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Cancer surgery delayed at RGH due to tight ICU capacity Ashleigh Woytuik blames the government for letting COVID-19 fill up intensive care and forcing her father to wait for vital surgery. Author of the article: Arthur White-Crummey Publishing date: Apr 23, 2021  •  18 hours ago  •  3 minute read  •  Ashleigh Woytuik stands in front of the Regina General Hospital in Regina, Saskatchewan on April 23, 2021. Woytuik's father has cancer and she says his surgery has been delayed due to ICU capacity issues. Photo by BRANDON HARDER /Regina Leader-Post Article content Space is s...

  REGINA -- Saskatchewan’s health minister says he is “extremely concerned” about the current COVID-19 situation in Regina, but the province won't be straying from its vaccination strategy to address the problem. On Tuesday, Health Minister Paul Merriman said even though Regina's intensive care units are breaking records with the number of COVID-19 patients admitted, provincial capacity is still in good shape – meaning they have the ability to move people around if there is a surge in one particular area. The government said it will use vaccines to protect the province’s overal...

  REGINA -- Two Regina doctors are painting a grim picture of the reality inside COVID-19 ICUs as Saskatchewan’s capital city continues to report record intensive care admissions. COVID-19 patients young and old are filling up intensive care beds in both of Regina’s hospitals. "We’re seeing younger individuals, people with no medical history or medical comorbidities, families being admitted together, families of essential workers and essential workers," Dr. Eric Sy, a critical care physician at Regina’s General Hospital, told CTV News. The rise is being fuelled mostly by 31 pati...