There is a growing list of surgeries in the province that won’t require an overnight stay, due to an expanded partnership between the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) and Surgical Centres Inc. (SCI).

On Tuesday, the two organizations announced they were renewing and expanding their partnership, which started in 2012.

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In those 13 years, SCI has performed more than 181,000 procedures in Saskatchewan.

Before the partnership was renewed, SHA CEO Andrew Will said SCI offered a range of day surgeries, including ophthalmology, pediatric dental, urology, p

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