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Layoffs at eHealth Saskatchewan to stay within budget

Saskatchewan Crown corporation in charge of province’s electronic health records makes layoffs. Government of Saskatchewan / Supplied

SASKATOON – The provincial Crown corporation eHealth has cut 45 contract workers, although some will be rehired as regular fulltime employees.

The agency is responsible for Saskatchewan’s initiative on electronic health records.

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The head of eHealth, Susan Antosh, says the contract cuts were needed because the agency hopes to find savings of about $6 million in order to stay within its budget.

The contracts cut represent about 15 per cent of the total number of people working at the agency.

 

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