Victoria General Hospital (Winnipeg)
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Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3T 2E8 49°48′25″N 97°09′09″W / 49.80694°N 97.15250°W, Canada
| Victoria General Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Winnipeg Regional Health Authority | |
 | |
| Geography | |
| Location | 2340 Pembina Highway Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2E8 49°48′25″N 97°09′09″W / 49.80694°N 97.15250°W, Canada |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Public Medicare (Canada) |
| Type | Non-teaching |
| Affiliated university | None |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | No |
| Beds | 194[1] |
| History | |
| Founded | 1911 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.vgh.mb.ca/ VGH |
| Lists | Hospitals in Canada |
Victoria General Hospital is a general hospital in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada founded in 1911.[2] Originally it was located at 424 River Avenue in Osborne Village.[3] Construction tenders were issued in July 1968 for a seven-storey, 250-bed facility.[4] In January 1971, it moved to its present location, 2340 Pembina Highway, in Fort Richmond beside the University of Manitoba.[5] As of 2020, it is a community hospital with 194 beds and employs approximately 1,200 people.[1][6]
The hospital is Winnipeg's leading mental health crisis and addictions centre with 75 dedicated beds in the unit.[7] The Adult Mental Health Inpatient centre consists of 48 beds for two inpatient units while a further 27 beds are dedicated for the Geriatric Mental Health Inpatient unit.[8]
