Manitoba First Nation where boys switched at birth gets new $100M health centre

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Philpott says the facility will eventually be operated by the First Nation and will be the largest health centre in Manitoba under Indigenous control.

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Four Indigenous men were switched at birth at the Norway House hospital in 1975 and only found out about the mix-up 40 years later.

An investigation by Health Canada last year said the switches were accidental and a result of standard identification procedures not being followed.

“Our government is fully committed to supporting First Nations-led health transformation in our shared priority of improving health outcomes for First Nations people,” Philpott said in a statement Friday.

The health centre will include a sweat lodge, a birthing unit which includes midwifery support, an emergency room and a cultural hall with education facilities.

Norway House Chief Larson Anderson said the community is looking forward to designing and building the facility.

“This new state-of-the-art facility will not only address the health-care needs of our community, but will also create education, training and employment opportunities for our people,” he said.

The Canadian Press