All links are best viewed in Google Chrome. Estimated read time: nine minutes | - Spring COVID-19 immunization eligibility
| - Robotic surgery transforms epilepsy care in Saskatchewan
| - April is National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Month
- April 7 is Green Shirt Day
| - Supporting Modesty and Culturally Safe Care during Childbirth
| - University Bridge and College Drive closure
- Recruitment and Education Incentive Directory now live
- Clarification: Accessing accrual balances in MyWork
- April Code of the Month: Code Yellow
- Join us at the 2026 SHA Innovation Award Ceremony - May 11
| - 2026-27 Staff Safety Strategy Survey
| - Coffee and Cases: Stroke in Women
- ECHO Autism Saskatchewan spotlight sessions
- Acute Care of the at-Risk Newborn
- Belonging, Diversity and Inclusion - Understanding Intersectionality
- Bite-sized learning with the SHA Clinical Library
- Pediatric Pain Management across the Continuum of Care
- Fundamentals of Fetal Health Surveillance
| Public Service Announcements and News Releases | Spring COVID-19 immunization eligibility Beginning April 1, 2026, eligible individuals at high-risk of severe COVID-19 illness and outcomes now have access to an additional dose of COVID-19 vaccine until June 15, 2026. The additional dose is recommended to be received at least eight weeks from the individual’s last dose. Moderately to severely immunocompromised adults and children remain eligible for primary immunization with the 2025-26 COVID-19 vaccine. The following groups are eligible for this additional dose: - All adults 65 years of age and older;
- Adult residents, 18 years of age and older, living in long-term care facilities, private care homes, and other group living settings where seniors reside; and,
- Individuals six months of age and older who are moderately to severely immunocompromised due to an underlying condition or treatment.
For eligible individuals, COVID-19 vaccination appointments are available through Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) clinics, and at participating pharmacies throughout the province. For assistance scheduling an appointment, call 1-833-727-5829 between 8:45 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Patients who are unable to locate a clinic in their area are encouraged to contact their local Public Health office or check with their local pharmacy for assistance.
For more information, refer to the Ministry of Health Spring 2026 COVID-19 Booster Dose Eligibility Bulletin or visit the SHA website. | SHA CARES - Living our Values | Robotic surgery transforms epilepsy care in Saskatchewan | On March 23, 2026, this skilled and talented team performed Saskatchewan’s first robotic epilepsy surgery using the newly installed ROSA system at Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon. This technology enables surgeons to precisely place depth electrodes within a patient’s brain to map seizure activity. This information will help care teams guide treatment decisions and improve patient outcomes, including the potential to stop seizures altogether. Epilepsy affects approximately 12,000 people in Saskatchewan. This technology was made possible by a fundraising campaign led by the RUH Foundation, including a gift of $700,000 from Merlis Belsher and Family. | Recognition and Appreciation | April is National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Month April is National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Month, a time to honour those who have donated and recognize those waiting for lifesaving and life-enhancing transplants. Organ and tissue donation coordinators will be on site at all Saskatoon and Regina hospitals throughout the month. Schedule below: Saskatoon - Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon City Hospital, and St. Paul's Hospital - April 7 - 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Regina - Regina General Hospital and Pasqua Hospital - April 9, 14, and 22 - 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
How you can help raise awareness: - Visit www.givelifesask.ca to register your decision
- Talk to your family about your decision to be a donor, so they can support your wishes
- Wear green on April 7 for Green Shirt Day
Donating organs or tissues, whether living or deceased, is a life-changing gift. Visit the Tissue and Organ Donation webpage for more information. | April 7 is Green Shirt Day | April 7 is Green Shirt Day and is a day to honour the victims of the Humboldt Broncos tragedy and their families. It is also a day to continue the legacy of Logan Boulet, a Humboldt Broncos player whose example has inspired thousands of Canadians to register as organ and tissue donors and to talk to their families about their wishes.
