New courtyard unveiled at Regina General Hospital

Staff, patients and their families will now be able to enjoy a new courtyard space at the Regina General Hospital. (Angela Stewart/CTV News)

Staff, patients and their families will now be able to enjoy a new courtyard space at the Regina General Hospital.

The transformed courtyard was made possible through a partnership between the Hospitals of Regina Foundation (HRF) and the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA), the space has been completely refreshed for those visiting, working at or using the hospital services.

The space offers seating for those at the hospital, mural artworks created by local artists, enhanced lighting, and security.

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The SHA says there was a strong need to update the space.

“[Its] important to have some place where people can go to gather. Both our staff and patients and the families that we serve,” Sheila Anderson, vice president of Integrated Regina Health for the SHA, told CTV News.

“Often they’re dealing with some really stressful event or are the most vulnerable and it is nice to have a space that is really safe.”

The HRF contributed $50,000 to the project.