As we approach the end of 2025, I want to take a moment to reflect on the remarkable milestones we’ve achieved together this year. Your dedication, professionalism, and resiliency continue to move our health region forward in meaningful ways.

This has been a landmark year for capital expansion across our three regional centres. Each project has made significant progress, thanks to the hard work and collaboration of countless teams. These expansions represent long-term investments in the health and well-being of our communities, and we are well on our way to delivering more modern, efficient, and patient-centred care environments.

We also saw tremendous success in recruitment and onboarding. Across the region, we welcomed an impressive number of new physicians and frontline staff. These efforts are helping us meet today’s needs while preparing for the growth that our capital projects will support. Recruitment and onboarding will remain a major focus as we continue building the workforce required for the expanded services ahead.

Our Staff Development team has been exceptionally busy this year, ensuring employees have the training and education needed to support new systems associated with our major capital projects. Their work ensures we are not only building new spaces, but also strengthening the skills and capacity of our people to make the most of them.

I also want to extend heartfelt appreciation to all staff who went above and beyond during this summer’s unprecedented wildfire season. When residents and long-term care patients from the northern region were displaced, you stepped up without hesitation—working additional shifts, providing weekend coverage, supporting outside your assigned roles, and creating new processes in real time to respond to a crisis that touched every corner of our health care system. Your actions embodied compassion, teamwork, and true service to Manitobans. Thank you for rising to the moment when it mattered most.

To each of you—whether you work in clinical care, support services, administration, or any of the many roles that make our organization function—thank you. Your contributions are seen and deeply appreciated. The progress we’ve made this year would not be possible without your commitment to the patients, residents, and families we serve every day.

As we move into the holiday season, I encourage everyone to take time to rest, recharge, and enjoy moments with loved ones. You have earned it.
Wishing you a safe, peaceful, and restorative holiday season.

Dana Human, Interim Chief Executive Officer