Saskatoon Health Region

Description

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 291000 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 communitybased 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 12000 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 8000 registered volunteers

More than 270 research studies in progress within the health region


Budget

200809 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
635 of operating budget is spent on hospital services 195 on long term and supportive care 10 on communitybasedpublic healthhome 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 38276
Average daily census 721
Average length of stay 656 days
Patient days adult and children admissions
excluding newborns 264266
Newborn admissions 4491
Total surgeries 33884
Emergency Room visits 144840
Lab tests 8094668
Long term care beds 2100
Home care clients average per month 5881
Immunizations all types 100359
Pounds of laundry per year 65 million
Total floor space in 75 facilities 42 million sq feet


Health Status

Life expectancy women 823 years men 767 years
Top causes of death circulatory diseases cancer respiratory diseases
Self rated health status 58 very good or excellent
Physically active 504
Weight overweight 306 obese 169