About Us

The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) fulfills its purpose of Caring for Health by working to provide services that promote independence, wellness, treatment and care, and doing so with respect for the patients, residents, clients and communities it serves.

The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority is an organization of committed professionals who support each other in the delivery of health services and work to protect the health and promote the well being of the people who benefit from these services. 

The Winnipeg Health Region serves residents of the City of Winnipeg as well as the Rural Municipalities of East and West St. Paul, with a total population of just over 700,000 people. The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority also provides health care support to nearly half a million Manitobans who live beyond these boundaries as well as residents of Northwestern Ontario and Nunavut who require the services and expertise available within the Winnipeg Health Region.

More than 28,000 people work in the Winnipeg Health Region. With an annual operating budget of nearly $1.8 billion dollars, the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority operates or funds over 200 health service facilities and programs including:

Two tertiary hospitals

• Health Sciences Centre
  
  
• St. Boniface General Hospital

Four community hospitals

• Concordia Hospital
  
  
• Grace Hospital
  
  
• Seven Oaks General Hospital
  
  
• Victoria General Hospital

Four long-term care health centres

• Deer Lodge Centre
  
  
• Misericordia Health Centre
  
  
• Riverview Health Centre
  
  
• St. Amant

Community health operations

• 35 Personal Care Homes
  
  
• 12 Community Health Agencies
  
  
• 20 Community Health Offices
  
  
• Rehabilitation Centre for Children
  
  
• Manitoba Adolescent Treatment Centre
  
  
• Funded community agencies

Direct community operations

• Pan Am Clinic
  
  
• Community offices offering programs involving public health
  
  
• Home Care
  
  
• Health services including: Long Term Care, Primary Care, Home Care, Mental Health, and Acute Care
  
  
• Two ACCESS Centres; River East and Transcona

Key partners

• CancerCare Manitoba
  
  
• University of Manitoba
  
  
• Diagnostic Services of Manitoba

The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority continues to improve health and well-being while enhancing Winnipeg's health services and building partnerships with the community.