Deer Lodge Centre is a hospital specializing in treatment of Veterans in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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. The hospital began as a convalescent hospital for returning World War I

World War I

World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

 soldiers in 1916 and was located in Silver Heights along west Portage Avenue. The hospital was run by Veterans Affairs Canada

Veterans Affairs Canada

The Department of Veterans Affairs , also referred to as Veterans Affairs Canada , is the department within the government of Canada with responsibility for pensions/benefits and services for war veterans, retired personnel of the Canadian Forces and Royal Canadian Mounted Police, their families,...

until 1983 when it was transferred to the province of Manitoba.

The hospital continues to serve the needs of Veterans but since its transfer to Manitoba has become the province's largest rehabilitation and long term care facility with 487 beds.

The hospital is the location of the J. W. Crane Memorial Library, the biggest collection of material on aging in Canada.

External links

• Deer Lodge Centre