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The latest from Grand River Hospital
COPD Awareness Day: Key Steps for Better Lung Health
November 20, 2024November 20 marks COPD Awareness Day, a day focused on promoting key practices for maintaining lung health.
Canada Post Mail Strike
November 18, 2024UPDATE: Due to Canada Post strike action, Grand River Hospital is working with courier services and insurance companies to avoid significant delays to billing.
Indigenous Artwork Unveiled at Grand River Hospital
October 30, 2024On October 29, Grand River Hospital unveiled artwork by local Indigenous artist Luke Swinson. Championed by the Indigenous Employee Circle, the artwork features local birds found along the Grand River, reflecting the “ways in which the Grand River is life-giving and connected to Creation.”
Message from Elizabeth Buller, President and CEO of St. Joseph’s Health System and Tim Rollins, Chair of St. Mary’s General Hospital Board of Trustees.
October 24, 2024It is with gratitude and mixed emotions that the Board of Trustees of St. Mary’s General Hospital, along with Elizabeth Buller, President and CEO of St. Joseph’s Health System, announce the departure of Mark Fam from his role as President of St. Mary’s General Hospital, effective January 17, 2025.
Updated Masking Requirements at Grand River and St. Mary's as of October 9, 2024
October 9, 2024With respiratory illness season upon us and a recent increase in COVID-19 activity, Grand River Hospital and St. Mary’s General Hospital are making changes to their masking requirements, beginning Wednesday, October 9 until further notice.
An Update on Our Voluntary Merger from Our Boards
October 3, 2024In April, our Hospital Boards, with the support of St. Joseph’s Health System, announced our decision to begin the process of a voluntary merger into a single hospital organization. We are confident that merging our operations will allow us to better deliver on our ultimate goal of better care for patients and a better experience for team members.
Grand River Regional Cancer Centre performs its first stem cell transplant
September 25, 2024New partnership with Juravinski Hospital and Grand River Hospital expands services, providing more cancer care closer to home
Keeping Cancer Care Close to Home: Grand River Hospital Celebrates Over 25 Years of Childhood Cancer Care in the Waterloo Region
September 11, 2024Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario (POGO)’s Satellite Clinic at Grand River Hospital marks milestone anniversary.
Waterloo Region planning for a new hospital to be built on University of Waterloo site
July 22, 2024Today, after a ten-month site selection process, Ron Gagnon, President and CEO of Grand River Hospital, and Mark Fam, President of St. Mary’s General Hospital, announced that the new joint hospital will be on land that is part of the David Johnston Research + Technology Park (R&T Park) at the University of Waterloo.
Global IT Outage
July 19, 2024UPDATE: All devices affected by the global IT outage at Grand River Hospital have been fully restored.