance to the water and sewer lines.

10-Jan-2018:  Residents are urged to take care outdoors, as Regina’s health care facilities are seeing increased injuries requiring treatment due to icy weather conditions.

14-Dec-2017:  Patients in Regina and Saskatoon will have access to enhanced laboratory services beginning April 1.

12-Dec-2017:  More Accountable Care Units are Serving Patients in Regina and Saskatoon

04-Dec-2017:  Today, the Saskatchewan Health Authority officially launched, with the proclamation of The Provincial Health Authority Act.

04-Dec-2017:  The Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region is a part of the provincial Saskatchewan Health Authority, and is currently developing a comprehensive and intuitive website for the Authority.

30-Nov-2017:  The “Strength of Our People” series features stories of compassion and care by Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region staff.

29-Nov-2017:  The “Strength of Our People” series features stories of compassion and care by Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region staff.

28-Sep-2017:  The Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region (RQHR) investigated 675 potential rabies exposures in 2016 with 66% (or 455) of those being dog bites. Last year 55 people received the rabies vaccine post exposure, 10 of which were due to dog bite exposures. Dog bites accounted for 76% of all the reported animal bites in children aged 12 and under, however the chance of contracting rabies is very low.

21-Sep-2017:  More than 50 procedures at Pasqua Hospital have been postponed or moved to the Regina General Hospital Thursday due to a water pipe bursting on the Gastro Intestinal (G.I.) Unit late Wednesday evening.

28-Aug-2017:  Residents should be aware of the following changes to health care services, which will be in place beginning September 1, 2017

10-Aug-2017:  In the first week of August, mosquitoes from one of the monitoring stations in the City of Regina have tested positive for West Nile Virus. This indicates that the virus is present in the City and circulating at low levels at this stage.

26-Jul-2017:  The Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region (RQHR) is strengthening its internal financial controls as well as procurement practices and procedures following an investigation into contractor billing irregularities.

28-Jun-2017:  The success of the Regina Police and Crisis Team (PACT) in its first year of operation has resulted in more funding for increased services beginning in September 2017.

19-Jun-2017:  There are changes to how Yellow Fever vaccine is being provided to clients in Saskatchewan, starting today.

07-Jun-2017:  The Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region (RQHR) has entered into a partnership with Eden Care Communities and Mutchmor Lodge to improve access to assisted living facilities and enable clients to live more independent lives.

07-Jun-2017:  The Regina Qu’Appelle Regional Health Authority (RQRHA) and the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Medicine have committed to a formal 10-year agreement to work together to further develop the University’s College of Medicine Regina campus, to support access and quality of care in the southern region of the province.

01-Jun-2017:  Regina Qu’Appelle Heath Region’s Emergency Medical Services invites the community to attend their open house on Saturday, June 3, 2017 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm at EMS Central, located at 1350 Albert Street.

10-May-2017:  The Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel will be conducting a driver review of emergency vehicle operations on Thursday, May 11, 2017, and wishes to advise the public of the location involved so as not to cause any unnecessary alarm.

09-May-2017:  The RQHR advises that publicly funded podiatry services will no longer be provided by health regions.

03-May-2017:  The main entrance at the Pasqua Hospital will be temporarily closed between 7:30 a.m. Friday, May 5 until 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 9 to accommodate necessary maintenance to the flooring and mechanical system in and around the vestibule.

06-Apr-2017:  The compassion shown by a region parking attendant offered one woman the care she needed where she least expected it.

10-Apr-2017:  An improvement team put processes in place to ensure that electrocardiogram tests are done right the first time.

29-Mar-2017:  The Regina Qu’Appelle Regional Health Authority (Board) has approved the Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region’s (RQHR’s) Strategic Plan, endorsed its 2017-18 Business Plan and approved its operating budget in principle. Together, these plans position the region’s work to support a successful transition to the new Provincial Health Authority.

28-Mar-2017:   Health Minister Jim Reiter announced today that a portion of new funding to improve emergency department wait times will be used to expand the innovative Accountable Care model of inpatient care. A new investment of $12 million to improve emergency department wait times was announced in last week’s budget.

14-Mar-2017:  Rural long term care facilities are using visual tools and problem solving to prevent resident falls.

