September 1, 2026

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In this issue:

  • Saskatchewan Monthly Construction Update August 2026 edition
  • Regina General Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit expansion strengthens care for newborns
  • eHealth Saskatchewan warns about health card text and call scam
  • Strengthening Safe Reporting for SHA team members
  • Code of the Month: Code Orange
  • RUH Foundation - Canadian Country Music Association Awards ticket giveaway
  • Registered Social Workers Provincial Community of Practice: Truth and Reconciliation in Social Work Practice
  • Intravesical Instillation (Bladder Instillation) of Medications
  • Learning Essential Approaches to Palliative Care 
  • Innovation Learning Series: Design Thinking
  • Library Lunch and Learns
  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program Workshop
  • SASKPIC 2026 Fall Education Conference
  • 24th Annual Kaye Family Learning Day
  • Saskatchewan Operating Room Nurses Group Conference
  • SHEPP Retirement Ahead Information Sessions
  • CHCA Project ECHO Integrated Seniors Care
  • Annual gastrointestinal (GI) Education Conference - CSGNA Regina
  • Continuing Medical Education - Webinars, Conferences, and Courses

 Public Service Annoucements and News Releases

Saskatchewan Monthly Construction Update August 2026 edition

The Saskatchewan Monthly Construction Update (MCU) highlights a selection of infrastructure projects underway across the province. The series provides an inside look at work in progress, the collaboration involved and the benefits these projects deliver for Saskatchewan people and communities.

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Regina General Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit expansion strengthens care for newborns

Capacity in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the Regina General Hospital is expanding by three beds to care for more vulnerable newborns in Regina and surrounding communities, supported by major investments from the Government of Saskatchewan and Hospitals of Regina Foundation.

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eHealth Saskatchewan warns about health card text and call scam

eHealth Saskatchewan is warning residents about a scam regarding their health cards. Text messages and phone calls claiming to be from eHealth Saskatchewan indicate Saskatchewan health cards are expired, outdated or require immediate replacement. People are asked to click a link to update their information and may be asked to pay a fee or provide personal information to maintain access to health care services, update their records, or renew their health card. There is no charge for a Saskatchewan health card. Any request for payment will indicate it is a scam. Do not click on any links or give out credit card information if you receive one of these texts or phone calls.

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 Staff Information 

Strengthening Safe Reporting for SHA team members

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is introducing a provincial Anonymous Reporting Policy, reinforcing its commitment to safe care environments, respectful workplaces, and accountability. This multi-channel, province-wide approach gives team members a consistent way to raise serious concerns such as fraud, theft, or conflict of interest for investigation, replacing pre-existing health region policies.

For those who may not feel comfortable approaching their supervisor, manager, or physician leader, you can now call or submit a report online anonymously. All concerns, anonymous or otherwise, are reviewed and investigated in a timely, confidential manner, with a focus on evidence, fairness, and due process. SHA does not tolerate reprisal against team members for reporting concerns in good faith.

We share responsibility for speaking up when we witness or experience wrongdoing. By strengthening how concerns are raised and addressed, we support a culture of safety, team well-being, and the integrity of our health system.

Visit the webpage below for more information.

🌐 Investigations and Reporting

Code of the Month: Code Orange

September’s Code of the Month focuses on Code Orange: Mass Casualty Incident. A Code Orange is activated when an incident creates a surge of patients that requires a coordinated hospital response. While the Emergency Department is the focal point of the response, a Code Orange often impacts many areas across the organization. This month, take a few minutes to review your department's Code Orange procedures and discuss your team’s role during a Code Orange incident. Preparedness starts with understanding your role before an emergency occurs. Review the September Code of the Month poster for addition Code Orange information.

If you have any questions, please contact the Health Emergency Management (HEM) team at SHA.HEM@saskhealthauthority.ca.

📄 Code of the Month: Code Orange 

RUH Foundation - Canadian Country Music Association Awards ticket giveaway

Two tickets to the September 19 Canadian Country Music Association Awards in Saskatoon have been generously donated to RUH Foundation by the Jason Blaine Charitable Foundation. 

