The Saskatchewan Health Authority is on track to launch on December 4th, according to information obtained by Discover Weyburn.

This date has been selected, as it is the date The Provincial Health Authority Act is expected to be proclaimed. The act will transition the 12 regional health authorities, including Sun Country Health Region, into the single body.

The announcement was made internally at the health region, complete with a number of questions answered in a fact sheet on the date and organizational structure.

The fact sheets confirm some of the current executive leadership teams in the regional health authorities will no longer have a job. They are welcome, however, to apply for the new positions within the SHA senior leadership team. The recruiting process for those jobs is to start on September 25th.

The changes aren’t anticipated to have any impact on the day to day operations from a patient’s perspective. The transition is intended to be seamless, according to the document. This includes contact information remaining the same for a period of time, including phone numbers for health regions and healthcare facilities.

While the organizational structure for the SHA hasn’t been completed flushed out aside from the senior leadership team, the fact sheet for staff did say it will be complete by the time of launch in December. This information will be communicated to staff ahead of the launch.

In-scope employees should see little to no difference in their day-to-day roles within the health authority, while out-of-scope staff may see changes in terms of alignment to the new leadership structure.

The SHA isn’t guaranteeing everyone will retain their jobs. The Q&A factsheet states as the structures and service delivery models are established, there could be role changes and possible layoffs.

As for the locations of the senior leadership team, it hasn't been determined what the final locations will be. It is confirmed the SHA’s offices will be in Saskatoon, the advisory panel on the health system structure recommended a distributed executive leadership model.