Overcapacity in Saskatoon’s Royal University Hospital leads to health and safety notice – CBCSask. nurses’ union vexed but unsurprised by contravention noticeOct 09, 2024Saskatoon’s Royal University Hospital was issued a notice of contravention from a Saskatchewan Occupational Health and Safety officer stemming from overcapacity and the risks it causes to workers. In the notice, which has been shared on social media and verified by CBC, the occupational health officer acknowledges three issues — including obstructing safe means of entry and exit areas, and obstructions that could affect staff health and welfare — all driven by too many patients in the emergency room and area. “I’m not the least bit surprised that that happened,” said Tracy Zambory, president of the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses. “The phenomenon that brought us to having this contravention at Royal University Hospital is not new; it has been coming and happening for what almost seems like years now.”Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/overcapacity-in-saskatoon-s-royal-university-hospital-leads-to-health-and-safety-notice-1.7346738

Source: CBC News October 10, 2024 15:55 UTC