Government of Saskatchewan ministries, Crown corporations and organizations are implementing contingency plans to minimize the impacts of postal service disruption.
Les ministères, sociétés d’État et organismes du gouvernement de la Saskatchewan mettent en œuvre des plans d’urgence visant à réduire les répercussions de l’interruption du service des postes.
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Preparation for your exam may be different, depending on the type of exam that you will have. Follow the specific instructions given by the department where you will be having your exam.
If you have questions that can't be answered by your care provider, this website or the Saskatchewan Health Authority website, try contacting the hospital department where you'll be having your exam, or the local Client Concern Specialist.
There are now a total of 16 scanners accessible to residents of Saskatchewan, 15 permanent, hospital-based CT suites and one community-based provider of CT services.
Find the wait times patients have recently experienced, and information about wait time targets in Saskatchewan: Medical Imaging Wait Times.
As a patient, you should discuss with your physician if you are concerned about the length of your wait time. If there are any changes to your condition, ask that your ordering physician consult with a radiologist.
The ultimate responsibility for prioritization rests with the attending radiologist after consultation with the referring physician.
The technologist will ask you to lie still on the table. Once you lie down, the automated table will move you slowly through the tunnel while the machine takes pictures. One pass through the tunnel results in multiple pictures, or slices, of the area being scanned. If contrast media (x-ray dye) is needed for your exam, it will be inserted through an intravenous tube (IV) into your hand or arm, or given orally.
The entire process can take a few minutes to an hour, depending on the complexity of your exam.
Patients have the option to choose to directly pay a private facility for a CT scan in Saskatchewan. Private facilities that conduct a private CT scan must also provide a second scan at no charge to an individual who is waiting on the public list.
A physician referral is required to obtain a CT, to ensure all CTs conducted in Saskatchewan are medically necessary. If you have already been referred for a CT scan and are interested in completing a private CT scan, contact your ordering physician or a licensed CT facility to determine if this is a viable option for you and to have your referral redirected to a licensed CT facility.
If your physician determines that you need a CT scan and you are interested in completing a private CT scan, talk to your ordering physician. Once a referral from an appropriate physician is obtained, a person wishing to pay for a CT will take that referral directly to a licensed private facility to book an appointment, or have their ordering physician send the referral on their behalf. Only specially-trained physicians with appropriate privileges in the area where they practice may order a CT in Saskatchewan.
After completing a private CT scan, the private facility will provide a scan of similar complexity to a patient on the public list, at no charge to that second patient. Using a list of names provided by health providers, the private facility will contact the first individual waiting on the public list, offering two opportunities to receive the scan within 14 days. If that person is not available, the facility will move to the next patient on the list. Within seven days of providing the second scan, the CT facility will notify the health authority that the service has been completed, to assist with keeping the public list up to date.
As this is a private service, government will not set the price of a private CT scan. Each private facility will set its own price based on factors that include complexity of scan, market demand and its own business model. Any patient who chooses to pay for CT services offered by a private facility will not be eligible for cost coverage or reimbursement from the provincial government.
| National Medical Imaging Clinic | Prairie Skies MRI Diagnostics |
| 107 - 2325 Preston Avenue Saskatoon, SK S7J 2G2 Phone: 306-934-6741 Fax: 306-934-6742 |
6-2727 Parliament Avenue Regina, SK S4S 6X5 Phone: 306-779-1500 Fax: 306-522-4311 |
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