Sask Health Authority announces administrative restructuring

- New Release, SHA

June 12, 2025

These changes include a restructuring of administrative leadership roles that has generated $10.4 million in efficiencies, the addition of 27 new and 20 enhanced Clinical Manager positions in 45 rural and northern communities, including Nokomis, and the introduction of a new model for senior physician leadership.

"I commend the Saskatchewan Health Authority for this review and the well-considered steps to better use resources, strengthen local leadership, and provide stronger support to health teams and communities," Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill said. "These changes are an important part of the province’s work to build a more efficient and integrated health system—one that puts patients first and ensures our health-care professionals have the support they need to deliver the best possible care."

Administrative restructuring to support point of care investment

Following a comprehensive review of its out-of-scope leadership and administrative structure, the SHA has identified $10.4 million in annual administrative efficiencies. Of this total, $6.2 million will be redirected to support patient care priorities across the health system, and $4.2 million will be reinvested to enhance local clinical leadership in rural and northern communities. There is no reduction to in-scope positions as part of this restructuring.

“This work reflects our commitment to building a leadership structure that is sustainable, integrated, and focused on meeting the needs of patients, health teams, and communities,” said SHA CEO Andrew Will. “These changes allow us to reinvest directly into areas that support the delivery of high-quality care while strengthening leadership where it is needed most: at the point of care.”

In total, the restructuring has resulted in the reduction of 26 senior out-of-scope leadership positions, along with reductions in other out-of-scope corporate, management, and support roles. This effort builds on earlier work to streamline leadership following the amalgamation of the province’s former Regional Health Authorities, which initially generated $9.7 million in annual efficiencies.

Enhancing local clinical leadership in 45 communities

As part of the $4.2 million reinvestment, the SHA will introduce 27 new and 20 enhanced Clinical Manager positions across 45 rural and northern communities. This work is aimed at increasing on-site leadership presence, improving manager-to-staff ratios, and ensuring more dedicated oversight of individual facilities.

The enhancements include:

• Adding 14 new, full-time on-site Clinical Managers for multi-service facilities
• Adding 9 new, full-time on-site Clinical Managers, where individuals were responsible for overseeing multiple locations
• Creating 4 on-site Clinical Managers based in rural communities to provide oversight of professional practice, education, and resources within designated Health Networks
• Transitioning existing part-time roles to full or near full-time positions in 20 communities to enhance on-site Clinical Manager leadership capacity and presence