All links are best viewed in Google Chrome. Estimated read time: eight minutes | - Work begins on Prince Albert Complex Needs Facility
- Royal University Hospital Foundation unveils newly renovated interventional cardiology suites, improving life-saving heart care for Saskatchewan
| - Advance Care Planning and Health Care Directives Policy/Procedure revision
| - How to report staff safety incidents in Saskatoon
- Staff Safety Talk: strong supervisor, safer teams
- LifeSpeak: Helping yourself and others
- Communicating in understandable ways - how to access interpretation services
| - Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation Sunshine Fund celebration
- Grey Cup returns to the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital
| - Neonatal Resuscitation Program workshop - March 20, 2026
| - Clinical document monthly updates
| Public Service Annoucements and News Releases | Work begins on Prince Albert Complex Needs Facility: Renovation work is starting on a new Complex Needs Facility in Prince Albert to help individuals who are intoxicated and exhibiting behaviors that present a danger to themselves or to others. | Royal University Hospital Foundation unveils newly renovated interventional cardiology suites, improving life-saving heart care for Saskatchewan: Patients at Royal University Hospital are receiving faster diagnoses, safer procedures and better heart care thanks to upgrades in the Walter and Margaret McNabb Interventional Cardiology Suite. See video below of Dr. Jason Orvold, Division Head of Cardiology on how these upgrades will improve patient care. | Advance Care Planning and Health Care Directives Policy and Procedure revisions The Advance Care Planning and Health Care Directives Policy (SHA-02-010) and Procedure (SHA-02-010P1) have been revised. The following sections have been added to the policy: - Pediatric Goals of Care Order Set Sections 3.24-3.30.
- Definitions for Pediatric and Pediatric Goals of Care Order Set
The following sections have been added to the procedure: - Completion of the Pediatric Goals of Care Order Set sections 7.1.-7.8.
To review the revised policy and procedure, please login to the SHA's e-Learn. The Pediatric Goals of Care Order Set is available for most responsible practitioners who provide care for fetuses, infants, children, or adolescents with life threatening and/or life limiting illness intended to reflect the decisions made via the shared decision-making process regarding resuscitation, acceptable levels of care/interventions and/or acceptable locations of care. View the new CS-OS-5000 Pediatric Goals of Care Order Set and Provincial Order Set Informational Bulletin below. | How to report staff safety incidents in Saskatoon To report a staff safety incident in Saskatoon, phone 655-1600. Phone lines are open between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. Staff that phone after hours can leave a message and will receive a return phone call the next morning.
To report a patient safety incident in Saskatoon, staff complete an electronic incident report form or phone 655-1600. We encourage electronic reporting when possible.
The 655-1600 number does not intake safety concerns from patients or their families. Instead, please follow the Client Concern Process, which can be found on the SHA intranet. | Staff Safety Talk: strong supervisor, safer teams Health-care supervisors go by various titles, such as team leader, charge nurse, or patient care coordinator, with responsibilities that vary daily. Regardless of their title, it is important to have accessible and self-driven training to be competent supervisors. In just six weeks since its launch, over 880 SHA team members have enrolled in our new four hour web-based SHA Supervisor and Safety course, developed in partnership with Worksafe Saskatchewan. You can access it now on MyConnection via MyLearning! For more information, read the latest Staff Safety Talk and share with your teams. | LifeSpeak: Helping yourself and others You can improve your happiness right now by focusing on small, practical habits like getting enough rest, staying connected with others, and doing brief activities that calm your mind and body. Supporting kids, adults, or anyone with anxiety or mood disorders means listening without judgment, offering reassurance, and encouraging healthy coping skills while knowing when to suggest professional help. It is also important to notice your own emotional limits and learn the difference between normal stress and compassion fatigue, so you can care for others without burning yourself out. Visit SHA’s Well-being and Resilience website for more information and resources to support our wellbeing. Additional resources below. | Communicating in understandable ways - how to access interpretation services Sometimes, explaining things in understandable ways means you need to arrange for an interpretor. Interpretation services are available 24/7 in over 200 languages to help patients, residents, clients and families understand and particpate in their care.
We offer: - On demand telephone interpretation;
- Pre-scheduled in-person, telephone or video interpretation;
- Written translation for documentation; and
- Picture-based communication.
To learn more, visit the translation and interpretation website. | Recognition and Appreciation | Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation Sunshine Fund celebration A huge thank you to everyone who participated in our Sunshine Fund Celebration at Jim Pattison Children's Hospital! Your dedication to enhancing patient care, family experiences, and staff well-being is truly inspiring.
The Sunshine Fund was created to support improvements for patients, families, and visitors during their hospital stay, as well as to boost staff morale including both medical teams and support staff.
Departments and programs located at Jim Pattison Children's Hospital or the Alvin Buckwold Early Childhood Development Program are eligible to apply. Thank you for taking the time on your submissions and for your ongoing commitment to improving the hospital experience for Saskatchewan patients, families, and staff. | Troy Davies (left), Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Chief Executive Officer, and one of the Sunshine Fund recipients, Priyanka Chaudhury, Senior Audiologist. | Grey Cup returns to the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation was excited to bring the Grey Cup back to Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital. Through our amazing partnership with the Saskatchewan Roughrider Foundation and the support of The Mosaic Company, Logan Ferland shared some championship cheer with kids, families and staff.
Thank you to the team in the Teammates for Kids Child Life Zone for helping to make this an unforgettable moment for patients and their loved ones. | Logan Ferland, member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders football team, with patients and families at the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital. | Neonatal Resuscitation Program workshop - March 20, 2026 When: March 20, 2026, 8:30 - 4 p.m. Where: Regina General Hospital Dilawri Simulation Center The Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) provides health-care professionals with the knowledge and skills of neonatal resuscitation. Participants must complete an on-line exam prior to the in-person component that focuses on the application of knowledge to clinical practice through skills checks, integrated skills practice and case based learning. The use of simulation and debriefing are prominent in building a team-based approach to care. | Clinical document monthly updates Clinical Standards is publishing monthly clinical document updates to communicate new, revised and archived clinical documents. Documents as part of project initiatives may be published in the SHA Rounds as separate articles, as needed.
Based on user feedback, updates for clinical forms, patient information and education resources, general documents and order sets are being published on one list to make it easier to review.
Refer to the Clinical Standards Status Report for information on Clinical Standards and Procedures that are in development or have been approved and published.
Visit the Clinical Document Development – Clinical Standards webpage for information and guidance on clinical document development from the start to finish of your project. - Tools and resources to assist to guide document development from start to finish
- Contact lists to assist with provincial collaboration and networking
- Templates and writing guides
- Submission and approval processes
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