Health Care

health care: The throne speech Wednesday outlined "hot spotting" pilot programs for Saskatoon and Regina as one way to tackle new pressures that growth has put on health care and education, according to Times Colonist. "You can imagine how many others ... where if we were properly meeting their needs in ER that first time ... whether it's mental-health care or whether it's addictions treatment, if we were able to do that, it's going to just reduce the number of visits," he said and REGINA - In an effort to cut emergency room backlogs, the Saskatchewan government plans to focus on helping people who repeatedly show up in hospital ERs. In a news conference before the throne speech was read in the legislature, Premier Brad Wall said the top five users of emergency rooms accounted for more than 500 visits to ERs last year. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.