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Saskatoon Health Region |
| Address |
300, 410-22nd Street East |
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Saskatoon |
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Saskatchewan |
| Country |
Canada |
| Post Code |
S7K 5T6 |
| Phone |
306 655 3300 |
| Fax |
306 655 3394 |
| Email |
general.inquiries@saskatoonhealthregion.ca |
| Website |
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About Saskatoon Health Region
Our Vision
Healthiest people, healthiest communities, exceptional service.
Our Mission
We improve health through excellence and innovation in service, education and research, building on the strengths of our people, and partnerships.
Our Values
Respect
Compassion
Excellence
Stewardship
Collaboration
Our Strategic Directions
Transforming the Care and Service Experience
Transforming the Work Experience
Partnering for Improved Health for Aboriginal People
Building a Sustainable Integrated System
Fostering Research, Learning and Innovation
Who We Are:
The largest health region in the province, serving 291,000 local residents in more than 100 cities, towns, villages, RMs and First Nation communities
A provincial referral centre providing specialized care to thousands of people from across Saskatchewan
An integrated health delivery agency providing a comprehensive range of services and programs including but not limited to hospital and long term care, public health and home care, mental health and addiction services, prenatal and palliative care
Services and programs provided in more than 75 facilities, including 10 hospitals (including three tertiary hospitals in Saskatoon), 29 long term care facilities, and numerous primary health care sites, public health centres, mental health and addictions centres, and community-based settings
An academic health sciences centre, taking part health education and research for the benefit of the province as a whole
Largest employer in the province with more than 12,000 registered nurses and other health care service and support workers and managers
More than 800 physicians
Providing training opportunities to more than 2000 health sciences students
Supported by more than 8,000 registered volunteers
More than 270 research studies in progress within the health region
Budget:
2008-09 annual operating budget of $744 million, equivalent to spending $2 million a day meeting the health needs of the community
95% of operating budget is provided by funding from Saskatchewan Health
63.5% of operating budget is spent on hospital services, 19.5% on long term and supportive care, 10% on community-based/public health/home care services, 5% on program support and administration, and 2% on ancillary and special funded programs
Approximately 77% of annual budget is spent on salaries and benefits, with staff receiving paycheques every two weeks totalling more than $10 million
Performance:
Hospital admissions = 38,276
Average daily census = 721
Average length of stay = 6.56 days
Patient days adult and children admissions
(excluding newborns) = 264,266
Newborn admissions = 4,491
Total surgeries = 33,884
Emergency Room visits = 144,840
Lab tests = 8,094,668
Long term care beds = 2100
Home care clients average per month = 5881
Immunizations (all types) = 100,359
Pounds of laundry per year = 6.5 million
Total floor space in 75 facilities = 4.2 million sq. feet
Health Status:
Life expectancy – women, 82.3 years; men, 76.7 years
Top causes of death – circulatory diseases, cancer, respiratory diseases
Self rated health status – 58% very good or excellent
Physically active – 50.4%
Weight – overweight, 30.6%; obese, 16.9%
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