Western Regional Health Authority


The Western Regional Health Authority is the governing body for healthcare regulation in the southwest region of Manitoba, including the city of Brandon. It was formed in 2012 by the merger of the former Brandon, Assiniboine, and Parkland Regional Health Authorities.
The region includes the communities of:
The Assiniboine Regional Health Authority was the service provider for health care in southwestern Manitoba until a merge in 2012. The population of the ARHA before the merge was estimated at 71,500. ARHA provides health services in the following communities: Baldur, Minnedosa, Birtle, Neepawa, Boissevain, Carberry, Rivers, Cartwright, Deloraine, Russell, Elkhorn, Erickson, Glenboro, Souris, Hamiota, Treherne, Hartney, Virden, Killarney, Melita, Wawanesa, Shoal Lake, Strathclair, Reston, and Sandy Lake.

Services

ARHA operated 20 acute care facilities, 1 transitional care unit, 28 long-term care facilities, and 7 elderly persons housing units. The ARHA provided public health, mental health, diagnostic, emergency medical, and home care services, with sixty-four physicians providing medical services in the area.
Acute Care FacilitiesLong Term Care FacilitiesElderly Persons HousingTransitional Care Unit
BaldurBaldurBirtleReston
BirtleBirtleHamiota-
BoissevainBoissevainTreherne-
CarberryCarberry-
DeloraineDeloraine-
EricksonElkhorn-
GlenboroErickson-
HamiotaGlenboro-
KillarneyHamiota-
MelitaHartney-
MinnedosaKillarney-
NeepawaMelita-
RiversMinnedosa-
RossburnNeepawa-
RussellRivers-
Shoal Lake/StrathclairRossburn-
SourisRussell-
TreherneSandy Lake-
VirdenShoal Lake/Strathclair-
WawanesaSouris-
Treherne-
Virden-
Wawanessa-

Governance

The BHRA was run by a 14-member board of directors. The Minister of Health appointed directors for a three-year term. As of April 3, 2007, the ARHA directors were:
The Brandon Regional Health Authoriuty was the governing body for healthcare services in and around the City of Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. The BRHA service area includes Brandon, Rural Municipality of Cornwallis, Rural Municipality of Elton, and Rural Municipality of Whitehead. Based on the 2001 Statistics Canada census, the BRHA served a population of 47,652. The BRHA also provided services to residents in southwestern Manitoba.

BHRA governance

The last BRHA directors were:
In 2005, the BRHA was criticized for a lack of medical specialists and slow recruitment for departing physicians.