Discover Our History of Health Care Compassion,
Leadership, and Innovation
Read about the significant
milestones in history that have
shaped healthcare in Manitoba.
Explore how far advances in
healthcare at our facility have come
by taking a look back.
Read stories that have helped
the foundations make profound
differences in the lives of many.
Visit HSC’s 50/150 virtual memory
wall to view memorable moments
throughout the years.
The Winnipeg General Hospital (WGH) was first established in 1872. In 1973, the Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg (HSC) was born when the WGH merged with the Children’s Hospital of Winnipeg and the Manitoba Rehabilitation Hospital – D.A. Stewart Centre (Respiratory Hospital).
These major milestones have shaped healthcare in Manitoba for well over a century while influencing healthcare advances throughout Canada and around the world. The early buildings are at the heart of a campus that has grown and evolved into the centralized location of the most specialized health services available in Manitoba. For more than 100 years, dedicated doctors, nurses, and other caregivers have offered healing and hope and have inspired the development of specialized services, the founding of training institutions, and the construction of modern health facilities.
In 1973, what we know as HSC Winnipeg was established on a strong foundation of compassion and innovation and has grown to become one of the largest tertiary health care facilities in Canada – a referral, teaching and research institution serving residents of Manitoba, Northwestern Ontario, and Nunavut.
In 2000, HSC became an operating division of the WRHA and on April 5, 2019 transitioned from WRHA to Shared Health, becoming the largest Shared Health facility.
Today, HSC is Manitoba’s provincial centre for trauma, transplants, burns, neurosciences, complex cancer care, and hospital-based pediatric care and is the working home of thousands of staff, volunteers and benefactors who continue to support and grow services to meet the growing and evolving health care needs of our populations.
As we mark this meaningful milestone, we’re sharing our gratitude for over 150 years of health care compassion, leadership, and innovation! A big thank you to the dedicated staff members who continue providing the best care possible for our Adult and Pediatric patients and their families.
We hope you enjoy this look into our history – and invite you to discover more about Manitoba’s provincial tertiary hospital and to share your memories about visiting, working and receiving care here.
HSC 150-50 from HSC Winnipeg on Vimeo.
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