Winnipeg Regional Health Authority

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, and the northern community of Churchill, 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 13,000 people are directly employed by the Region with over 27,000 engaged in health care services in the Winnipeg Health Region. With an annual operating budget of nearly $2.4 billion dollars, the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority operates or funds over 200 health service facilities and programs.