Emmanuel Health Selected to Deliver New Long-Term Care Home in Estevan

The Saskatchewan government has chosen Emmanuel Health to deliver a new long-term care home for Estevan, according to a provincial news release dated Nov. 13.

Emmanuel Health will handle the home’s design, construction, maintenance and operation, the release says.

The home will have 135 beds. It will go up next to St. Joseph’s Hospital, on land that Emmanuel Health owns.

It will replace the Estevan Regional Nursing Home. The release says the change will almost double long-term care capacity in the community. It does not state how many beds the nursing home has now.

Rural and Remote Health Minister Lori Carr said the province is pleased to partner with Emmanuel Health. She pointed to the organization’s “proven track record” in health care administration. Carr said the government is confident Emmanuel Health will deliver a “modern facility” where residents receive “high-quality care” close to family.

The release expects the home’s closeness to the hospital to help with staffing and with the care residents receive.

The release gives no project cost, construction schedule or opening date.