Regional health authorities (RHAs) are Manitoba's independent governing bodies for healthcare delivery and regulation.
[2] In 1998, Regional Health Authorities of Manitoba, Inc. (RHAM) was established under the Corporations Act as a non-profit corporation created after the province's Regional Health Authorities discovered a need for a legal umbrella organization under which they could coordinate certain activities on a provincial basis.
[4] In 2012, the eleven Health Authorities were merged by the Government of Manitoba to create the five larger RHAs that exist today.
[1] The boards are responsible for ensuring that their health authority complies with relevant legislation, regulations, provincial policies, and Ministerial directives.
[1] Board members were last appointed on 29 March 2020, by Health, Seniors and Active Living Minister Cameron Friesen.
[13] The organization was established as a legal entity in 2018 to provide "centralized clinical and business services for the regional health authorities.