National Non-Smoking Week - Break It Off!

The Cypress Health Region is encouraging the general public to participate in the
Canadian Cancer Society’s Break It Off – a new digital campaign funded by Health
Canada to promote tobacco cessation.

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Patient Family Centred Care (PFCC) Teams Seeking Volunteers

PFCC teams provide an opportunity to bring healthcare leaders and service users together in a collaborative partnership to promote and create a patient family-centered approach to service delivery and improvement.  Click 'Poster' or 'News Release' for complete details on how you can make a difference in PFCC.

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Enhanced Medical Imaging Services for Leader Hospital

Residents of Leader and surrounding areas are benefitting from a new piece of medical imaging equipment located at the Leader Hospital. They are also benefitting from the ongoing support of the Leader Trust Advisory Committee and the Dr. Noble Irwin Regional Healthcare Foundation.

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Cypress First in Province to Publicly Report Dashboard Indicators

Cypress Health Region is the first health region in Saskatchewan to have its dashboard of quality of care indicators published on the Health Quality Council’s website, www.qualityinsight.ca.

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Physician Update for Town of Leader

At a time when the Cypress Health Region and the community of Leader are planning for a proposed integrated health facility, the provision of a stable medical team is a key component of the planning. However, recent news has led the region to continue focusing on the community’s physician complement.

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Cypress Health Region Completes CT Review Process

With an emphasis on patient safety and quality improvement, the Cypress Health Region has completed the review of 3,766 computed tomography (CT) examinations with the assistance of an external radiologist group. These patient examinations were initially interpreted between October 1, 2004 and December 31, 2007.

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Cypress Health and Community of Ponteix Celebrate Grand Opening of Primary Health Care Site

The Cypress Health Region joined the residents of Ponteix in officially welcoming the Ponteix Health Centre as the region's seventh Primary Health Care site during a Grand Opening celebration on November 25th.

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Cypress Honours Staff Reaching Milestone Years of Service

The Cypress Health Region formally thanked its staff members who reached milestones
for continuous years of service at a special Service Recognition Gala evening held November 17 at the Sky Centre in Swift Current, SK.

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Radio Campaign Continues in Cypress

The Cypress Health Region has engaged in an advertising campaign to draw attention to
important health concerns such as diabetes, cancer, and asthma. Click on 'Radio Links' for a list that provides helpful links to professional associations that specialize in each health topic.

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New Health Facility Moves to Detailed Design Phase

Planning continues for the Southwest Integrated Healthcare Facility in Maple Creek as staff champions and regional management held a series of discussions on October 18, 19, November 2 and 3. The main focus of these sessions was to discuss the detailed design options for the building. Two additional days to finalize the detail design sessions are scheduled for November 15 and 16.

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