14-Mar-2017:  Recent improvements have reduced patients' pre-operative waits for surgery by half.

14-Feb-2017:  Regina’s Emergency Departments are currently experiencing very high volumes, and the Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region (RQHR) is advising patients to expect longer waits for care.

19-Jan-2017:  A patient reflects on their experience.

10-Jan-2017:  Surgery and procedure scheduling is in the process of returning to normal following a ventilation equipment failure Monday that resulted in the postponement of all surgeries and some procedures at Pasqua Hospital on Tuesday.

09-Jan-2017:  The Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region’s two tertiary hospitals are prepared for their busiest time of the year to begin this month.

09-Jan-2017:  Dozens of Pasqua Hospital surgeries and procedures are being postponed or moved to the Regina General Hospital Tuesday in order to ensure safe and sterile patient care following a localized ventilation system failure Monday afternoon.

05-Jan-2017:  Regina General Hospital's Uniform Room gets a welcome make-over.

01-Jan-2017:  Baby Jaxtyn Carter Kinvig arrived at 2:21 AM

23-Nov-2016:  A man came to us as a part of a community focus group.

31-Oct-2016:  Influenza immunization clinics begin October 31 at various locations and times throughout the region.

20-Oct-2016:  RQHR Celebrated Kinesiology Week.

20-Oct-2016:  RQRHA holds community consultation in Fort Qu'Appelle

06-Oct-2016:  Two Regina-based medical students recently presented studies conducted as part of last year’s Summer Student Research program at the Canadian Society for Vascular Surgery (CSVS) annual meeting in Halifax

06-Oct-2016:  Regina Education and Action on Child Hunger (REACH), in partnership with United Way Regina and the RQHR Health Promotion Department, is holding the fourth annual Big Crunch.

08-Oct-2016:  Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region is better preparing new managers for their new responsibilities.

19-Dec-2016:  RQHR residents now have access to lung testing at more urban and rural sites.

15-Oct-2016:  Staff at Regina General's Pediatric inpatient Unit now ensure patients wear identification wristbands with the correct details prior to every procedure.

08-Oct-2016:  Changes help managers more easily identify employees with high incidental sick time.

29-Sep-2016:  One physician in the community is thrilled with the work done in the region’s Eye Centre, and he’s telling everyon

11-Oct-2016:  An improvement event at Regina General Hospital's Respiratory Services has increased department efficiency.

14-Nov-2016:  RQHR has launched a program to ensure the Region applies the most effective practices and processes when using antimicrobials.

28-Sep-2016:  The seasonal influenza campaign runs from October 31, 2016 to March 31, 2017. • All residents 6 months of age and older are eligible to receive publicly funded influenza vaccine.

28-Sep-2016:  Two surveyors visited the Region from September 14th to 16th. Read more on what happened.

28-Sep-2016:  An update on how far the project has come, what still needs to be done and what's next. Read more.

28-Sep-2016:  Updates on the work done for Appropriateness of Care and changes to Transfusion Safety protocol.

28-Sep-2016:  The Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region (RQHR) and the Ministry of Health have made enhancements to the Prostate Patient Care Pathway that will have positive impact on men being diagnosed with prostate cancer.

28-Sep-2016:  The Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region’s Board of Directors is hosting a Community Consultation Meeting.

28-Sep-2016:  These twenty two tips serve as a wonderful reminder to all of us on how to care for our older patients within the circle of care. Read more.

28-Sep-2016:  See the schedules and what you can get from each of these important conferences. Click to read more.

28-Sep-2016:  The RQHR is implementing a new registration system, Sunrise Enterprise Registration (SER), scheduled for November 2016. As such, there is opportunity to make improvements related to Face and Pink sheets.

28-Sep-2016:  On September 1st a new call rotation commenced at the Pasqua.

28-Sep-2016:  Informed Consent audits for RQHR - the below information was presented to the RQHR Transfusion Committee on September 12, 2016.

28-Sep-2016:  Work has progressed on the medical quality plan with the research phase now giving way to the pilot phase.

28-Sep-2016:  Five new physicians joined the region. Read more about each.

