Nearly 20 per cent of Canadians don’t have a regular care provider.
With our new plan, we're working to address the challenges facing health care and improve health care access and outcomes for all Saskatchewan people.
Transforming
Patient Care
Health care isn't just a system- it's people who need care and those who provide it. These people- patients and health care workers- have been experiencing challenges and pressures that have become increasingly common across Canada. At the same time, the practice of medicine has been evolving, creating new opportunities to deliver care that were simply not possible a decade ago.
The path forward is clear: reinforce what is working, fix what is not, and modernize care so it meets patients where they are.
Invested in major health care capital projects since 2018 Nursing graduates hired since 2023 People with new access to a primary care provider within two years
the result of our nurse practitioner expansion
$2.3B
2,710
18,000
"We will keep investing in people and facilities, keep improving policies and practice, and keep measuring what matters: access to care providers and access to timely surgery."
— Patients First Health Care Plan
65,000 patients served at Regina's Urgent Care Centre
Expanding Access to Care
Connecting Saskatchewan people to the right care, in the right place, at the right time. From expanding the role of nurse practitioners to launching new primary care teams and urgent care centres, we're working to make sure every Saskatchewan resident has a regular care provider by 2028.
900+ new training seats, 150 medical residency seats
Growing the Health Care Workforce
Recruiting, retaining and training the people who make care possible. With 1,880 nursing graduates hired and 900 new training seats created across 33 programs, we're working to make sure the care providers you need are there- where and when you need them.
745,000 MySaskHealthRecord users & growing
Modernizing Care Delivery and Scope of Practice
Using innovation, technology, and common-sense change to bring care closer to patients. Expanded scope of practice, robot-assisted surgery and a provincial virtual care network will change how care is delivered- reducing travel, improving outcomes and reaching patients in every corner of the province.
Independent third-party safety review underway
Improving Safe and Quality Care
Raising the bar for safe, accountable care and improving working conditions for care providers. From enhanced hospital security and screening to measures reducing staff overtime, we're working to make sure that every care environment is safe and supported.
$2.3B invested since 2018, more planned
Improving Facilities and Equipment
Building the health infrastructure and equipment that Saskatchewan needs for generations to come. With $2.3 billion invested in capital projects since 2018- and new hospitals, long-term care facilities and expansions underway- we're ensuring the physical foundation of health care is modern, resilient and built for patients.
