Healthy People in Healthy Communities
St. Joseph’s Hospital of Estevan will hold its 5th annual Education Fair for staff on June 6 and 13 from 8:30-4 p.m. in the hospital. Topics to be covered include NRP Codes, infection control, critical assessment, teamwork, PICCS and PORTS, WIIMIS, TLR, payroll and more.
Tue, May 15 2012 » View all Posts » No Comments
The Filipino-Canadian Association (Weyburn Branch) will host a potluck lunch in the Allie Griffin Auditorium at noon at the Weyburn Public Library to celebrate Mother’s Day on Sunday May 13, 2012. The lunch will be followed at 1 p.m. by an Armchair Travel session with Demetrio Pinon, President of the Filipino-Canadian Association of Weyburn. At [...]
Wed, May 9 2012 » View all Posts » No Comments
QWIC, the Quality Workplace Initiative Committee in Sun Country Health Region, reminds the public and staff that May 7-12 is Mental Health Awareness Week. May 9 is Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day. Here are three simple things you can do to reduce the stigma around mental illness: 1. Call up a friend or family member [...]
Tue, May 8 2012 » View all Posts » No Comments
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Sheila Sim, co-founder of the Moose Mountain Recruitment Committee in Arcola, has been named one of the Regina YWCA’s Women of Distinction for 2012. Sheila says she and Brenda Walter formed the committee in 2006 when they learned the Arcola Health Centre was about to close because of a shortage of nurses. Arcola is in [...]
Thu, April 26 2012 » View all Posts » No Comments
Are you at a higher risk for developing diabetes? - Have a family member with diabetes - Are over 40 years old - Have high blood pressure and high cholesterol - Are overweight, especially around the waist - Don’t exercise - Are of Asian, South Asian or African descent FREE diabetes risk assessment Wednesday, May [...]
Mon, April 23 2012 » View all Posts » No Comments
Every day in Canada, life-saving diagnoses are made based on the results generated in laboratories. The dedicated professionals who work in the lab often go unnoticed by the public because they are rarely seen by patients. However, each day they make vital contributions to Canada’s health care system. National Medical Laboratory Week, held April 22-28, [...]
Mon, April 23 2012 » View all Posts » No Comments
May 15 ~ Radisson Hotel, Saskatoon May 16 ~ Ramada Hotel, Regina 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Lunch Provided This one-day seminar will provide health care professionals with the most up to date information and core concepts of patient- and family-centred care (PFCC), learned experiences and known barriers to delivering PFCC. Topics of discussion include: [...]
Mon, April 23 2012 » View all Posts » No Comments
Sun Country Health Region will host a Women’s Wellness Day Saturday, May 5 2012 at Kenosee Inn, Moose Mountain Park, from 8:30-3 p.m. The Guest Speaker is Dr. Vicki Holmes, physician at the Women’s Mid-life Health Centre in Saskatoon. She will discuss peri-menopause, menopause and bone health. Information will be available on cervical cancer, arthritis, [...]
Fri, April 20 2012 » View all Posts » No Comments
Sun Country Health Region now offers all its staff members the opportunity to see their pay stubs online from the green Gateway Online icon on its website at http://www.suncountry.sk.ca/ All staff members received personal access information in a letter in March. Try it out!
Thu, April 19 2012 » View all Posts » No Comments