Provides a quality workplace - Facilities

We want to develop and maintain safe and well-equipped facilities.
  • Studies of recruitment and retention strategies have pointed to injuries in the workplace as one of the major factors causing regulated nurses to leave the profession. *

    • * Canadian Institute for Health Information, “A Lift for Patients, A Relief for Nurses?” Dec. 21, 2007

  • Almost 90% of nurses responding to the Health Sector Employee Survey in 2005 rated a high commitment to provide a caring environment* - that’s important for health care professionals and patients. Health employers and SUN can work together to build a quality work environment that translates to a caring environment for patients.

    • * Province wide Employee Opinion Survey conducted by NRC+Picker Canada, 2005

  • Saskatchewan has committed $31 million to purchase patient-lifting equipment and to reduce on-the-job injuries in the health workforce.