Letters to the editor, Sept. 7, 2017

RE: “Lean cost up to $49.6M from 2012-2014, study finds,” (SP, Aug. 18)
The StarPhoenix article of Aug. 18, 2017 about Saskatchewan health care did the health care community and province a disservice. The study estimates the costs but not resulting cost savings and patient safety improvements. In fact, Saskatchewan Ministry of Health reported results for the years in question (accomplished without layoff of health care workers).
For the contract period (2011-2015) there are detailed