Health Sciences Centre | |
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Winnipeg Regional Health Authority | |
Geography | |
Location | 820 Sherbrook Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
Organization | |
Care system | Public Medicare (Canada) |
Hospital type | Teaching |
Affiliated university | University of Manitoba |
Services | |
Emergency department | Yes |
Beds | 800 |
Helipad | Yes |
History | |
Founded | 1973 |
Links | |
Website | http://www.hsc.mb.ca HSC |
Lists | Hospitals in Canada |
Coordinates: 49°54′14″N 97°09′35″W / 49.90389°N 97.15972°W
The Health Sciences Centre is the largest hospital in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and one of the largest in Canada. It serves the residents of Manitoba, Northwestern Ontario and Nunavut as both a teaching hospital and as a research centre. The Health Sciences Centre is a tertiary care hospital, encompassing many different specialty medical and surgical services. The University of Manitoba has its Faculties of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry, as well as Physiotherapy, Respiratory Therapy and Occupational Therapy, located on the 32-acre (13 ha) campus.
The Health Sciences Centre employs around 6000 people. A few other health related institutions are located adjacent to the hospital. The Cadham Provincial Laboratory is located next door to the hospital and is the main research and investigative arm of the government of Manitoba for infectious disease. The Canadian Blood Services main building is located across the street from the hospital. CancerCare Manitoba is also located adjacent to the hospital.
The Health Sciences Centre was established in 1973 by the government of Manitoba. It combined the Winnipeg General Hospital, The Children's Hospital of Winnipeg, The Manitoba Rehabilitation Hospital and the D.A. Stewart Centre (Respiratory Hospital) into a campus with one administration. In 2000, the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority took over the Health Sciences Centre as an operating division of the authority. On November 28th 2016 the new hsc helipad opened up on top of the diagnostic imagining centre