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Healthiest people, healthiest communities, exceptional service.

• Organizational Chart (PDF)

• 2011-2012 Annual Report

Quick Facts

Who We Are [1]

• The largest health region in the province, serving approximately 318,000 local residents in more than 100 cities, towns, villages, RMs and First Nation communities

• Approximately 30 per cent of the population of Saskatchewan reside within the Region’s geography

• 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

• An organization providing services and programs 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

• The largest employer in the province with 929 physicians and 13,458 registered nurses and other health care service and support workers and managers

• An academic health sciences centre supporting more than 300 research studies within the health region [2] , providing training opportunities to more than 2000 health sciences students [4], and taking part in health education and research for the benefit of the province as a whole

• Supported by about 3,000 registered volunteers

• A Region with a geographical area of 34,120 square kilometers and a perimetre of 1,296 continuous kilometers [2]

Budget [3]

• 2011-12 operating budget of $998.8 million representing 22.4 per cent of the provincial health budget, equivalent to spending close to $2.7 million a day meeting the health needs of the community

• 92.7 per cent of operating budget is provided by funding from the Ministry of Health

• 69 per cent of operating budget is spent providing services to patients and residents in our facilities, 12 per cent on community-based, public health and home care services, 13 per cent on operational support, and 6 per cent on program support and administration

• Approximately 78 per cent of annual budget is spent on salaries and benefits
  

Performance [4]

• Hospital admissions (adult & child) = 38,303

• Average daily census (excluding newborns) = 665

• Average beds open and in operation (including deliver unit, excluding newborns) - 780

• Average length of stay (urban only) = 7.6 days

• Patient days adult and children admissions
  (excluding newborns) = 287,432

• Newborn admissions = 4,958

• Total surgeries = 36,256
  • Inpatient = 14,048
  • Day Surgery = 22,208

• Emergency Room visits = 142,633

• Lab tests = 9,683,851

• Long term care beds = 2,282

• Home care discrete clients seen = 7,757

• Immunizations (all types) = 128,114

Health Status [5]

• Life expectancy = women, 82.3 years; men, 76.7 years

• Top causes of death = circulatory diseases, cancer, respiratory diseases

• Self rated health status = 59.1% very good or excellent

• Physically active (12 years and older - moderate or physically active) = 46.4%

• Weight – overweight, 29.5%; obese, 19.5%

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Contact Us

Saskatoon Health Region:

Corporate Office

Level 1 Administration
Saskatoon City Hospital
701 Queen Street
Saskatoon SK S7K 0M7

(306) 655-7500

Previous Annual Reports and Reports to the Community are available on our Reports and Publications page.