History
Victoria General Hospital, as a health care institution, has been in existence since 1911.In November, 1911 Dr. Thomas Beath, in conjunction with a number of other physicians, established Victoria Hospital Limited.
The new building, which was of advanced construction for its time, was located on River Avenue and Rose Street.
![Historical Photo of Victoria General Hospital](https://vgh.mb.ca/wp-content/uploads/victoria-hospital-historical-photo.png)
In the summer of 1964, government approved plans to rebuild Victoria General Hospital in a new location in the general area of South Winnipeg. In November, 1964, the Hospital’s Board of Trustees approved the purchase of a parcel of land in Fort Garry, specifically 2340 Pembina Highway.
Construction began in the spring of 1969 and in January, 1971, patients were moved from the old Victoria Hospital.
![Victoria General Hospital photo from 1964](https://vgh.mb.ca/wp-content/uploads/vgh-new-location.jpg)
Forty-five years later, Victoria Hospital is well entrenched in South Winnipeg.
Two major capital projects have been completed in recent years, resulting in a redeveloped Emergency Department and new Buhler Cancer Centre.
![Buhler Centre at Victoria General Hospital](https://vgh.mb.ca/wp-content/uploads/vgh-buhler-centre.jpg)
In April 2013 the Victoria General Hospital became owned and operated by the WRHA and joined South Winnipeg Integrated Health and Social Services.
This involves a partnership with the community health and social services for Fort Garry/River Heights that are offered at ACCESS Fort Garry.
![Access Fort Garry / River Heights Building](https://vgh.mb.ca/wp-content/uploads/vgh-access-building.png)