Health Sciences Centre (Winnipeg)

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.

Health Sciences Centre
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
Health Sciences Centre
Health Sciences Centre (Winnipeg) (Canada)
Geography
Location820 Sherbrook Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Coordinates
Organization
Care systemPublic Medicare (Canada)
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityUniversity of Manitoba
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds800
Helipads
Helipad(TC LID: CWH7)
Number Length Surface
ft m
FATO 86 26 Concrete
History
Opened1973
Links
Websitehttp://www.hsc.mb.ca HSC
ListsHospitals in Canada

The Health Sciences Centre employs around 8,000 people.[1] 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.

History

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 28, 2016 the new HSC helipad opened up on top of the diagnostic imaging centre. However, the pad was not listed in the Canada Flight Supplement until February 1, 2018[2]

Kleysen Institute for Advanced Medicine

The $25-million Kleysen Institute for Advanced Medicine, a project announced in June 2005 and completed in 2012, is a 100,000-square-foot (9,300 m2) centre that focuses on neuroscience, infectious disease, advanced imaging and medical information. It houses 300 researchers and staff and attracts visiting physicians from across the country.[3]

  • Manitoba Clinic
  • HSC Winnipeg Rehab Respiratory Hospital
  • Children's Hospital of Winnipeg Complex
  • Women's Pavilion at HSC Winnipeg

ER death

In November 2008, the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority cleared the hospital in the death of Brian Sinclair, a visibly disabled indigenous man. Brian Sinclair (patient) died while being left in the waiting area for the hospital's emergency room, for 34 hours, of a bladder infection.[4] The death has prompted changes in the hospital's triage system.[5]

References
  1. "Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg: Manitoba's Hospital". Health Sciences Centre. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  2. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 30 January 2020 to 0901Z 26 March 2020.
  3. "Kleysen name added to research facility". Winnipeg Free Press. Archived from the original on November 22, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
  4. Fries, Christopher J. (November 23, 2011). "Brian Sinclair Was 'Ignored to Death'". Huffington Post. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  5. "Hospital says staff won't be disciplined in man's death". CTV News Winnipeg. November 19, 2008. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
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