Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
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The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) is the governing body
Health regions of Canada
Health regions of Canada are used to administer public health to Canadians. Public health is primarily a provincial jurisdiction in Canada's federal system, so health regions are organized and given responsibilities by the provinces, causing differences among the health units across the country.-...

 for healthcare regulation in an area of the Canadian province of Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...

. Established in December 1999, the WRHA is one of 12 Regional Health Authorities in Manitoba
Regional Health Authorities of Manitoba
Regional Health Authorities of Manitoba is a non-profit corporation established to pursue joint activities of mutual benefit to Manitoba Regional Health Authorities...

 responsible for coordinating health services in designated regions. The WRHA is composed of health care providers and management professionals who coordinate, manage, deliver, allocate funds to and evaluate health care and health promotion in Winnipeg. The WRHA reports through a Board of Directors directly to the Minister of Health, they are equally accountable to the public. The WRHA receives funding from the Government of Manitoba each year to pay for health service delivery in Winnipeg. The WRHA is divided into 12 community areas for the purpose aiding the delivery of health services. In October 2008, WRHA was named one of Manitoba's Top Employers
Manitoba's Top Employers
Manitoba's Top Employers is an annual competition that recognizes the best places to work in Manitoba. Published annually since October 2006, the designation singles out the employers in the province that lead their industries in creating forward-thinking workplaces with progressive human...

, which was announced by the Winnipeg Free Press
Winnipeg Free Press
The Winnipeg Free Press is a daily broadsheet newspaper in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Founded in 1872, as the Manitoba Free Press, it is the oldest newspaper in western Canada. It is the newspaper with the largest readership in the province....

newspaper.

Acute care

Acute care services within the WRHA are offered at four community hospitals (Concordia, Grace, Seven Oaks, and Victoria General), two tertiary hospitals (Health Sciences Centre, St. Boniface General), and four long term care health centres (Deer Lodge Centre, Misericordia Health Centre, Riverview Health Centre, and St. Amant Centre).
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