Manitoba will have electronic patient records that can be shared between hospitals by next spring – CBC

Jun 15, 2026

Shared electronic records will speed care, reduce errors, Ashern doctor says

By next spring, every Manitoba hospital is expected to start building electronic records that allow a patient’s care history to follow them from one hospital to another.

“I think Manitoba was behind in this, and I’m so happy this is happening, because this makes everything safer,” said Dr. Iraj Ghanbari, the site medical lead at Lakeshore General Hospital in Ashern.

His Interlake hospital is among the first to roll out the shared electronic patient record system, replacing paper records. Ashern’s emergency department has been using the system for all new patients since March.

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