The capacity of the Regina General Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) will be expanding in the near future. Three new beds, increasing the unit’s total capacity from 25 to 28, are planned thanks to funding from the Government of Saskatchewan and Hospitals of Regina Foundation. “The new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit beds at the Regina General Hospital are an important step to putting patients first by ensuring premature and seriously ill newborns have access to high-quality and specialized care in the right place and at the right time,” Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill said in the announcement. The expansion represents $2 million of the $8.32 million earmarked for enhancing pediatric and neonatal care in the 2026-27 budget. The $2 million will fund more than 17 full-time equivalent positions required to staff the three new beds. Additionally, the Hospitals of Regina Foundation has committed $800,000 for the specialized technology used in the unit. “Our caring community’s support allows us to fund the technology and equipment our talented medical teams need to provide extraordinary pediatric and maternal care in Regina, and specifically to save the lives of our tiniest patients and create brighter futures for families in southern Saskatchewan,” Hospitals of Regina Foundation President and CEO Dino Sophocleous said in the announcement. The new beds are scheduled to become operational in early September, according to the province. More to come...
