In an effort to reduce wait times the Saskatchewan Health Authority announced today that it is renewing and expanding its partnership with Surgical Centres Inc.

The province says Saskatchewan’s surgical teams have achieved record breaking volumes in the past two years: performing over 95,700 surgeries in 2023-24 and 100,400 in 2024-25.

Of those partners like Surgical Centres Inc. completed over 16,700 publicly funded surgeries accounting for approximately 18 per cent of all core procedures in 2024-25.

In a news release Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill said, “The publicly funded, private surgical facilities operated by Surgical Centres Inc. perform thousands of routine day surgeries each year, freeing up high-demand hospital OR spaces for more complex procedures.”

The Saskatchewan Health Authority is now targeting 450,000 surgeries by the end of 2028.

Day procedures that Surgical Centres Inc. will continue to provide include general surgery, orthopedics, ophthalmology, plastics and reconstructive surgery, ENT, pediatric dental/oral urology, and vascular surgery. The expanded scope now includes gynecology.

Surgical Centres Inc. currently operates Prairieview Surgical Centre in Saskatoon and Regina Surgical Centre.