manitoba health manitoba health manitoba health (formerly health, and seniors care, mhsc; also known as manitoba health) is the department of the government of manitoba that is responsible for leading the development of policy and publicly-administered health system planning in the province of manitoba; the overall funding, performance requirements, oversight, and accountability within the system; promoting prevention and positive health practices; and administering other non-devolved health services in the province. manitoba healthagency overviewpreceding agencymanitoba health and seniors careheadquarters300 carlton street, winnipeg, mb r3b 3m9annual budget$6,223,936 cad (2020)minister responsibleaudrey gordon, minister of healthdeputy minister responsiblekaren herd (as of 2013)websitewww.gov.mb.ca/health/ the department operates under the minister of health, who has been audrey gordon as of august 2021. the chief provincial public health officer, brent roussin (current as of 2021), serves under the minister and deputy minister of health. the department is the authoritative agency in the province regarding the covid-19 pandemic in manitoba. overview manitoba health funds a social program that is delivered partially by the department and partially through grant agencies, arm’s-length service delivery organizations (sdos), independent physicians, or other service providers paid via fee-for-service or alternate means. most direct services are delivered through the regional health authorities (rhas) and other health care organizations. manitoba health, on the other hand, directly delivers only a small portion of the program itself, particularly managing the direct operations of selkirk mental health centre, cadham provincial laboratory, and 3 northern nursing stations. the department also administers such non-devolved health services as pharmacare, insured benefits, fee-for-service physician services, etc. the ultimate result is an intricate combination of insured benefits, funded services provided via public institutions—ranging from community-based primary care to third-party teaching hospitals—and publicly-regulated but privately-provided services, such as for-profit personal care homes. manitoba health also plays a role in policy, planning, funding, and oversight that ensures that sdos (e.g., rha, cancercare manitoba, addictions foundation of manitoba, and over 100 primarily non-profit organizations) are accountable to provide high-quality services at a reasonable cost. minister of health minister of healthincumbentaudrey gordonseatroom 302, manitoba legislative buildingconstituting instrumentthe public health act (c.c.s.m. c. p210)precursorminister of health and seniors caredeputykaren herdsalary$41,000 (2019/20) the minister of health is the cabinet minister responsible for manitoba health, guided by the public health act of manitoba. list of health ministers in manitoba name party took office left office official title charles cannon ufm/prog november 19, 1924 september 9, 1927 minister of health edward montgomery ufm/prog november 19, 1924 september 9, 1927 minister of health and public welfare isaac griffiths lib-prog may 28, 1935 november 4, 1940 james mclenaghen pc november 4, 1940 february 5, 1944 minister of health ivan schultz lib-prog february 5, 1944 november 7, 1952 francis bell lib-prog november 7, 1952 january 25, 1955 minister of health and public welfare robert bend lib-prog january 25, 1955 june 30, 1958 george johnson pc june 30, 1958 december 9, 1963 charles witney pc december 9, 1963 september 24, 1968 minister of health george johnson pc september 24, 1968 july 15, 1969 sidney green ndp july 15, 1969 december 18, 1969 minister of health and social development rene toupin ndp december 18, 1969 january 28, 1974 saul miller ndp january 28, 1974 december 23, 1974 laurent desjardins ndp december 23, 1974 october 24, 1977 louis sherman pc october 24, 1977 november 30, 1981 minister of health and social development (till oct 1978) minister of health and community services (till nov 15, 1979) laurent desjardins ndp november 30, 1981 september 21, 1987 minister of health wilson parasiuk ndp september 21, 1987 may 9, 1988 donald orchard pc may 9, 1988 september 10, 1993 james mccrae pc september 10, 1993 january 6, 1997 darren praznik pc january 6, 1997 february 5, 1999 eric stefanson pc february 5, 1999 october 5, 1999 david chomiak ndp october 5, 1999 october 12, 2004 tim sale ndp october 12, 2004 september 28, 2006 theresa oswald ndp september 28, 2006 october 18, 2013 erin selby ndp october 18, 2013 november 3, 2014 sharon blady ndp november 3, 2014 may 3, 2016 kelvin goertzen pc may 3, 2016 july 31, 2018 minister of health, seniors and active living cameron friesen pc august 1, 2018 january 5, 2021 heather stefanson pc january 5, 2021 august 18, 2021 minister of health and seniors care audrey gordon pc august 18, 2021 january 18, 2022 audrey gordon pc january 18, 2022 incumbent minister of health