Provincial funding comes for new Health Bus

Provincial funding comes for new Health Bus

The provincial government will provide $50,000 toward the $380,000 cost of a new Mobile Health Bus. The new vehicle will replace the bus that currently provides health services to Saskatoon’s inner-city neighbourhoods. The Health Bus operates seven days a week, parking at set locations on the city’s west side to support residents with access to health-care services. It averages 12 to 14 visits per day, servicing 5,000 clients. It is operated by a licensed practical nurse and a paramedic. The Health Bus project was launched in August 2008 as a joint initiative between the Saskatoon Regional Health Authority and M.D. Ambulance Care Ltd. and supported by Saskatchewan Health.