Southern Health-Santé Sud ( SH-SS ) is the governing body responsible for healthcare delivery and regulation for the eponymous health region in southern Manitoba —covering southeastern and south-central Manitoba, in particular.
23-467: Southern Health-Santé Sud is one of 5 regional health authorities (RHAs) in Manitoba and is a designated bilingual RHA. It was formed in 2012 by the merger of the former South Eastman Health/Santé Sud-Est and Regional Health Authority - Central Manitoba Health Authorities. Covering an area of more than 27,025 square kilometres (10,434 sq mi), the region stretches from the 49th parallel up to
46-562: A provincial basis. In 2012, the eleven Health Authorities were merged by the Government of Manitoba to create the five larger RHAs that exist today. In 2016, the RHAM Board of Directors and Membership voted in favour of a motion to dissolve RHAM and start distributing assets and discharging liabilities, effective 1 April 2017. In 2019, under the Government of Premier Brian Pallister , Health Minister Cameron Friesen announced amendments to
69-492: A strategic role in setting direction for the health authority and a fiduciary role in policy formulation, decision-making, and oversight. The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority has 15 board members, while the rest of the health authorities—which are in the rural and northern regions of Manitoba —have 12 each. Board members were last appointed on 29 March 2020, by Health, Seniors and Active Living Minister Cameron Friesen . While there were initially eleven Health Authorities,
92-451: Is a designated bilingual RHA, and 11% of the region's population speak French "well enough to conduct a conversation." In 2019/2020, there were 350 designated bilingual positions in SH-SS (of 602 total) held by bilingual employees. Southern Health-Santé Sud's region includes the following: Municipalities / Rural Municipalities (27) Towns (5) Villages (1) Other 13% of
115-479: Is a type of unincorporated community within the Canadian province of Manitoba . According to The Municipal Act , a local urban district is a locality wholly within a rural municipality that "has at least 250 residents and a population density of at least 400 residents per square kilometre or such other density as the minister may in a specific case consider sufficient for the type and level of services to be provided in
138-520: Is overseen by a board of directors , which has responsibility for its mandate, resources, and performance, responding directly to the provincial Minister of Health . (The Minister also appoints the members.) Members of these boards are required to represent their region as a whole, rather than particular communities or interests. The boards are responsible for ensuring that their health authority complies with relevant legislation, regulations, provincial policies, and Ministerial directives. Boards have
161-534: Is projected to experience the highest increase in the province in people living with end stage kidney disease by 2024 and, as such, the highest increase for renal therapies (e.g. hemodialysis , kidney transplants ) by 2024. Additionally, the prevalence of diabetes in SH-SS has increased over time, going from 6.3% through 2009/10–2011/12 to 7.3% in 2014/15–2016/17. The region also ranks lowest in Manitoba for several childhood vaccines ( Diphtheria , Tetanus , Pertussis , and HPV ) among youth aged 17 years who received
184-541: The Red River in the east, and from Lake Manitoba in the north to the international border in the south. Serving 37 municipalities and various communities, it was the most populated of Manitoba's rural and northern regions, with 8.5% of the province's total population. In 2010, the region had 14 acute care sites, 15 personal care homes, 13 home care offices, 15 public health units, 11 mental health offices, and 14 ambulance stations. South Eastman Health/Santé Sud-Est Inc.
207-1047: The Regional Health Authorities Act that would give Shared Health legislative power and make it a new provincial health authority. Through this legislation, Shared Health would adopt: the operations of the Health Sciences Centre and certain mental health programs, which are currently overseen by the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority ; and Selkirk Mental Health Centre and the Addictions Foundation of Manitoba, which are facilitated by Manitoba Health . As of February 2021, executives of Shared Health include: Brock Wright, CEO ; Lanette Siragusa, Chief Nursing Officer ; and Perry Poulsen, Digital Health and Chief Information Officer . Health ministries and regions in western Canada Local urban district A local urban district
230-657: The Trans-Canada Highway , from the Manitoba/Ontario border to Winnipeg , and then follows the southwest edge of Lake Manitoba down to the Pembina Escarpment in the west. The region includes: 20 rural municipalities , 7 municipalities , 4 cities, 4 towns, 1 village, and 1 unorganized territory ; as well as 7 First Nation communities, 61 Hutterite colonies, and various other cultures and communities such as Métis , Francophone and Mennonite . Just as for
253-526: The umbrella of the Regional Health Authorities of Manitoba, Inc. ( RHAM ), a non-profit corporation intended to facilitate interregional healthcare delivery in the province, pursuing joint activities of mutual benefit to the provincial RHAs. In 2019, Health Minister Cameron Friesen announced amendments to the Regional Health Authorities Act , which added Shared Health as a provincial health authority to take on similar responsibilities to
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#1732851224342276-681: The Government of Manitoba merged these RHAs in 2012 to create the five larger RHAs that exist today. * Note: While the town of Churchill is located in northern Manitoba, it is nonetheless administered by the WRHA. Shared Health ( French : Soins Communs ) is a centralized administrative organization that coordinates the delivery of healthcare services across the province of Manitoba—with initiatives that include planning for Health human resources , investing in capital equipment , and construction planning, among others. Developing clinical and preventive services , Shared Health works collaboratively with
