Children's Hospital of Saskatchewan
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News Releases from Children's Hospital of Saskatchewan
News releases from other organizations referring to Children’s Hospital of Saskatchewan:
- May 11, 2012 - Redhead Equipment donates $1 million to CHFS capital campaign - Children's Hospital Foundation of Saskatchewan. Saskatoon Health Region extends its appreciation for this gift as it will help support staff and physicians in providing exceptional care for pregnant women, mothers and children within the new maternal and children's hospital.
- September 20, 2011 - The Schaan Family donates $250,000 to CHFS capital campaign - Children's Hospital Foundation of Saskatchewan. Saskatoon Health Region recognizes this wonderful contribution by acknowledging its value in supporting family-centred care within Children's Hospital of Saskatchewan.
- April 29, 2011 - Mosaic donates $4 million dollars to CHFS to kick off its capital campaign - Children's Hospital Foundation of Saskatchewan. In recognition of this generous gift, Saskatoon Health Region announced mothers, newborns and their families staying in Children's Hospital of Saskatchewan after the birth of their child will see the Mosaic name greet them as they receive care in CHS's postpartum unit.
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Events
The Children's Hospital of Saskatchewan project team
is completing busy e project team is working hard to wrap up the early design phase for the new maternal and children's hospital. Plans are underway to move into this next phase of design which is schedule to start in late spring 2012. Check back here regularly for more information and planned events.
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Past News Updates
Be sure to read the latest news updates on the main page!
November 28, 2011 - Design Moves Forward
Have you experienced the power of the stopwatch? One pediatric nurse has and she shared her thoughts with us. She helped out with data collection which will feed into work underway with planning for Children’s Hospital of Saskatchewan. Working with John Black and Associates, Saskatoon Health Region has been diving deep into data to guide decisions about the new hospital. All of this will feed into two week-long sessions in November and December called 3P (production, preparation, process). Read more in the November issue of Region Reporter.
November 22, 2011 - Saskatoon Health Region Begins Parkade Construction
Before we can build Children's Hospital of Saskatchewan, a lot of work is needed to get the location ready for construction, including modifying the parkade at Royal University Hospital. This work is called "Early Works" and is key in the preparing the site for the eventual construction of the new maternal and children's hospital. This week, Saskatoon Health Region started the first of 4 phases. The project will conclude in 2013 with the site ready to go as construction of Children's Hospital of Saskatchewan begins. Read more in the news release issued today by the Early Works project team at Saskatoon Health Region.
You can also watch the news conference on the Health Region's YouTube channel.
November 16, 2011 - Planning for the Next Step
The next step is 3P (production preparation process) events. 3P is a lean tool often used in facility design and is based on creating new processes for an area and using those new processes to develop a design. The goal is to reduce waits and improve the experience for patients, families and care providers. Saskatoon Health Region has spent the past several weeks preparing for two intense week long events involving physicians, staff, leaders and families. To learn more, read our latest design update.
October 7, 2011 - A Glimpse into Stopwatches and 3P
3P? Stopwatches? What does this actually look like? Watch our latest video on this work and how we hope to improve our patients' experience with the design of our new maternal and children's hospital.
September 29, 2011 - Stopwatches in the hospital
Saskatoon Health Region directors, managers and quality services consultants are now out in hospital areas with stopwatches to document and time the patient process. They are learning how long a patient is actually waiting for service. This is all part of the next phase in planning for the new maternal and children's hospital. Read our latest design update.
September 19, 2011 - Bringing value to patients and families in Children's Hospital of Saskatchewan
Muda. Get to know where it is. Ask, “how do we get rid of it?” Then, make it happen. Elimination of muda – Japanese for waste – is the challenge being presented to physician and operational leaders during planning for the next phase of work with Children’s Hospital of Saskatchewan. This work began the week of September 12. Read more in the latest issue of Region Reporter.
September 7, 2011 - Digging Deeper into Design
Over the past eleven months, we have worked through a design process that is proving extremely valuable. Through design sessions and process improvement work, our patients, families, staff and physicians have uncovered evidence and ideas that will make this hospital truly a state of the art facility.
