Severance costs for new Sask. health region could climb

The new Saskatchewan Health Authority has paid out $4.1 million in severance to CEOs and vice presidents who lost their jobs when the province’s 12 health regions amalgamated this week — and that number could grow as the new health authority begins filling jobs below the senior leadership team.
Saskatchewan Health Authority CEO Scott Livingstone told reporters Monday that it could take “a few months” before the new health authority knows how much severance will have to be