SHA announces reduced hours at Regina Urgent Care Centre for 2nd time in a week
Operational hours reduced for Friday and Saturday, centre closed all day Sunday

Further reductions to operating hours are set to go into effect at the Regina Urgent Care Centre (UCC) beginning Friday.
This comes after the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) temporarily reducing its operating hours on July 6 to 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The centre is typically open from 8 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. CST every day.
In a news release issued Thursday morning, the SHA said operational hours at the centre have been reduced to 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, and it will be fully closed to the public on Sunday.
The Regina UCC will return to regular hours of operation on Monday. The SHA said the reason for the reduction is once again physician availability.
The facility, located on Albert Street in Regina's North Central neighbourhood, opened in July 2024. Its purpose is to ease pressure on Regina's emergency rooms by treating patients with non-life threatening injuries that still require same-day care. It also provides blood testing, diagnostic imaging, pharmacy services and mental health support.
Saskatchewan's Opposition NDP said on Monday that hour reductions are proof that the province is failing to live up to its health care promises.
"The government talks a lot about having the most aggressive recruitment strategy, but the problem is that we're not retaining the employees that we have," Saskatchewan NDP associate health critic Keith Jorgenson said.
When the UCC first opened, then-Saskatchewan Health Minister Everett Hindley predicted it would receive 20,000 visits per year. At the time, the centre was widely expected to be open 24 hours a day by fall 2024.
In Thursday's news release, the SHA thanked physicians, health-care providers and staff for their "ongoing commitment to delivering high-quality care at health facilities across the province."
Outside of UCC operating hours, anyone requiring urgent care should call 911 or proceed to the nearest hospital emergency department at Regina General Hospital or Pasqua Hospital.
With files from Chris Edwards