Situation Resolved – Weyburn General Hospital Services Resume at 2:00 PM

Access to the Weyburn General Hospital Emergency Department will resume at 2:00 PM on Saturday, January 13, 2024, with all normal hospital operations set to resume throughout the afternoon. 
 
Services at the Weyburn General Hospital were temporarily suspended when the facility was evacuated yesterday, January 12, 2024, due to the presence of a strong chemical odour observed throughout the building. It has been determined that the odour was brought into the facility on the clothing of a patient seeking treatment. 
 
After an inspection of the facility and a thorough clean of affected areas, the SHA and the Weyburn Fire Department have determined that it is safe to resume all hospital operations. Patients that were evacuated to local care homes and other health centres will be transferred back to the facility throughout the afternoon. 
 
“I would like to thank our patients, their families, the community of Weyburn and the many staff and physicians involved in helping us through the past 24 hours,” said Derek Miller, Chief Operating Officer for the Saskatchewan Health Authority. “The evacuation during this extremely cold weather could not have been done without the care, compassion and dedication of SHA staff, physicians and paramedics who acted in the best interests of patient safety at every step.”
 
The SHA would like to thank the patients, families and community members for their cooperation and understanding during the disruption of services. The SHA also extends its thanks to the Weyburn Police Service, Weyburn Fire Department, and SaskEnergy for their support in coordinating the evacuation and ongoing investigation.