Victoria General Hospital (Winnipeg)
| 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 |
| Public transit access | 60 Pembina |
| History | |
| Opened | 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. Originally it was located at 424 River Avenue in Osborne Village. Construction tenders were issued in July 1968 for a seven-storey, 250-bed facility. In January 1971, it moved to its present location, 2340 Pembina Highway, in Fort Richmond beside the University of Manitoba. As of 2020, it is a community hospital with 194 beds and employs approximately 1,200 people.
The hospital is Winnipeg's leading mental health crisis and addictions centre with 75 dedicated beds in the unit. 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.