299-721: The RHCs. (type) ( town ) ( town ) ( local urban district ) (unincorporated urban community) ( local urban district ) ( local urban district ) (unincorporated urban community) ( unincorporated community ) ( town ) ( unincorporated community ) (unincorporated urban community) ( town ) (city) ( town ) ( local urban district ) ( incorporated community ) (city) ( local urban district ) ( local urban district ) ( village ) ( unincorporated community ) ( town ) (city) ( local urban district ) (city) On 18 March 2020,
322-544: The Regional Health Authorities Act. Among these amendments, the provincial government planned to make Shared Health a new provincial health authority, and to change the legislation's name to the Health System Governance and Accountability Act. The amendments would also designate CancerCare Manitoba as the province's authority on cancer with legislative authority. Each Regional Health Authority
345-501: The Regional Health Authorities, as well as service-delivery organizations and communities. The organization was established as a legal entity in 2018 to provide "centralized clinical and business services for the regional health authorities." It has been a central focus of reform of the healthcare system under the government of Premier Brian Pallister . In 2019, Health Minister Cameron Friesen announced amendments to
368-658: The Southern Health-Santé Sud region discovered its first cases of COVID-19. Two days later, Southern Health's first regional COVID-19 community testing site was opened in Steinbach . The region's second site opened in Winkler on March 25, and the third in Portage la Prairie on March 27. As almost 2,000 adults have a diagnosis of chronic kidney disease in the region—and, of those, 180 have end stage kidney disease—Southern Health
391-541: The health authority, responding directly to the provincial Minister of Health . RHAs work under The Regional Health Authorities Act . The five RHAs that exist today were created as an amalgamation of eleven Health Authorities that were merged in 2012: In addition to the five regional health authorities, the three other independent health delivery organizations of Manitoba Health are Diagnostic Services Manitoba (DSM), CancerCare Manitoba (CCMB), and Addictions Foundation of Manitoba (AFM). Until 2016, RHAs operated under
414-530: The merger of two former regional health authorities. Regional Health Authority - Central Manitoba Inc. (or Central Region ) was the health authority for the south-central region of Manitoba, with its regional office located in Southport, Manitoba. This region covered more than 18,900 square kilometres (7,300 sq mi) of south-central Manitoba, extending from the western edge of the Pembina Valley to
437-660: The other RHAs, the board of directors SH-SS are appointed by the provincial Minister of Health, Seniors and Active Living and in accordance with the Regional Health Authorities Act . SH-SS has 4 regional offices, located in La Broquerie , Morden , Notre Dame de Lourdes , and Southport. The region serves 20 rural municipalities , 7 municipalities , 4 cities, 5 towns, 1 village, and 1 unorganized territory ; as well as 7 First Nation communities, 61 Hutterite colonies, and various other cultures and communities such as Métis , Francophone and Mennonite . Southern Health-Santé Sud
460-1083: The population identify as Indigenous in Southern Health-Santé Sud—which includes 7 First Nation communities and a significant number of Métis communities. The region's First Nations communities are: In 2016, Southern Health-Santé Sud signed an Indigenous Health Partnership Agreement with Dakota Ojibway Tribal Council , First Nations Inuit Health Branch, Dakota Tipi First Nation, Long Plain First Nation, Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation, Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation, and Swan Lake First Nation. Southern Health-Santé Sud includes 18 health centres, 18 mental health sites, 15 telehealth sites, 20 EMS sites, 19 home care sites, 22 personal care homes, and 37 clinics. The three regional health centres (RHCs) of Southern Health-Santé Sud are Bethesda Regional Health Centre , Boundary Trails Health Centre, and Portage District General Hospital. In total, SH-SS has 456 acute care beds, among which 255 belong to
483-528: The previous RHAM over province-wide healthcare coordination. Regional health authorities were created in 1997 to "better manage health care services" in Manitoba. In 1998, Regional Health Authorities of Manitoba, Inc. (RHAM) was established under the Corporations Act as a non-profit corporation created after the province's Regional Health Authorities discovered a need for a legal umbrella organization under which they could coordinate certain activities on
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#1732851224342506-399: The recommended doses. In their 2019/2020 annual report, Southern Health-Santé Sud was found to have a life expectancy among the highest in the province. From 2012 to 2016, the average life expectancy for males was 79.4 years in SH-SS and 78.5 years in Manitoba; for females, it was 83.9 years in SH-SS and 82.8 years in Manitoba. ( per 1000 ) Southern Health-Santé Sud was formed in 2012 by
529-402: Was the health authority for the southern Eastman region of Manitoba, and was based in La Broquerie . Regional Health Authorities of Manitoba Regional health authorities (RHAs) are Manitoba's independent governing bodies for healthcare delivery and regulation . RHAs are overseen by their respective boards , who have responsibility for the mandate, resources, and performance of
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