Health Sciences Centre (Winnipeg)
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The Health Sciences Centre is the largest hospital in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
. It serves the residents of Northwest Ontario
and Nunavut
as both a teaching hospital and as a research centre. The Health Sciences Center is a tertiary care hospital, encompassing many different specialty medical 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 acres (12.9 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.
, 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.
, infectious disease
, advanced imaging and medical information. It's expected to house 300 researchers and staff and attract visiting physicians from across the country.
system.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It serves the residents of Northwest Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
and Nunavut
Nunavut
Nunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...
as both a teaching hospital and as a research centre. The Health Sciences Center is a tertiary care hospital, encompassing many different specialty medical services. The University of Manitoba
University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba , in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is the largest university in the province of Manitoba. It is Manitoba's most comprehensive and only research-intensive post-secondary educational institution. It was founded in 1877, making it Western Canada’s first university. It placed...
has its Faculties of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry, as well as Physiotherapy, Respiratory Therapy and Occupational Therapy, located on the 32 acres (12.9 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
Canadian Blood Services
Canadian Blood Services is a national, not-for-profit charitable organization that manages the blood supply in all provinces and territories of Canada, outside of Quebec, and oversees the OneMatch Stem Cell and Marrow Network . A separate organization, Héma-Québec, operates in the province of Quebec...
main building is located across the street from the hospital.
History
The Health Sciences Centre was established in 1973 by the government of Manitoba. It combined the Winnipeg General HospitalWinnipeg General Hospital
Winnipeg General Hospital was founded in 1872 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It was built on the estate of Andrew McDermot. The driving force behind the hospital was McDermott's son-in-law Andrew Bannatyne....
, The Children's Hospital of Winnipeg
The Children's Hospital of Winnipeg
The Children's Hospital of Winnipeg is a children's hospital in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is located on the campus of the Health Sciences Centre near downtown Winnipeg and is the only hospital between Toronto and Calgary that is expressly devoted to the health care of children.The hospital was...
, 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
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority is the governing body for healthcare regulation in an area of the Canadian province of Manitoba. Established in December 1999, the WRHA is one of 12 Regional Health Authorities in Manitoba responsible for coordinating health services in designated regions...
took over the Health Sciences Centre as an operating division of the authority.
Kleysen Institute for Advanced Medicine
The $25-million Kleysen Institute for Advanced Medicine, a project announced in June 2005, is a 100000 square feet (9,290.3 m²) centre that will focus on neuroscienceNeuroscience
Neuroscience is the scientific study of the nervous system. Traditionally, neuroscience has been seen as a branch of biology. However, it is currently an interdisciplinary science that collaborates with other fields such as chemistry, computer science, engineering, linguistics, mathematics,...
, infectious disease
Infectious disease
Infectious diseases, also known as communicable diseases, contagious diseases or transmissible diseases comprise clinically evident illness resulting from the infection, presence and growth of pathogenic biological agents in an individual host organism...
, advanced imaging and medical information. It's expected to house 300 researchers and staff and attract visiting physicians from across the country.
ER death
In November 2008, the hospital was cleared in the death of a homeless man in September 2008 by the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority. Brian Sinclair died while being left in the hospital's emergency room, for thirty-four hours, of a bladder infection. The death has prompted changes in the hospital's triageTriage
Triage or ) is the process of determining the priority of patients' treatments based on the severity of their condition. This rations patient treatment efficiently when resources are insufficient for all to be treated immediately. The term comes from the French verb trier, meaning to separate,...
system.