‘Looks Like a Natural Disaster’: Saskatoon Hospital Overcapacity Forces Patient Care Into Hallways

‘Looks like a natural disaster’: Saskatoon hospital overcapacity forces patient care into hallways

Lynn Harmon was shocked by what she saw inside the emergency department at Saskatoon’s Royal University Hospital (RUH) — patients on stretchers lined the hallway with portable IV stands and bedside trays.

Son recalls 'brutal' conditions mom endured at Saskatoon hospital

Tim Lang, who lives in Unity, is now vowing to avoid Saskatoon if either himself or a family member requires health care. He said he witnessed unsanitary conditions at Royal University Hospital, including the stench from patients who had soiled themselves, and counted hundreds of people passing by his mother’s hospital bed in the hallway.

Video highlights 'capacity pressures' at Royal University Hospital ER

After a video showing crowded emergency room hallways at Royal University Hospital gained traction on social media, the Saskatchewan Health Authority acknowledged the patient surge — but says it was largely seasonal and typical of many emergency rooms.

Uproar erupts over video of overcrowded hospital hallways in Saskatoon

Conditions at Royal University Hospital come under the microscope following a video posted on social media.

Overloaded hallways reported at Saskatoon’s Royal University Hospital

RUH patients are taking to social media to show just how bad it has gotten, sharing videos of overcrowded hallways filled with beds.

Viral video of overcrowded hospital hallways sparks NDP outrage

A viral video taken at Saskatoon’s Royal University Hospital has sparked outrage from the NDP. The social media video was taken on Sept. 25. It showed the hospital hallways crowded with patient beds.