{"id":95447,"date":"2025-08-25T08:44:27","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T08:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/95447\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T08:44:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T08:44:27","slug":"prince-albert-cancer-patient-fights-for-free-hospital-parking-across-saskatchewan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/95447\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Albert cancer patient fights for free hospital parking across Saskatchewan"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\t\t\tBy Payton Zillich<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGlobal News\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted August 19, 2025 7:33 pm<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUpdated August 19, 2025 7:35 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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For Saskatchewan residents, long-term hospital care can begin to add up \u2014 especially when it comes to parking.<\/p>\n

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In all three Saskatoon hospitals, hourly parking is $3, daily parking is $12, and a full month of parking is $120. In Regina, hourly parking is $2, daily parking is $12, and a full month of parking is also $120.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, Dennis Ogrodnick shared his concerns about parking fees<\/a> in the province. Ogrodnick is a terminally ill cancer patient who has spent hours at many hospitals receiving care. He believes that needing to pay for parking in order to get his cancer treatments is \u201ccruel and mean-spirited.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cI should be fighting my cancer with all my energy, but I have to fight my government, unfortunately.\u201d shares Ogrodnick.<\/p>\n

Ogrodnick, a former teacher and Prince Albert city councillor, says that several patients and friends approached him to lead the charge against paid parking in Saskatchewan hospitals. He responded by saying if the Saskatchewan Health Authority wants a fair and consistent policy, no one should have to pay for parking.<\/p>\n

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When asked to respond to Ogrodnick\u2019s story, the SHA sent Global News a statement regarding hospital parking in Saskatchewan.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is focused on providing safe, quality care to the people of Saskatchewan. The SHA uses parking fees to cover costs associated with parking facilities in order to direct more resources toward front line healthcare,\u201d the statement reads, in part.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe SHA acknowledges there are differences in parking fees province-wide, driven in part by the varied practices of the former regional health authorities (RHA).\u201d<\/p>\n

Watch the video above to find out more about Ogrodnick\u2019s story and his fight against paid parking.<\/p>\n

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