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St Boniface General Hospital |
| Address |
409 Tach Avenue |
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Winnipeg |
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Manitoba |
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Canada |
| Post Code |
R2H 2A6 |
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204 233 8563 |
| Fax |
204 231 0640 |
| Email |
sbghweb@sbgh.mb.ca |
| Website |
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About St Boniface General Hospital
St. Boniface General Hospital has been providing leadership in healthcare on behalf of Manitobans since it was first established by the Grey Nuns in 1871. Located at the fork of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers, we were the first hospital in Western Canada, established in St. Boniface as a small four bed facility to meet the healthcare needs of the (for the people of the new province of Manitoba (founded in 1870).
From these humble beginnings we've grown to become one of Canada's leading patient care and research facilities, establishing a reputation for leadership in the process. Our growth is a direct result of our ongoing efforts to improve the level of service we provide to the people and communities we serve.
Towards this end we have entered into partnership with numerous organizations, facilities and interest groups, in our continual quest to provide Manitobans with the highest quality healthcare possible.
As one of Manitoba's largest healthcare facilities, St. Boniface maintains a campus comprised of more than 180 departments and services, located in seven separate buildings and situated on 20 acres of land. We also operate several satellite facilities located at off campus sites, and maintain close relationships with other health facilities and well as the health facilities and agencies of the Grey Nun network.
In total, over 4,000 healthcare professionals & support personnel have chosen to work at St. Boniface.
They've come for the opportunity to work in a true team environment alongside some of the best people in healthcare - an environment that promotes excellence in the individual and focuses on care for the patient.
The care, respect and compassion St. Boniface employees have for our patients are a direct reflection of the values and teachings of our founders, the Sisters of Charity of Montreal, the Grey Nuns.
Their belief that St. Boniface should respond to those in need - not only with respect and compassion - but also with the most modern and efficient technologies available is the very foundation for St. Boniface's pursuit of excellence.
It is our privilege to follow the path they have laid, and continue to carry out their work on behalf of all Manitobans.
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History Of St Boniface General Hospital
Brief Historical Facts
St. Boniface General Hospital was established in 1871, by the Sisters of Charity of Montreal "Grey Nuns". The four-bed hospital was situated on the present site, on the east bank of the Red River, at the fork of the Assiniboine and Red rivers in Manitoba.
A major university-affiliated centre involved in patient care, teaching and research, St. Boniface General Hospital is part of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority and serves the people of Manitoba, Northwestern Ontario and parts of Saskatchewan.
Our mission focuses on quality patient care, education and research for the improvement of patient care. It is accomplished through teamwork, innovation, strong financial management and continual striving for compassionate care to those in need.
The second largest hospital in Manitoba, it provides community outreach programs, ambulatory care programs and inpatient services through 554 beds and 78 nursing bassinets.
The Hospital is affiliated with the University of Manitoba's faculties of medicine, nursing, pharmacy, social work, physiotherapy, occupational therapy and other health-care disciplines.
As a tertiary care facility, the Hospital maintains a core of clinical activities to support its overall leadership, including: anaesthesia, diagnostic imaging, family practice, geriatric medicine, laboratory medicine, medicine, obstetrics and gynaecology, pathology, outpatient pediatrics, psychiatry, surgery. These are grouped under eight clinical programs: Cardiac
Sciences, Emergency, Family Medicine, Medicine, Mental health,Rehab/Geriatrics, Surgery and Woman and Child.
The Hospital has demonstrated provincial leadership and significant expertise in the areas of cardiac sciences, emergency medicine,
gastrointestinal disease, neurosciences, oncology,palliative care, perinatal care, geriatric medicine, family medicine.
Nursing education has been a large part of SBGH since the Grey Nuns opened a school of Nursing in 1897. Today, the Hospital offers a thriving academic learning environment for undergraduate and graduate student nurses enrolled in the University of Manitoba, Faculty of Nursing.
St. Boniface employs 3,500 staff in a variety of support capacities. In addition, some 340 doctors have admitting privileges at SBGH. They are appointed by the Board of Directors following the recommendation of the Medical Advisory Committee. Peer reviews and professional care evaluations by the medical staff are used to examine performance of medical staff members.
The St. Boniface General Hospital and Research Foundation was established in 1971. It is one of Canada's foremost health research fund-raising bodies supporting research endeavours. It has raised over $98 million since 1971, $13 million of which went towards the construction of the Research Centre, $4 million to purchase Manitoba's first Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scanner with the remainder being directed to various research projects.
In 1976, the St. Boniface General Hospital and Research Foundation established the International Award to honour individuals who have made, through their genius, talent and energy, an outstanding contribution to health care and the community. Since then, people such as Dr. Jonas Salk, Mother Teresa, Pope John Paul II, Dr. Andrei Sakharov, Sir Edmund Hillary and most recently, Dr. Donall Thomas and Jose Carreras have been honoured.
St. Boniface General Hospital Research Centre opened in 1987. It is the first free-standing research facility constructed in Canada.
In 1990, Manitoba's first Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scanner used for research and clinical applications was installed in a separate but adjacent building. The MRI was upgraded and two new ones for patient care and research were installed in 1999.
The Research Centre has more than 190 research and support personnel working in it with a budget of $7 million. Its research programs are directly linked to clinical departments in the Hospital: infectious diseases, respiratory medicine, nephrology, cardiology, clinical nursing research, cancer research.
In June 1993, the Medical Research Council of Canada awarded the cardiovascular research team over $5 million to continue its research and designated it a "Medical Research Group".
In the Fall of 1998, St. Boniface General Hospital opened the Centre for Research on Diseases of the Aging on the 4th floor of the Research Centre, thanks to $12.6 M in funds raised by the Research Foundation. The Centre's researchers will study senile dementias, including Alzheimer's disease and stroke. Approximately 100 staff are involved in this research.
In 2003, St. Boniface’s new I.H. Asper Clinical Research Institute was completed. It is a state-of-the-art facility that bridges the gap between the Research Centre and the Hospital by allowing clinical trials to take place for the very first time in Manitoba. As such, it will provide Manitobans with direct and early access to leading-edge treatments and technology without having to leave the province.
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