RUH brings to emergency response training to Stony Rapids

Jun 25, 2026 | 3:19 PM

A team of trauma specialists from Royal University Hospital (RUH) were in Stony Rapids earlier this week to bring hands-on emergency response training.

The 11-member team were in the community from June 22-24 working with health care and emergency response personnel to teach them to assess and stabilize patients and prepare them for transport to higher levels of care.

“RUH serves patients from every corner of Saskatchewan, and that includes communities like Stony Rapids that are more than a thousand kilometers from our doors,” said RUH Foundation CEO Jennifer Molloy in a media release.

“Donor generosity makes this program possible – turning a gift into skills that stay in the community and save lives. We’re grateful to Orano Canada for helping make that possible.”

The training is part of RUH Foundation’s Rural Trauma Training Program, which includes a simulation manikin named Orano in recognition of a $300,000 gift from Orano Canada.

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Training being done with the simulation manikin Orano. (Image Credit: Submitted photo/RUH)

The manikin can bleed, cry and talk to its care team, letting trainees rehearse high-pressure scenarios before a real emergency arrives. Orano Canada’s gift supports both the manikin and trauma training for communities in the Athabasca Basin region of Northern Saskatchewan.

Stony Rapids is the 13th Saskatchewan community reached by the donor-funded program that brings RUH’s trauma expertise to rural and northern communities.

“Many people never have the opportunity to travel this far north, and being welcomed into Stony Rapids is a privilege,” said Dr. Niroshan Sothilingam, who is a trauma surgeon at RUH.

“We come to share trauma care skills, but just as importantly, we are there to learn about the community, how care is provided here, and the people who sustain it every day. Experiences like this are about building relationships and learning from one another so that, together, we can strengthen health care across Saskatchewan.”

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derek.cornet@pattisonmedia.com

by Derek Cornet

RUH brings to emergency response training to Stony Rapids

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