On April 7, in honour of his legacy, we invite you to take a moment to recognize and show appreciation to Logan, his family, and other organ and tissue donors who have made the selfless decision to give the gift of life and sight to others by wearing green. | Supporting Modesty and Culturally Safe Care during Childbirth Supporting Modesty and Culturally Safe Care during Childbirth Poster (CS-PIER-0347) is now available to use. This poster is available for use in outpatient and inpatient Maternal and Children's care settings. Maternal and Children’s care settings are accountable for the implementation of this document.
For additional information, refer to the healthcare provider guidelines below or email MatChildKMU@saskhealthauthority.ca. | University Bridge and College Drive closure | Construction will begin on the City of Saskatoon’s College Drive Link – Bus Rapid Transit project during the week of April 6. This will result in the closure of the University Bridge, and College Drive between Clarence Avenue and Hospital Drive to all traffic, except emergency and authorized vehicles.
Staff and physicians, including those travelling from outside of Saskatoon, are reminded to plan for extra time travelling to and from Royal University Hospital, Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital, and the Irene and Leslie Dubé Centre for Mental Health. Access to Hospital Drive and these facilities is only available via westbound College Drive.
Patients and families who have booked appointments at those facilities should be made aware of possible delays and plan alternate routes.
Inter-facility staff shuttles will be permitted to use the University Bridge, but traffic delays may still occur.
Updates and additional information can be found on the City of Saskatoon website or by subscribing to the Bus Rapid Transit newsletter. | Recruitment and Education Incentive Directory now live The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) in partnership with the Network of Hospital and Health Care Foundations (Network), launched the Recruitment and Education Incentive Directory. This online tool brings together current recruitment and education incentives in Saskatchewan to support SHA leaders and foundations in strengthening the health workforce. Incentives can be browsed by home foundation, SHA or government source, and foundation incentives are searchable by keyword or filter.
Development was led by a joint SHA/Network subcommittee tasked with recruitment and retention as a priority focus of their 2025-26 Roadmap to Success, in collaboration with the SHA’s Community and Foundation Relations team.
This initiative reflects the strength of the partnership between the SHA and the Network and highlights the meaningful impact of philanthropy in strengthening care teams. SHA is deeply grateful for the Network’s commitment to this shared goal. | Clarification: Accessing accrual balances in MyWork Following the recent update to accrual balance access, we would like to provide some additional clarification.
Employee Access
Employees should now access their accrual balances through:
MyWork → Me → My Accrual Balances
Please note: - The MyWork → MyScheduling → My Accrual Balances tile has been removed
- The “View Accruals” link under Important Links has also been removed
Access for Administrative Support Roles
For administrative assistants or others who support leaders but do not have direct reports in MyWork:
- Access to team accrual balances should continue through the OAC Accruals Bank Report
- For more information, please refer to KB0014455.
At this time, access to MyWork → My Team → Employee Accrual Balances and the SKG Accrual Explorer Report is limited to users with direct reports in MyWork.
We are currently exploring options to expand access and will provide updates as they become available.
| April Code of the Month: Code Yellow April’s Code of the Month highlights Code Yellow - Missing Patient/Resident, which is activated when an admitted patient or resident of any age is determined to be missing from an acute care facility or long-term care home. Timely communication and a coordinated response are critical to locating the missing person as quickly and safely as possible. Please review April’s Code of the Month poster and ensure staff are familiar with their Code Yellow roles and responsibilities.
If you have any questions, please contact the Health Emergency Management (HEM) team at SHA.HEM@saskhealthauthority.ca. | Join us at the 2026 SHA Innovation Award Ceremony - May 11 Join us over the lunch hour on May 11 as we celebrate outstanding innovation across our organization. Discover inspiring projects, hear the stories behind them, and be among the first to find out this year’s Innovation Award winners. These innovations reflect our SHA CARES Values—demonstrating compassion, accountability, respect, equity, and safety in action across the work we do every day. You’ll leave feeling energized by the passion, creativity, and dedication that continue to drive meaningful change in our work. | 2026-27 Staff Safety Strategy Survey Deadline: April 23 As part of our annual Staff Safety engagement, we invite you to complete a short survey focused on your day-to-day experience and perception of safety - both within your department and across the Saskatchewan Health Authority. Your perspective is essential in helping us understand how safe, supported, and prepared you feel in your work environment.