Only SHA employees who work at RUH are eligible to fill out the form using their SHA email to enter the giveaway. 

Draw for the tickets is September 3 at 2 p.m.

🌐 Enter to win 📄 Poster

Registered Social Workers Provincial Community of Practice: Truth and Reconciliation in Social Work Practice

📅September 24 🕑 2:30 p.m.  🌐 Register 📄 Poster

Presenter: Carrie McCloy, Faculty member with the Indigenous Social Work Program at the First Nations University of Canada.

This presentation will examine how colonial systems disrupted relationships with land, family, culture, and identity and will consider how social workers can support healing practices rooted in respect, responsibility, reciprocity, and connection. By appreciating the more-than-human world, we can explore reconciliation through ethical, relational, and land-based practices.

🌐 SharePoint: Registered Social Workers

 Clinical Documentation

Intravesical Instillation (Bladder Instillation) of Medications

CS-CP-0117 Urinary Catheterization: Intravesical Instillation (Bladder Instillation) of Medications has been revised.

After receiving some very valuable feedback from nurse educators across the province this clinical procedure has been revised to include language related to the intravesical administration of non-hazardous medications and to differentiate between hazardous and non-hazardous medication instillation throughout the procedural steps. Revisions also include:

  • Expansion of RELATIVE CONTRAINDICATIONS and ABSOLUTE CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Inclusion of an additional reference
  • Link to the CS-G-0516 Intravesical (Bladder) Instillation Quick Guide within the Clinical Procedure
  • Removal of Appendix B: Associated Complications. Going forward, it will be important to refer to the monograph of the medication being instilled for specific associated complications.

Revisions also include editing language in the SHA-0760 Intravesical (Bladder) Instillation of Medication Certification Skills Checklist to reflect the difference between the intravesical instillation of hazardous and non-hazardous medications.

📧 Contact 🌐 Bladder Instillation Clinical Resources

 Events and Professional Development 

Learning Essential Approaches to Palliative Care (LEAP)

📅 September 3  🕑 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.📍Virtual 🌐Register

Innovation Learning Series: Design Thinking

📅September 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24🕑 12 - 1 p.m.📍 Virtual 🌐Register

Library Lunch and Learns

📅September 10 🕑 12 - 12:30 p.m.📍 Virtual 🌐Register

Neonatal Resuscitation Program Workshop

📅 September 17  🕑 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.📍Saskatoon, SK 🌐Register

SASKPIC 2026 Fall Education Conference

📅September 18 🕑 8 a.m.  - 4:30 p.m.📍 Saskatoon, SK 🌐Register 

24th Annual Kaye Family Learning Day

📅September 18 🕑 7:30 a.m.  - 1 p.m.📍 Saskatoon, SK or Virtual 🌐Register 

Saskatchewan Operating Room Nurses Group Conference

📅October 3 🕑 7:30 a.m.  - 4 p.m.📍 Regina, SK 🌐Register 

SHEPP Retirement Ahead Information Sessions

📅September 9, 23, October 15, November 17, December 8 🌐Learn more 

CHCA Project ECHO Integrated Seniors Care: Optimizing Comfort and Quality of Life - Integrated Palliative Approaches to Symptom Management in Complex Chronic Conditions

📅October 14, 2026  🕑 10 a.m.  📍Virtual  🌐Register 

Annual gastrointestinal (GI) Education Conference - CSGNA Regina

📅October 16, 2026  🕑 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 📍Regina  🌐Register  📄Pamphlet

Continuing Medical Education - Webinars, Conferences, and Courses

Webinars
📅September 17 - Post COVID-19 Condition Webinar Series 

Conferences
📅October 22-24 - CanREACH-SK PPP Mini-Fellowship 
📅October 24 - Substance Use Disorders (AIMS-SK) Interactive Workshop

Online Courses
📅September 1 - Physician Billing 
📅September 23 - Is your patient fit to drive?   
📅September 23 - Building an Awareness of Cultural Humility 
📅September 23 - The Role of Practitioners in Indigenous Wellness
📅September 28-29 - FHS Virtual Workshop

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