Deer Lodge Centre is a progressive 431 bed long term care and rehabilitation facility providing a variety of in-patient, out-patient and outreach programs to the community. Deer Lodge Centre serves adults with complex needs who require rehabilitation and specialized care for long term health concerns.
Mission
Deer Lodge Centre serves adults with complex needs who require rehabilitation and specialized care for long-term health concerns. We invest our spirit, talent and skill to make the lives of others better. We are committed to continuing our outstanding tradition as a leader in service delivery, education and research. We promote health and well being throughout the community in response to the changing needs of Manitobans.
History Of Deer Lodge Centre
Deer Lodge Centre has a long and proud history of caring. Our motto, "Making Lives Better" reflects this history. From 1916 when a military convalescent hospital was established for returning WWI soldiers to today, where Veterans continue being treated with a large population of community patients and residents.
Deer Lodge Centre transferred from a Veterans Affairs Canada hospital to a provincial facility in 1983. 155 personal care beds are maintained exclusively for Veterans under the Federal/Provincial agreement. Since changing from an acute general hospital to a facility caring for adult patients with complex needs, it became the largest rehabilitation and long term care facility in Manitoba, with a bed capacity of 487. In 2002 the Centre became an operating division of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority.
Deer Lodge Centre continues as an innovator in the treatment of patients, residents and clients. Rehabilitation services, outreach programs in geriatric mental health, respiratory therapy, the Day Hospital and Adult Day Care for cognitively impaired community clients address broad inpatient and community needs. The Operational Stress Injuries Clinic, Movement Disorders Clinic, Assistive Technology Products and Services, along with services for ALS patients have all been initiated in response to community need.
The Centre is a national leader in geriatric research, particularly in the area of quality of life. Through affiliation with the University of Manitoba, the Collaborative Research Unit housed within the Centre undertakes applied research projects every year.
The Deer Lodge Centre Foundation, established in 1991, continues to fund a growing number of research and educational activities at the Centre.
The J.W. Crane Memorial Library, part of the University of Manitoba Libraries, is one of Canada's premier resources for information in geriatrics and gerontology, and is available onsite for use by students, researchers and health professionals.
Some historical milestones:
First documented account of wheelchair sports anywhere in Canada
First dialysis machine built and operated in Western Canada
