The New Democrats are referring to a staff notice about current conditions at the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital in Saskatoon.
The notice contained the following points:
-all pediatric areas continue to be overcapacity
-pediatric inpatients remain at 108 per cent
-PICU (pediatric intensive care unit) at 125 per cent capacity
-staffing pressures remain high
-non-urgent direct admissions are being deferred
Official Opposition leader Ryan Meili called on Premier Scott Moe and Health Minister Paul Merriman to see the situation first-hand on a tour.
“It is unacceptable that a child needing care might not be able to get a bed in our brand new children’s hospital,” Meili said.