Health Sciences Centre (Winnipeg)

The Health Sciences Centre (HSC), located in Winnipeg, is the largest health-care facility in Manitoba and one of the largest hospitals in Canada. It serves the residents of Manitoba, Northwestern Ontario, and Nunavut as both a teaching hospital and as a research centre. HSC is a tertiary care hospital, encompassing many different specialty medical and surgical services. The Health Sciences Centre employs around 8,000 people.[1] A few other health-related institutions are located adjacent to the hospital.

Health Sciences Centre
Shared Health
Health Sciences Centre
Health Sciences Centre (Winnipeg) (Canada)
Geography
Location820 Sherbrook Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Coordinates49°54′14″N 097°09′35″W
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
Public transit access12 William
19 Marion-Logan-Notre Dame
23 Broadway-William
28 Brookside Express
29 Sherbrook - Stafford
30 Inkster Park Express
31 Keewatin Express
33 Maples
34 McPhillips Super Express
35 Maples Super Express
36 Northwest Super Express
History
Opened1973
Links
Websitehttp://www.hsc.mb.ca HSC
ListsHospitals in Canada

The HSC has a 39-acre (16 ha) campus and houses various operations. Adjoined to the west of HSC is the University of Manitoba's Faculty of Health Sciences, a complex of ten buildings. 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, Children's Hospital of Winnipeg, Manitoba Rehabilitation Hospital, and the D.A. Stewart Centre (Respiratory Hospital) into a campus with one administration.[2]

On 1 April 2000, The Health Sciences Centre Act amalgamated the HSC with the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA); however, the act was subsequently repealed by Manitoba's Legislative Assembly and, a year later, HSC became an operating division of the WRHA, governed by the WRHA Board of Directors.[2]

On 28 November 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 1 February 2018.[3]

On 5 April 2019, responsibility over HSC was given to Shared Health.[2]

ER death

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

Facilities

Found on the Health Sciences Centre campus are various health-care facilities.[6]

  • Brodie Centre (University of Manitoba Bannatyne Campus) — adjoined to the west of HSC; houses the University of Manitoba's Faculty of Health Sciences (including the Colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry, and Rehabilitation Sciences), a complex of ten buildings.
    • Apotex Centre — houses U of M's Faculty of Pharmacy
    • John Buhler Research Centre — upper level of Brodie Centre
  • Cadham Provincial Laboratory — located next door to the hospital; the main research and investigative arm of the Government of Manitoba for infectious disease.
  • Canadian Blood Services main building — located across the street (north) from the hospital.
  • CancerCare Manitoba — located adjacent to the hospital.
  • Children's Hospital of Winnipeg — a children's hospital.[7]
  • Manitoba Clinic
  • Mental Health Crisis Response Centre
  • HSC PsycHealth Centre
  • Winnipeg Cyclotron Facility (WCF) — opened in 2010 to expand HSC's capacity to provide PET scans.[8]
  • HSC Winnipeg Women’s Hospital

Kleysen Institute for Advanced Medicine

The Kleysen Institute for Advanced Medicine (KIAM) is a 100,000 sq ft (9,300 m2) medical research facility 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.[9]

Named after local businessman and fundraiser Hubert Kleysen, the $25-million project was announced in June 2005 and completed in 2012.[9]

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

References
  1. "Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg: Manitoba's Hospital". Health Sciences Centre. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  2. "History | About." Health Sciences Centre. Retrieved 2021 November 7.
  3. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  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.
  6. https://hsc.mb.ca/files/map-campus.pdf
  7. "Children".
  8. "Winnipeg Cyclotron Facility".
  9. "Kleysen name added to research facility". Winnipeg Free Press. Archived from the original on November 22, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
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