The town of Wolseley is the latest in southeast Saskatchewan to implement the Saskatchewan Health Authority's Virtual Physician program. The program is a temporary set up to allow for the local nursing team to consult remotely with experienced ER physicians, whether by voice or video, to assess patients and determine the appropriate course of action.
The expansion of the service to Wolseley will see the hours of operation for the emergency room at the Wolseley Memorial Integrated Care Centre from Monday through Friday, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
There are three other communities in the southeast that have implemented the Virtual Physician Program - Broadview, Kipling, and Radville. In all there are 21 crural communities across the province that have utilized the virtual physician program.