The Burntwood Regional Health Authority (BRHA) is responsible for the operation and administration of facility and community based health programs and services at a regional level within the Burntwood Region of Manitoba. The BRHA is responsible within the context of broad provincial policy direction, for assessing and prioritizing those services and programs based on evidence based needs and developing and managing an integrated approach to health care delivery.

The Regional Health Authorities Act legislation came into force on April 1, 1997. It sets out the conditions under which the RHA's are incorporated, as well as defining duties and responsibilities of the Regional Health Authorities, for ensuring effective health planning and delivery.

The Region

The BRHA is the largest geographical health region in the province at 324,000 square kilometers covering 52% of the province. It encompasses one city, three towns, 20 First Nations communities (most of which have adjacent non-treaty communities), 12 Northern Affairs communities and multiple hamlets and cottage settlements dispersed in unorganized territories across the region.

Transportation and communication infrastructure is not as extensive as in other parts of the province. Some communities are accessible only by air or winter roads, and many homes may still not have a telephone or running water.