St. Boniface Hospital

Saint Boniface Hospital
Hôpital Saint-Boniface
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
Main entrance of St. Boniface Hospital
Map
Geography
Location409 Taché Avenue, St. Boniface,(Winnipeg), Manitoba R2H 2A6, Canada
Coordinates49°53′4″N 97°7′30″W / 49.88444°N 97.12500°W / 49.88444; -97.12500
Organization
Care systemPublic Medicare (Canada)
TypeGeneral, Teaching, Research
Affiliated universityUniversity of Manitoba
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds466 (30 nursing bassinets)[1]
Public transit access10 St. Boniface-Wolseley
56 Saint Boniface
History
Opened1871
Links
Websitewww.sbgh.mb.ca
ListsHospitals in Canada

Saint Boniface Hospital (French: Hôpital Saint-Boniface; also called St. B; previously called the Saint-Boniface General Hospital) is Manitoba's second-largest hospital, located in the St. Boniface neighbourhood of Winnipeg.[2] Founded by the Sisters of Charity (Grey Nuns) of Montreal in 1871, it was the first hospital in Western Canada.[3][4] The hospital was incorporated in 1960, and as of 2020 has 436 beds and 30 bassinets.[1]

St. Boniface Hospital is a tertiary health care facility,[2] employing nearly 3,500 staff and 340 doctors with admitting privileges.[5] The hospital buildings cover about 120,774 m2 (1,300,000 sq ft).[6] The St. Boniface Hospital & Research Foundation is the primary fundraising organization for the hospital. The general admissions program cares for 4,000 patients per year in-hospital, and about 40,000 as outpatients. Over 5,000 births per year occur at the hospital. St. Boniface is a regional centre for cardiac care, and is one of two specialized laboratory testing facilities. It also provides diagnostic imaging and hemodialysis for the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority.

Besides patient care, St. Boniface Hospital also carries out medical research and offers practicum positions for university students through its affiliation with the University of Manitoba.[7] The hospital's primary research mandate is in cardiovascular studies, imaging (especially MRI), neurodegenerative disorders, and nutraceuticals. The hospital also participates in clinical trials of research discoveries.

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  2. ^ a b Cloutier, Real J; Jan Greenwood; Jeffrey R Malawski; Kenneth P Tremblay (Winter 1997–1998). "Disaster Planning: St. Boniface Hospital A Case Study of the Flood of the Century". Hospital Quarterly. Longwoods Publishing: 32–37. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
  3. ^ Stewart, Lindsay (2004). "Neighbourshoods − Strolling St. Boniface". St. Joseph Media. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  4. ^ Painchaud, Robert (2000). "Fafard, Théogène". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. University of Toronto/Université Laval. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
  5. ^ "Facts and Figures". Hôpital St-Boniface Hospital. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  6. ^ "St. Boniface Hospital". CBC. 2009. Archived from the original on 19 August 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  7. ^ "Saint Boniface Hospital". University of Manitoba. 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2009.