Our Focus Groups
Critical Medical Equipment
The Yorkton Regional hospital has identified several essential equipment needs that will help them deliver timely, high-quality care:
- An additional ultrasound machine to meet growing patient demand and support diagnostic ultrasound students from Suncrest College completing their practicums at Yorkton Regional Hospital—strengthening our future workforce.
- A Rapid Infusion System, a vital device used to quickly deliver warmed blood and fluids during emergencies such as major trauma, surgery, or hemorrhage.
- New equipment for the ICU, Laboratory, and Emergency Department, ensuring staff have the tools they need to care for patients when it matters most.
- Expanded telehealth equipment to improve access to physicians and specialists for patients in our region.
Expanding Our Surgical Capacity
One of our primary goals this year is the renovation of the Endoscopy surgical suite.
Endoscopy is a critical diagnostic and treatment tool. Our surgeons use flexible, lighted tubes with high-definition cameras to see inside the digestive tract—performing procedures like colonoscopies to screen for cancer or EGDs to treat issues in the esophagus and stomach. These tools allow doctors to biopsy tissue, remove polyps, and even stop internal bleeding without major surgery.
The demand for these procedures is high. Renovating this suite will allow the hospital to perform 10 to 15 additional surgeries every week. It is expected this renovation will allow another 600 procedures to be performed annually. That is a significant increase to the 2,500 performed now.
Medical Residency Program
These investments are especially important as we prepare for a medical residency program, an advanced training program for newly graduated physicians, in July 2026. This milestone will help attract and retain doctors while expanding access to care across our region.