The province delivered a record number of hip and knee surgeries in 2025.
According to the Manitoba Government, 7,056 joint replacement procedures were completed across the province last year, making it the highest annual total on record.
“We are delivering more hip and knee surgeries than ever before because we listened to the front lines, invested in made-in-Manitoba solutions and stayed focused on getting results,” said Health, Seniors and Long-Term Care Minister Uzoma Asagwara. “Instead of sending patients out of province, we’re expanding capacity here at home, targeting people who have been waiting the longest, and modernizing how care is delivered. A record number of surgeries means fewer Manitobans waiting in pain and more people getting back to their lives.”
Manitoba’s centralized Surgical Wait Information Management system has helped ensure surgeries are assigned based on clinical need and length of wait, and a shift in care has led to nearly 70 percent of joint replacements being done as outpatient procedures, freeing up beds and allowing patients the comfort of recovering at home.
The province credits the record number of surgeries in part to a new surgical program at Selkirk Regional Health Centre, which saw 591 joint replacement surgeries completed as of December 2025, putting the program on track to deliver 800 procedures by the end of the fiscal year
“I received excellent care from the moment I walked into Selkirk Regional Health Centre to when I had surgery and throughout my ongoing recovery,” said Darlene Yurkiw, a recipient of a joint replacement. “If I didn’t have this surgery, I imagine my mobility and my quality of life would be lower. I used to not be able to put on shoes or socks at all, but now I can, with a little pain, but this is definitely progress in the right direction. I can even do some moderate hiking now, which is huge for me as a nature lover, so I am grateful.”
In the past year, the Manitoba government has added 3,500 net-new health-care workers provincewide, including nurses, physicians and allied health professionals, and opened 323 fully staffed hospital beds.
