Saskatchewan Hospital
| Saskatchewan Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | North Battleford Crown Colony, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Coordinates | 52°44′14″N 108°15′37″W / 52.73722°N 108.26028°WCoordinates: 52°44′14″N 108°15′37″W / 52.73722°N 108.26028°W |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Public |
| Funding | Government hospital |
| Hospital type | Mental health |
| Network | Prairie North Health Region |
| Services | |
| Beds | 156 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1913 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Canada |
Saskatchewan Hospital was the first mental health hospital to be built in Saskatchewan, Canada. Prior to being established patients were sent to hospitals in Manitoba. The first superintendent of the hospital was James Walter MacNeill. The number of patients peaked at over 4,000 in 1946, with the advent of community care throughout the province the number of patients in the facility had dropped to under 300 by 1980.
The current hospital is located at 1 Jersey Street in the North Battleford Crown Colony, a census subdivision adjacent to the City of North Battleford. The current building, a large pavilion-style mental institution, was built between 1911 and 1913 and has 156 beds.
In 2011, the provincial government announced plans to construct a new building to house the hospital. Construction began in summer 2015 and is on-time and on-budget to be complete in June 2018.
New SHNB promises a number of modernizations to improve patient care, including:
The Government of Saskatchewan committed $407 million to the project in 2015, which covers design, construction, and 30 years of maintenance. Of this, approximately $222 million is attributable to construction on a facility large enough to cover 5 football fields.
The project is proceeding as a public-private partnership (P3). Financial analysis by Ernst & Young indicated a P3 would save $90 million (18%) over the life of the project, versus a typical government-led project. The public retains full ownership and the health region will continue to provide care services. Design, construction, and maintenance are the responsibility of a group named Access Prairies Partnership, led by Graham and Carillon Canada.
Construction is expected to create more than 1,500 jobs in the province.
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