This data was released after Saskatchewan’s New Democratic Party (NDP) received official information through a request for information.
Notes from a paramedic attendant describe the emergency rooms as overcrowded and his team very busy.
Those documents also showed that the queue for calls requiring an ambulance in Regina could reach nine or more people.
Ambulances available nearby, such as Indian headThey were sometimes summoned to Regina to intervene.
The opposition party says Health Secretary Paul Merriman needs to do more to address this problem in the province.
That may be hard for the minister to take, but it’s a fact. These delays and backlogs are due to the failures of his government and affect not only Regina but other communities as well.
said NDP opposition critic for seniors Matt Love.
Paul Merriman acknowledged the existence of long health care wait times in Saskatchewan, but points out that the latest budget allocates $8.8 million to address the problem.
I want to reassure the people of Saskatchewan that if they need to call 911 if they need an ambulance, we can get there as quickly as possible, get them to the emergency room, triage them, and send them through our healthcare system
he proposes.
With information from Alexander Quon
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