28-Sep-2016:  The Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region along with the Ministry of Health have made some enhancements to the Prostate Assessment Pathway. Plus, Canadian Best Practice recommendations for stroke care support.

28-Sep-2016:  Read more on what's happening in the lab, and what region practitioners need to know.

28-Sep-2016:  A brief update on each for physicians.

28-Sep-2016:  RPIW 100 is a Rapid Process Improvement Workshop that began in late May. The goal of this RPIW is to streamline the ease of generating the monthly on-call lists and provide an effective way to generate accurate daily on-call schedules that are accessible to all who need them. Read more.

22-Sep-2016:  Food is medicine. Medicine Heals. These are key messages of the Canadian Malnutrition Task Force to raise awareness for the second annual Malnutrition Week, September 26-30.

22-Sep-2016:  It was a celebration to experience, not only observe.

16-Sep-2016:  The Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region (RQHR) will continue its key focus on safe, high quality patient care as it moves forward with initiatives to support better alignment of staff resources with patient care demand.

15-Sep-2016:  Meet a region centenarian, part 3.

08-Sep-2016:  Picture a young boy with dreams of becoming a pilot.

01-Sep-2016:  In partnership with the Canadian Institues of Health Research’s (CIHR) Strategy for Patient Oriented Research, the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation awarded funding to five teams conducting innovative research activities that have the potential to benefit the health of Saskatchewan residents.

10-Sep-2016:  Staff at Wolseley Memorial Integrated Care Centre took part in an improvement event that reduced the ordering time of medications by 93 per cent.

25-Aug-2016:  Residents take part in the SEICC Moosomin LTC Olympic games.

14-Jul-2016:  She has more life experience than most but the energy and spirit of youth.

02-Aug-2016:  Attached is the latest issue of the RQHR DrugLine (May/June 2016).

02-Aug-2016:  Read about the legislation requirements of both these important pieces of work.

02-Aug-2016:  At their meeting on July 20th the RQHR Board approved the budget as submitted by the Senior Leadership Team. As a result, the Business Plan submitted was approved for implementation. Read more on how this affects you.

01-Jan-0001:  DrugLine: Pharmacy newsletter, Disruptive behaviour conference and new contact info for Geriatric Services

02-Aug-2016:  Meet the newest practitioners in the Region.

02-Aug-2016:  We are pleased to announce that the Short-stay unit will reopen in its original space and recruitment efforts for GIM physicians.

02-Aug-2016:  Updated Beers Criteria for older adults, what physicians need to know about the accreditation visit coming in September, and a nutrition study we're participating in.

02-Aug-2016:  Reviewing on-call schedules and an update on the Enovation Replacement Project.

02-Aug-2016:  Read more on three important pieces of work that will affect physicians in the Region.

29-Jul-2016:  Funding opportunities in the Region with fast-approaching deadlines.

02-Aug-2016:  Read more and take a look at some of the pictures.

02-Aug-2016:  Your parking may cost more and an update on what's happening in medical imaging

29-Jul-2016:  The ACU pilot is in its last month, read more on what the data is saying. A quiet revolution in the Medical Surveillance Unit.

20-Jul-2016:   ​The Regina Qu’Appelle Regional Health Authority has approved the RQRH's Strategic Plan and the 2016-17 operating and capital budgets.

14-Jul-2016:  RQHR is advising residents that one bat in Regina has recently tested positive for rabies.

07-Jul-2016:   On June 21, RQHR employees and residents took part in the United Way’s International Day of Action building literacy kits.

07-Jul-2016:  People with stroke-like symptoms – who are referred to the Stroke Prevention Clinic for preventative follow up – are now seen by the clinic within an average of three to four days post-referral, rather than the previous six to eight.

06-Jul-2016:  Bedridden, nauseous and constantly in pain. This was not what one patient thought her life would be at 28 years old.

01-Jan-0001:  The “Strength of Our People” series features stories of compassion and care by Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region staff.

30-Jun-2016:  One resident of Wascana Rehabilitation Centre (WRC) wanted to make her surroundings more beautiful, so she took action.

30-Jun-2016:  It’s been a busy month of June for RQHR staff who have been actively participating in and supporting local community events and initiatives.