SASKATOON – The Saskatoon Health Region has met 96 per cent of Accreditation Canada’s health care standards in its latest review but there are still some areas failing.
The national body reviews health standards in the region every three years.
In the latest report, Saskatoon performed well in most areas including community and emergency health services, but it failed in five of the 33 required organizational practices like infection prevention.
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The report says concerns lay with improperly cleaned equipment in ambulance bay holding areas.
There are also concerns about the sterile processing department at Royal University Hospital with cracked tiles and inadequate sinks.
The region puts it down to failing infrastructure.
“We look at the emergency department we are failing, the façade is falling away there, we have old buildings where we can’t always get a sink put in place in the right place,” said Victoria Schmid, director of client family experience and safety.
“It’s sometimes difficult for us to make sure that we’re maintaining the best practices as possible when we don’t have to proper set up to be able to do that,” she said.
In August, the health region said staff hand washing compliance was at 81 per cent, Accreditation Canada’s report said those rates are improving.
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