Regional Psychiatric Centre

Regional Psychiatric Centre
Corrections Canada
Geography
Location	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Coordinates	52°09′43″N 106°36′09″W
Organization
Type	Specialist
Affiliated university	University of Saskatchewan
Services
Beds	171
Speciality	custodial forensic psychiatry
History
Opened	1978
Links
Lists	Hospitals in Canada

Canadian Prisons
Regional Psychiatric Centre
Location:	2520 Central Avenue Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Status:	Operational
Classification:	multiple
Capacity:	171 men and women
Opened:	14 November 1978
Closed:
Managed by:	Corrections Canada

The Regional Psychiatric Centre is classified as a custodial forensic psychiatry facility (Federal Forensic Hospital) with multiple security levels with a staff of 345, it is located on a 55-acre (22 ha) parcel of land owned by the University of Saskatchewan and opened in 1978.^[1] It is the only psychiatric hospital in the country with a therapeutic healing program designed for women offenders.^[2]

The centre is the only of its kind affiliated with a university medical school and accredited as a hospital; patients are admitted and discharged by medical staff with senior medical staff and faculty jointly appointed with the university providing for the development of treatment and research programs.^[3] The centre is one of the residency training locations used by the Psychiatry Program at the University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine.^[4][5]

Major incidents

• The Ashley Smith inquest examined a patient that was treated at the centre and moved back and forth with other institutions.^[6]

References in the media

• Karla (film)

References

1. "REGIONAL PSYCHIATRIC CENTRE - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan". April 2010. Corrections Canada. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
2. "The Fifth Estate - Behind the Walls". Canadian Broadcast Corporation. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
3. "1978: Regional Psychiatric Centre Unique Institution". University of Saskatchewan. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
4. "University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine - Psychiatry - Overview". University of Saskatchewan. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
5. "Psychology Residency Program - Accreditation - Saskatoon Health Region" (PDF). The Canadian Psychological Association - Accreditation Panel. September 2012. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
6. "The Fifth Estate - Behind the Walls". Canadian Broadcast Corporation. Retrieved November 12, 2012.

External links

• Correctional Service of Canada National Facility Directory
• University of Saskatchewan School of Medicine - Residency Program