Health Sciences Centre (Winnipeg)
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| Location | 820 Sherbrook Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 49°54′14″N 097°09′35″W / 49.90389°N 97.15972°W | ||||||||||
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| Care system | Public Medicare (Canada) | ||||||||||
| Type | Teaching | ||||||||||
| Affiliated university | University of Manitoba | ||||||||||
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| Emergency department | Yes, Level I Trauma Center | ||||||||||
| Beds | 780 | ||||||||||
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| Helipad | (TC LID: CWH7) | ||||||||||
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| Public transit access | 12 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 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1973 | ||||||||||
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| Website | www | ||||||||||
| Lists | Hospitals in Canada | ||||||||||
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. A few other health-related institutions are located adjacent to the hospital.
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.
The Emergency Room (ER) is the busiest ER in Manitoba and sees over 330 patients a day and over 115,000 visits a year. HSC also hosts the province's first and only hospital-based heliport which receives critical patients requiring helicopter transport.