Royal University Hospital

• Royal University Hospital ER given occupational health and safety contraventions

  RUH has been struggling with over capacity for the last few weeks and on October 2nd Saskatchewan’s occupational health and safety conducted an assessment of the emergency room.

  Health

  Oct 7, 2024
  
• Saskatoon palliative cancer patient left on stretcher for 4 days

  A Saskatoon palliative care cancer patient was left in a stretcher in a Saskatoon hospital for four days as she waited for a bed.

  Health

  Jul 5, 2024
  
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• ‘They are muzzled’: Retired nurse horrified by Saskatoon RUH conditions

  Tami Fehr said patients were flooded throughout the hallways of RUH and tucked into storage rooms on recliners and stretchers without access to call bells and oxygen hookups.

  Health

  Nov 10, 2023
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• 14-year-old girl sexually assaulted at Saskatoon Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital: police

  A Black Lake, Sask., man is facing sexual assault charges after police say a 14-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in a hospital washroom.

  Crime

  Oct 12, 2023
• Saskatoon health-care workers anxious walking to and from work after numerous assaults

  Last week, a woman was reported to be walking to work around 5:30 a.m. and was hit by someone in the dark hours of the morning. The victim believes she was hit with a pistol.

  Crime

  Dec 14, 2022
• Saskatchewan health-care shortages putting ‘patients at risk,’ doctors say

  Sask. doctors John Stempien and John Gjevre say shortages in staff and resources are at an all-time high and are creating challenges for health-care providers as well as patients.

  Health

  Dec 9, 2022
• ‘Wrong place, wrong time’: Friends, family mourning loss of man attacked at hospital

  At the time, Saskatoon police said Randy Beauchesne was in critical condition and the incident may have been a case of mistaken identity.

  Crime

  Aug 10, 2022
• Man faces attempted murder charge after stabbing at Saskatoon hospital

  Police charged a man with attempted murder after he allegedly stabbed someone Monday night at a Saskatoon hospital. The victim remains in critical condition.

  Canada

  Jun 14, 2022
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• USask faculty member apologizes for outing anti-mandate advocate with COVID-19

  The faculty member claims they called the Royal University Hospital and that staff confirmed the person was in a COVID-19 ward.

  Canada

  Oct 8, 2021
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• Jury calls for more police psychologists, mental health training following Steven Rigby inquest

  At the inquest into the fatal police shooting of Steven Rigby, the jury made 10 recommendations to the provincial health authority, Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) and RCMP.

  Canada

  Jun 26, 2021