The Manitoba government completed 7,056 joint replacement procedures (hips and knees) in 2025, the highest annual total on record, the province announced in late January 2026.
The record year was supported in part by a federal–provincial health funding agreement of roughly $633 million and by other provincial investments to expand operating room capacity and hire staff. The province also launched new regional programs — including the Selkirk outpatient program, which had completed 591 joint replacements by December 2025 and is on track to provide 800 procedures in its first fiscal year — and increased activity at hospitals in Winnipeg and Brandon.
The total number of procedures is roughly 30% higher than recent pre-expansion benchmarks, but patient advocates and medical groups have warned that wait lists for initial specialist consultations remain long. Reporters and health-system analysts describe a paradox: although more surgeries are being completed, the number of new patients entering the system is growing faster than some parts of the system can process them, creating backlogs for first appointments.
For residents of Carberry, the pathway usually begins with diagnostic imaging at the local Carberry Plains Health Centre (340 Toronto St.), which provides X‑ray services. Patients are then referred into the Prairie Mountain Health system; many travel to the Brandon Regional Health Centre for specialist consultations and surgery, though some of the province’s expanded surgical capacity is being delivered in other regional hubs such as Selkirk and Winnipeg.
