[3] The hospital's name originates from a poem entitled "Song of the Church Bell" by German poet and philosopher Friedrich Schiller.

The inspirational line reads, "Concordia shall be her name; to harmony, to hearty fellowship, it summons the cherished community.

[5][6] As of 2022, the hospital had 164 beds, declining from the previous years according to the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority.

[4] Concordia Hospital began operating from the 400 DeSalaberry Avenue location in Elmwood in 1933.

[9][7] The new hospital stood on the former location of the Elmwood Sanitorium that had been purchased two years prior.

[14] In the same year, the hospital was investigated concerning possible medical, board and administrative irregularities surrounding incidents of patient deaths during 1973.

[22] More issues continued in the late 1990s with the hospital struggling with overcrowding in 1999 and was regularly keeping large numbers of patients on beds in the hallway as result of the unavailability of rooms.

[26] In 2005, the Manitoba government made the hospital a centre of excellence in hip and knee replacements.

The hospital's Emergency Room underwent a $3.6-million renovation in 2008 increasing the size of the ER by nearly 2,000 square feet (190 m2).

[28] Concordia Hospital's emergency room was transitioned to an urgent care centre instead of a full service ER and caused frustrations and concern in the community as residents would now have to drive further to either the Health Sciences Centre or the St. Boniface Hospital to access emergency care.

[4] Concordia Place features group activities and recreational programs and a dedicated chapel.

[33] Each facility features both one and two-bedroom apartment units with kitchens, storage and private balconies.

[38] The implants retrieval lab provides storage for worn-out replacement hip and knee joints for studying patterns of failure.

[38] The institute features a conference centre connected to an operating room where surgical procedures can be viewed on a television screen.