[1][2] Southern Health-Santé Sud is one of 5 regional health authorities (RHAs) in Manitoba and is a designated bilingual RHA.
[1][2] Covering an area of more than 27,025 square kilometres (10,434 sq mi), the region stretches from the 49th parallel up to the Trans-Canada Highway, from the Manitoba/Ontario border to Winnipeg, and then follows the southwest edge of Lake Manitoba down to the Pembina Escarpment in the west.
SH-SS has 4 regional offices, located in La Broquerie, Morden, Notre Dame de Lourdes, and Southport.
[3][4] Southern Health-Santé Sud is a designated bilingual RHA, and 11% of the region's population speak French "well enough to conduct a conversation.
[3]: 49 The region also ranks lowest in Manitoba for several childhood vaccines (Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, and HPV) among youth aged 17 years who received the recommended doses.
Anne, Steinbach, and Vita; it also had two primary health care centres, located in Sprague and Niverville[10] Archived sites