Brandon Regional Health Centre

Brandon Regional Health Centre is a hospital in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, and the largest hospital serving the Westman Region. It is one of the hospitals operated by Prairie Mountain Health, the regional health authority responsible for healthcare delivery across much of western Manitoba. The centre functions as a regional healthcare hub rather than as a commercial consumer brand, providing hospital-based services to Brandon and surrounding communities. The facility’s role reflects Brandon’s position as an important population and service centre in southwestern Manitoba. Its regional status allows it to support patients from the city and from a wider rural catchment area, helping consolidate specialist and hospital services that may not be available in smaller communities. The hospital is part of Manitoba’s publicly administered healthcare system and operates within the organizational framework of Prairie Mountain Health. A major development associated with the centre was the opening of the Western Manitoba Cancer Centre in 2011. The cancer centre expanded access to oncology services in western Manitoba and was developed at a reported cost of CA$24 million. Its presence strengthened Brandon Regional Health Centre’s role as a regional destination for cancer care as well as general hospital treatment. Publicly available reference material identifies the hospital as one of 20 facilities operated by Prairie Mountain Health. Detailed information about its founding date, leadership history, bed capacity, clinical departments, annual finances, and current performance is not established in the supplied sources. The institution remains an active healthcare facility, with current location information published through Prairie Mountain Health.

Brandon Regional Health Centre is located in Brandon, Manitoba, a city that serves as a commercial, institutional, and transportation centre for southwestern Manitoba. The hospital’s regional role is tied to Brandon’s importance within the Westman Region, where communities outside the city depend on larger centres for hospital and specialist services. The hospital is operated by Prairie Mountain Health, one of Manitoba’s regional health authorities. According to the available reference material, Prairie Mountain Health operates 20 hospitals, placing Brandon Regional Health Centre within a broader public healthcare network rather than treating it as an independently managed private institution. Through this network, the centre contributes to the delivery of hospital services across western Manitoba and supports patients from both Brandon and surrounding rural areas. The available sources do not establish the hospital’s original founding year, the dates of earlier buildings or expansions, or a complete chronology of its clinical development. They do, however, identify the centre as the largest hospital in the Westman Region. This designation indicates that its function extends beyond serving Brandon itself: it acts as a referral and service centre for a wider geographic area and provides a concentration of hospital capabilities for the region. A significant milestone occurred in 2011 with the opening of the Western Manitoba Cancer Centre at the hospital. The facility was established to provide cancer-related care closer to patients in western Manitoba, reducing the need for some patients to travel to distant urban centres for oncology services. The project was reported at a cost of CA$24 million. Its opening broadened the clinical significance of the Brandon campus and reinforced the hospital’s regional role. Today, Brandon Regional Health Centre remains an active facility within Prairie Mountain Health. Its official location page provides current institutional information, while the available encyclopedia reference describes its position as one of the health authority’s hospitals and as the largest hospital in the Westman Region. Further details about current executives, service-line structure, capacity, budgets, and recent capital projects are not included in the supplied reference material.

• 2011

  Western Manitoba Cancer Centre opens

  [1]Brandon Regional Health Centreen.wikipedia.org

  The Western Manitoba Cancer Centre opened at Brandon Regional Health Centre, creating a dedicated regional oncology facility. The project was reported to have cost CA$24 million.

A major regional hospital and healthcare hub for Brandon and the wider Westman Region of Manitoba.

• Hospital care

  Regional hospital services

  Brandon Regional Health Centre provides hospital-based healthcare for Brandon and communities across the Westman Region. The supplied sources identify it as the region’s largest hospital and as one of the facilities operated by Prairie Mountain Health. A complete department-by-department service list is not available in the supplied material.

• Cancer care · 2011

  Western Manitoba Cancer Centre

  The Western Manitoba Cancer Centre is a dedicated oncology facility located at Brandon Regional Health Centre. Opened in 2011, it expanded access to cancer services for patients in western Manitoba and strengthened the hospital’s role as a regional referral centre.

• 2011

  Western Manitoba Cancer Centre opens at Brandon Regional Health Centre[1]Brandon Regional Health Centreen.wikipedia.org

  Product launch

  The Western Manitoba Cancer Centre opened at Brandon Regional Health Centre, adding a dedicated regional oncology facility and expanding access to cancer treatment in western Manitoba. The project was reported to have cost CA$24 million.

1. 1Brandon Regional Health Centreen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Brandon Regional Health Centre — Prairie Mountain Healthprairiemountainhealth.ca