About SSCN

The Saskatchewan Surgical Care Network (SSCN) is an advisory committee to Saskatchewan Health dedicated to creating a more reasonable, fair surgical system for all Saskatchewan people. Since March 2002, the SSCN has been working with key health partners to improve the system's effectiveness, organization and efficiency, so that those who require surgery receive it within appropriate time frames.

SSCN's Role
SSCN Members
Initiatives

SSCN's Role

The SSCN's role is key to ensuring a better, more equitable surgical care system for Saskatchewan people. The network provides advice to Saskatchewan Health in the following areas:

1. Planning and management of surgical services in Saskatchewan.

		SSCN oversees the ongoing development of province-wide surgical registry to track all patients waiting for surgery.
		SSCN monitors the capacity of hospitals to deliver specific surgical services, and advises Saskatchewan Health and the regions on human resource issues and needs.

2. Developing standards and monitoring performance.

SSCN works with health partners to implement province-wide tools that will help doctors to consistently assess their patients' level of need for surgery, and fairly place them on the waiting list.

3. Communicating with the public and health providers on surgical access issues.

SSCN reports/gathers data on the functioning of the surgical services system, and publishes this web site.

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SSCN Members

Regional Health Authority Representatives:

Jackie Mann (Vice President, Acute Care, Saskatoon Health Region)

Diane Larrivee (Vice President Specialty Care, Regina Qu’Appelle Regional Health Authority)

Jim Hornell (Chief Executive Officer, Cypress Regional Health Authority)

Surgical Specialists:

Dr. Alan Casson (F.H. Wigmore Professor and Head, Department of Surgery, University of Saskatchewan and Saskatoon Health Region)

Dr. Mark Ogrady (Chief of Surgery- Regina Qu’Appelle Regional Health Authority)

Health Quality Council:

Dr. Peter Barrett (Urology, Saskatoon/ Health Quality Council)

Saskatchewan Health Representatives:

Dr. Brian Laursen (Medical Consultant to Saskatchewan Health)

Deb Jordan (Executive Director, Acute & Emergency Services Branch, Saskatchewan Health)

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