Insights gathered will directly inform the evolution of our Staff Safety strategy and priorities, ensuring they reflect the realities of our teams and meaningfully support staff across the organization. Please share poster and survey link with your teams.
| Coffee and Cases: Stroke in Women Date: April 9
Time: 3 - 4 p.m.
Location: Virtual Join us for Coffee and Cases, where multi-disciplinary members across the province meet to learn and discuss all things stroke-related. Thanks to funding from the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation, we meet monthly to discuss new topics. Join us at our next session where we are excited to have Dr. Alyson Plecash present on Stroke in Women. | ECHO Autism Saskatchewan spotlight sessions Date: April 14, 21 and 28
Time: 12 - 1:30 p.m.
Location: Virtual The SHA Provincial Autism Strategy is offering three free virtual sessions celebrating Autism Acceptance Month. The sessions are open to all, including professionals, autistic advocates, and parents/caregivers. Each ECHO Autism SK Spotlight Series includes a lived-experience panel discussion and age-based breakout mini-sessions. | Acute Care of the at-Risk Newborn Date: April 15 and 16
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Location: La Loche Health Centre, La Loche, SK The Acute Care of the at-risk Newborn workshop provides health-care professionals with the knowledge and skills of neonatal resuscitation, assessment and management of the at-risk newborn. Participants must complete an on-line exam prior to the in-person component. The workshop utilizes simulation based education and debriefing to support a team-based approach to care. For more information, contact jenna.lockert@saskhealthauthority.ca. | Belonging, Diversity and Inclusion - Understanding Intersectionality Date: April 21 and 23
Time: 12 - 1 p.m.
Location: Virtual
All staff are invited to attend a lunch-and-learn training session focused on intersectionality. These sessions introduce intersectionality as a practical framework for understanding how people's identities, lived experiences, and how roles intersect and shape how people experience care, the workplace, and health outcomes. Participants will explore how increased awareness of these intersections supports more compassionate, respectful, and equitable care for patients and families, while also strengthening team relationships and psychological safety. | Bite-sized learning with the SHA Clinical Library Date: April 23 and 28
Time: 12 - 12:30 p.m.
Location: Virtual Join the SHA Clinical Library over your lunch break to discover how the Library’s evidence-based resources and services can enhance your practice and help support patient care. Please register for a session by April 16 to secure your seat. For more information, email library@saskhealthauthority.ca or visit us online. | Pediatric Pain Management across the Continuum of Care Date: April 24
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Location: Virtual
The education day will be held virtually with the option to view the virtual sessions in person, at the following locations: - Swift Current: Cypress Hospital, Conference Room 1
- Moose Jaw: Wigmore Regional Hospital, Coteau Room
View poster for more details.
| Fundamentals of Fetal Health Surveillance Date: April 30 and May 1
Time: 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Location: Virtual The course is intended for practitioners (nurses, physicians, registered midwives) with clinical experience as part of their regular review of fetal health surveillance knowledge, skills and clinical decision making as well as new obstetrical care providers as an adjunct to their facility orientation program. The course consists of three components: Pre-study of the “Fundamentals of Fetal Health Surveillance Online Manual”, successful completion of the Online Exam, and participation in a Fetal Health Surveillance interdisciplinary workshop. | 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 News as separate articles, as needed.
Based on user feedback, update for clinical forms, patient information and education resources (PIER), 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
If clinical teams have questions or require assistance, they can contact clinicalstandards@saskhealthauthority.ca. | TO PRINT AND POST: Just print this email. DO YOU HAVE A SUBMISSION? See our guidelines here. DID YOU MISS AN ISSUE? See our archives. | | | | |
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