YORKTON — Rural and Remote Health Minister Lori Carr is visiting the City of Yorkton today, with stops at Yorkton Regional Health Centre (YRHC) and the Yorkton & District Nursing Home.
More than $4 million has been allocated to Yorkton health facilities over the past three years. In addition to the intensive care unit (ICU) expansion from six to seven beds, infrastructure improvements to the Yorkton Regional Health Centre included new roofing, two new chillers, new sewer and exhaust systems, new flooring and the initiation of upgraded Wi-Fi service for patients and their families to be completed by early 2026.
New boilers, an air conditioning compressor, roofing on two wings, flooring, sidewalks and a new nurse call system were installed at the nursing home. Yorkton Public Health received a new sidewalk, windows and security system. An additional $680,000 in government funding is planned this year for further roofing repairs at the health centre.
Last year, the Health Foundation of East Central Saskatchewan provided funding for advanced equipment at YRHC including a chemistry analyzer with interface for lab testing, a specialized Cardiac ECHO ultrasound and a general ultrasound machine for a total cost of $432,000.
The Yorkton Regional Health Centre project is moving to the business case phase with $1 million earmarked in the 2025-26 budget to advance this work.
