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comfortable, private spaces for families to spend induction room, allowing parents to be with their

time together outside of patient rooms.” child while anesthesia is administered.

The 176-bed hospital features private rooms with About 60 pediatric specialists, sub-specialists

sleep space for parents or supportive partners as and surgeons have already been recruited. The

well as family-friendly spaces like an outdoor play Saskatchewan Health Authority plans to recruit
area, teen lounge, playrooms, and a theatre with another dozen full-time positions. Once opened,

movies and events for young patients. the hospital will be staffed with over 72 full-time

physicians in more than 20 specialties.
The state-of-the-art hospital houses the province’s

only 24-hour pediatric emergency department with “The new hospital will deliver a more patient-centric
capacity to treat over 5,000 young patients each approach where services are organized around

year. It is also be home to Saskatchewan’s first the patient, rather than children and their families

dedicated pediatric surgical suites. These integrated having to navigate and search out these services,”
rooms will include both an operative area and said Dr. Laurentiu Givelichian, head of pediatrics,

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