Forty new acute care beds are now open at Saskatoon City Hospital, part of a major expansion project the province says will relieve pressure across Saskatoon’s hospitals.

At a Friday news conference, Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill said it's a significant step toward increasing hospital capacity and improving patient flow in Saskatchewan’s largest city.

"We know that capacity pressures have a real impact on patients, on staff and health-care providers, and those challenges are taken very seriously by the government of Saskatchewan," he said.

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The newly opened 40-bed unit is the first phase of a larger project that will add 109 new acute care beds at City Hospital by the end of 2026. When complete, the expansion

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