The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) fulfills its purpose of Caring for Health by working to provide services that promote independence, wellness, treatment and care, and doing so with respect for the patients, residents, clients and communities it serves.
The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority is an organization of committed professionals who support each other in the delivery of health services and work to protect the health and promote the well being of the people who benefit from these services.
The Winnipeg Health Region serves residents of the City of Winnipeg as well as the Rural Municipalities of East and West St. Paul, with a total population of just over 700,000 people. The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority also provides health care support to nearly half a million Manitobans who live beyond these boundaries as well as residents of Northwestern Ontario and Nunavut who require the services and expertise available within the Winnipeg Health Region.
More than 28,000 people work in the Winnipeg Health Region. With an annual operating budget of nearly $1.8 billion dollars, the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority operates or funds over 200 health service facilities and programs including:
** Our Mission **
The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority's Mission is to promote and protect health and well-being by delivering and managing health services in the Winnipeg region. The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority will improve health by leading and enabling high quality of Winnipeg's health services and by building partnerships with the community. It is committed to providing safe care and preventing harm to patients.
** Our Vision **
We are creating positive change in people's health and well-being by leading Winnipeg’s health care services and partnering with those who share similar goals. We declare our commitment to diversity and to the Aboriginal community by implementing actions that address health care needs through staffing initiatives, active participation in the health system and improved services.
The vision has six key components
* Prevention & Promotion
We will lead with innovative, evidence based and cost effective health education, promotion, and prevention programs. We will have a holistic approach that embraces all factors that influence health. We will foster a community of people who contribute to their own health and well-being.
* Treatment & Support
We will deliver health care. Services will be accessible and available at the right time in a fair manner. They will be delivered in a compassionate and respectful manner with a focus on safety, at healthcare facilities or at home by a range of healthcare providers. Health care services will be innovative, evidence based and cost effective.
* Community
We will work with people and organizations in the community to improve health and well-being. We will lead and participate in effective partnerships with a broad range of stakeholders. We will listen and respond to the needs of our community.
* Staff
Staff will reflect the diverse nature of our community and a culture that is based on the values of compassion, trust and service. We will be an organization of people who are proud of their work, are accountable and are recognized, respected, and rewarded.
* Accountability
We will be accountable to our community and report our plans and results. Funded member organizations will be accountable to us.
* Research and Education
We share responsibility with academic institutions in developing new knowledge, innovation, and educating health care providers to meet today and tomorrow’s needs of our community.
** Our Values **
The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority’s committed to promoting and providing health care services in a competent and caring manner that ensures excellence, innovation, collaboration and accountability.