Now, the team will focus on reducing project construction costs to fit within the available funding while retaining the services planned for this building. This will involve building on the exceptional work already completed. We will challenge everyone involved including patients, families, staff and physicians to find new and innovative ways to deliver care. We will use expert advice to challenge our current design by digging deeper into evidence and alternatives. To learn more about where the project is at and our next steps, read our latest design update.
July 12, 2011 - What makes this a provincial hospital?
This is a question we often receive from the public given this hospital will be in Saskatoon and owned and operated by Saskatoon Health Region. To help understand the provincial nature of this new hospital, we have pulled together some information for you. Check it out under Frequently Asked Questions.
May 17, 2011 - "It really inspires and invigorates us!"
Cozy. Inviting. Enjoyable. Words many wouldn't expect to describe a child's stay in hospital. But some Grade 8 students think those are just the words that should. Marla Fruson's Grade 8 class at Brownell School in Saskatoon came up with some amazing ideas for the learning and social spaces on our new pediatric inpatient floor. Our architects and project team were inspired by their passion and creativity. Read more by clicking on Region Reporter.
April 12, 2011 - Where are we today? Check out our project update!
We took a project update to our three Saskatoon hospitals for interested staff and physicians on Monday, April 11. But, we know not everyone can make it to these presentations and there is interest across the province. So, we are bringing the update to you here!
Watch the entire project update presentation, including two videos on early design work and improvement work here. You will be redirected to Saskatoon Health Region's YouTube channel.
Don't have time to watch the presentation, but just want a quick overview? Look at the presentation quickly without the videos here.
Watch only the videos relating to the design and improvement (lean) work underway with our new maternal and children's hospital. You will be redirected to Saskatoon Health Region's YouTube channel.
We also shared this information with media on April 12. Here is the news release we gave them.
April 5, 2011 - Parents, staff, physicians influence early design of maternal and children's hospital
Families, staff and physicians have been working hard on the early design of the new maternal and children's hospital. Recommendations from both early design sessions and process improvement work are now being reviewed and considered. Later this month, the design team will reconnect with departments where more early design work needs to be done. Together, they will examine the latest evolution of drawings to see what issues still need to be solved before the overall layout of the building can be finalized in late June. Read more by clicking on this month's edition of Region Reporter.
March 8, 2011 - Walking through Children's Hospital of Saskatchewan
About 50 people are trying to imagine walking through the new Children’s Hospital of Saskatchewan. During the first two weeks of March, the teams of staff, physicians and families will take time to walk through the plan for CHS, at least in their mind’s eye. This is part of the ongoing improvement work during the schematic design phase.
Read more by clicking on Region Reporter to see our latest article.
March 7, 2011 - Stepping into the social network
Children's Hospital of Saskatchewan is now on Facebook!
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March 1, 2011 - Wondering what we have been up to?
Read the update given to all Saskatoon Health Region staff, physicians, and volunteers by clicking here.
February 25, 2011 - Want a quick snapshot on the work ahead?
Design for Children's Hospital of Saskatchewan has started. To learn more about how we are building a new children's hospital for our province and where we are at today, read our latest project update brochure.
February 23, 2011 - Schematic Design Underway
From February 1 to February 3, the project team met with staff and physicians from the departments who will be working within the new hospital.
During these days, current plans for each floor were reviewed with staff, physicians, patients and families. The architects gathered their feedback on what will work and what still needs need further development. This was the fourth session held with user groups. Patients and families who participated are part of Children's Hospital of Saskatchewan Patient and Family Working Group.
Since the schematic design phase began in September 2010, about 15 groups and more than 200 staff, physicians, patients and families have worked through these initial drawings. These groups include pediatrics, maternal, surgery and emergency services. They also include representatives from support services such as pharmacy, medical imaging, facilities and physiotherapy.
Participants were chosen or assigned by the various departments, and in some cases, an invitation was extended to an entire area for participation.
For more information on this last session, check out our article in February’s issues of Region Reporter.
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