Beginning tomorrow, the visitation guidelines at Saskatchewan Health Authority run facilities will be changing once again.

Announced on Friday through a press release, Health Minister Jim Reiter said that as the economy continues to reopen and additional health services resume, they'll take a careful and safe approach to allow more family to visit loved ones in their facilities.

"As we see more of our economy re-opening and additional health services resuming, we will take the same careful, safe approach to expand family presence guidelines and ensuring that our loved ones in care continue to be protected remains our number one priority, while supporting the mental and emotional well-being of those in care.”

As of tomorrow:

  • Two family members or support persons can be identified to support patients and residents.
  • Only one family member or support person can be present in the facility at a time.
  • Two people can be present at one time if physical distancing can be maintained for:
    • Critical care/intensive care patients of residents.
    • End of life/palliative care patients or residents.
    • Maternal services Units (Maternal and Postpartum units, Neonatal Intensive Care Units, Pediatric Intensive care Units, Pediatric Units) 
  • Family members and support persons must follow safety requirements, including the wearing of medical-grade masks, physical distancing, hand hygiene, limited movement within the facility or home according to current public health orders.
  • Additional family or support persons can be identified for end-of-life, palliative and intensive/critical care as outlined in the SHA's Family Presence Guidelines.

Facilities that require extra time to ensure that they can properly ensure access to PPE, safe visitation spaces and health screening of visitors have been given until July 13 to get prepared.