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Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority
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Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority (IERHA; French: Office régional de la santé d’Entre-les-Lacs et de l’Est) is the governing body responsible for healthcare delivery and regulation for the Interlake and eastern regions of Manitoba.[1]
Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority is one of 5 regional health authorities (RHAs) in Manitoba and is designated as an official French-language RHA.[1] It was formed in 2012 by the merger of the former Interlake and North Eastman Regional Health Authorities.[2]
As one of Manitoba's largest health regions,[3] with an area of 61,000 square kilometres (24,000 sq mi), the Interlake-Eastern region (IER) stretches from the east to the Manitoba–Ontario border; north to the 53rd parallel; west to the eastern shores of Lake Manitoba; and south to Winnipeg’s northern perimeter, where it dips down eastward, slightly past the city below the Trans-Canada Highway towards Ontario. Moreover, a significant portion of the region is considered to be part of northern Manitoba—such as Berens River—some with a remote area that is only accessible via air, water, or a winter road system.[1][4]
As of October 2019[update], the IERHA includes 10 hospitals, 16 personal care homes, 17 community health offices, and 19 EMS stations; as well as 1 "Quick Care" clinic (Selkirk) and 6 dialysis sites (with 40 stations in total).[4] The Interlake-Eastern Health Foundation provides financial support to all of the region's facilities and programs to further improve "dedicated patient care."[3]
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As of June 2019[update], the Interlake-Eastern region has a population of 132,000 residents, 27% of which is represented by the IER's 17 First Nation communities.[4]
Designated as an official French-language regional health authority, the Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority has 2 French-language service areas: one surrounding St. Laurent on the west, the other surrounding St. Georges and Powerview-Pine Falls on the east.[1][4]
The region includes the communities of:
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Selkirk Regional Health Centre
In 2017, the IERHA completed the Selkirk Regional Health Centre (SRHC) to better accommodate residents health-care needs in the Interlake-Eastern RHA.[7]
The SRHC is the centre of specialty surgical services in the region, as well as the region's family birthing unit.[3]
The new SRHC, whose construction began in Spring 2014, is located between the former general hospital at 100 Easton Dr. and the Selkirk Recreation Complex at 180 Easton Dr.[6] Among other things, the renovation increased Selkirk's bed count from 53 to 65, expanded the outpatient area, tripled the size of the former emergency department, and provided a new interventional fluoroscopy room;[7][8] as well as introducing the region's only CT-scan equipment and the region's first MRI—the 12th MRI unit in the province and one of only three outside of Winnipeg.[3][8] The facility also has over 1,600 square metres (17,000 sq ft) of window.[3]
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