Western Health offers a broad range of health and community services to the people of the western region. The authority services a population of 79,460 residents with forty nine percent of the total population residing within the Corner Brook – Humber Valley area. Western Health’s geographical boundaries are from Port aux Basques southeast to Francois, northwest to Bartlett’s Harbour, and on the eastern boundary north to Jackson’s Arm.
The authority offers community based programs and acute and long term care services. The community based programs include: health promotion, health protection, mental health and addictions, community corrections, child youth and family services, child care services, community support programs, intervention services, and community health nursing. Primary health care, secondary acute care, adult rehabilitation and long term care services are provided through the Authority’s many health centers. Western Health operates 20 community based offices, 24 medical clinics, and nine health facilities, including: two hospitals: Sir Thomas Roddick Hospital, Stephenville, and Western Memorial Regional Hospital, Corner Brook; four health centers: LeGrow Health Center, Port aux Basques, Bonne Bay Health Center in Norris Point, Calder Health Center, Burgeo and Rufus Guinchard Health Center, Port Saunders; and three long term care centers: The Inter-Faith Home for Senior Citizens, Corner Brook, the Dr. J.I. O’Connell Center, Corner Brook and the Bay St. George Senior Citizen’s Home, Stephenville Crossing. Within its facilities, the WRIHA operates 226 acute care beds, and 441 long- term care beds.
In addition, Western Health operates the Western Regional School of Nursing, one of three provincial sites that offer a four-year baccalaureate degree in nursing. This program is offered in collaboration with Memorial University of Newfoundland. Annual enrollment is limited to fifty-eight students. A fast track program is offered for individuals with a baccalaureate degree in another area who wish to pursue a baccalaureate degree in nursing at an accelerated pace. The two-year program is limited to eight students.
The organization employees over 3,000 staff who work in fifty-one sites throughout the region with its regional office located in Corner Brook.