Prairie Mountain Health

Prairie Mountain Health
Santé Prairie Mountain
Health authority overview
Formed2012
TypeRegional health authority
JurisdictionSouthwestern Manitoba
HeadquartersSouris, Manitoba
Employees7,846 (2019)
Annual budget$558 m CAD (2019/20)
Health authority executives
  • Treena Slate[1], CEO
  • Lon Cullen[2], Board Chair
Key document
  • Regional Health Authorities Act

The Prairie Mountain Health (PMH; French: Santé Prairie Mountain; formerly Western Regional Health Authority) is the governing body responsible for healthcare delivery and regulation for the eponymous health region in southwest Manitoba.[3]

PMH is one of 5 regional health authorities (RHAs) in Manitoba, and was formed in June 2012 by amalgamating the former regional health authorities of Brandon, Assiniboine, and Parkland.[4][5] As of July 2019, PMH has approximately 7,846 employees.[3]

Covering a geographical area of about 67,000 square kilometres (26,000 sq mi), the region is made up of 55 municipalities (including the cities of Brandon and Dauphin), 14 First Nation communities, 15 Northern Affairs community councils, and 32 Hutterite communities.[3] As of 2018, the population of the region was 170,899 (~12.9% of Manitoba's population).[3] The region includes 20 acute care (hospital) sites, 43 long-term care (personal care home) sites, and 9 transitional care sites; as well as 6 primary healthcare centres, 1 primary care centre (Swan River), 1 orthopedic rehabilitation centre (Rivers), and 38 EMS ambulance facilities.[3]

During the 2019/20 fiscal year, PMH was the largest user of Manitoba telehealth in the province.[6]

  1. ^ https://prairiemountainhealth.ca/new-ceo/ [bare URL]
  2. ^ https://prairiemountainhealth.ca/about-us/board-of-directors/#:~:text=Lon%20Cullen%20%E2%80%93%20Board%20Chair [bare URL]
  3. ^ a b c d e "About Us". prairiemountainhealth.ca. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  4. ^ Kusch, Larry (April 25, 2012). "Health authorities agree to mergers". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
  5. ^ "Regional Health Authorities in Manitoba". Archived from the original on July 31, 2013.
  6. ^ "Annual Report 2019-2020" (PDF). Prairiemontainhealth.ca. Retrieved November 10, 2021.