The Saskatchewan Health Authority has expanded its surgery contract with Surgical Centres Inc. in an attempt to cut wait times.
The health care provider has completed more than 16,700 publicly funded surgeries, which account for roughly 18 percent of all “core procedures” for 2024–2025, according to the provincial government.
The Saskatchewan Health Authority says the province’s surgical teams have achieved a “record breaking” number of surgeries since 2023, with 95,700 surgeries completed in 2023–24 and 100,400 in 2024–25. It is now aiming to complete 450,000 surgeries by the end of 2028.
Surgical Centres Inc. said it will continue to provide various surgical procedures including in the areas of orthopedics, reconstructive surgery, pediatric dental and oral surgery, and ophthalmology. It said the expanded scope in the renewed agreement will allow it to also include gynecology procedures for patients….