The Saskatchewan Health Authority will not say where within these communities the testing sites are located, citing concerns about protecting patient privacy. A spokesperson for the authority said they are asking people to first use the self-assessment tool online at saskatchewan.ca/covid19. If, after answering the tool’s questions, it determines that you should be tested, you will need a referral from HealthLine 811 or your family physician to be directed to one of the testing sites. The authority said the seven testing sites are only used to collect specimens. “Once the specimen is collected at a testing site, it is transported to a laboratory COVID-19 testing location,” said the authority. “Laboratory confirmations of infection with the virus that causes COVID-19 are currently being performed at both the Royal University Hospital (RUH) Laboratory in Saskatoon and the Roy Romanow Provincial Laboratory (RRPL) in Regina.”
It s taxing the rest of our system as well, because these kids need care.”
Author of the article: Amanda Short
Publishing date: May 01, 2021 • 11 hours ago • 3 minute read • Dr. Ayisha Kurji is a Saskatoon paediatrician with a focus on eating disorders. She is among physicians who say COVID-19 has highlighted the gaps that exist in specialized care for young people with eating disorders. Photo by Michelle Berg /Saskatoon StarPhoenix
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In pre-pandemic times, the 10 beds at Saskatoon’s Dube Centre saw a mix of patients.
Patients with eating disorders were few and far between one or two at a time would have been considered a high number, says child psychiatrist Dr. Tamara Hinz.
It s taxing the rest of our system as well, because these kids need care.”
Author of the article: Amanda Short
Publishing date: May 01, 2021 • 4 hours ago • 3 minute read • Dr. Ayisha Kurji is a Saskatoon paediatrician with a focus on eating disorders. She is among physicians who say COVID-19 has highlighted the gaps that exist in specialized care for young people with eating disorders. Photo by Michelle Berg /Saskatoon StarPhoenix
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In pre-pandemic times, the 10 beds at Saskatoon’s Dube Centre saw a mix of patients.
Patients with eating disorders were few and far between one or two at a time would have been considered a high number, says child psychiatrist Dr. Tamara Hinz.
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Charles Nathanial Wayne Adams was in the midst of a severe mental breakdown when he confined his girlfriend in their Stonebridge neighbourhood apartment, assaulted her and repeatedly threatened to kill her by throwing her off the fourth-floor balcony.
At the time of the incident on Dec. 28, 2019, Adams had just left Royal University Hospital. He had been admitted under the Mental Health Act after attempting suicide when his girlfriend tried breaking up with him, a Saskatoon provincial courtroom heard this week.
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