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The latest from Waterloo Regional Health Network
Help us plan the future of Grand River Hospital: Your input is vital
January 6, 2020Waterloo Regional Health Network is building a plan that will identify where we want to be in 10 years, our goals, and the work that will need to happen to get us there. Given that the hospital provides service to the community, your input is vital.
Holiday hours for GRH's food and retail services
December 20, 2019Retail food services and gift shops at WRHN's KW and Freeport Campuses will have different hours during the holidays. Click here to see what's open and when!
GRH’s pet therapy program promotes “paws”itive healing for patients
December 19, 2019Grand River Hospital is now offering a pet therapy program to benefit patients in the children’s and mental health programs.
“Authentic, respectful and the definition of a true leader”: Family physician, Dr. Peter Kuhnert, wins the GRH Award of Excellence
December 9, 2019With over 25 friends and colleagues in attendance, Dr. Peter Kuhnert was greeted by warm smiles and a round of applause as he accepted the Waterloo Regional Health Network Award of Excellence for his contributions to our mental health and addictions program.
Vicky McGuire, complex continuing care nurse, wins GRH award of excellence for going beyond her duties and inspiring co-workers
December 3, 2019“A true example of a nurse who goes beyond her duties": Vicky McGuire, complex continuing care nurse, wins WRHN award of excellence
Grand River Hospital and St. Mary’s General Hospital share plans for a joint future at first co-hosted community update
November 29, 2019For the first time ever, Waterloo Regional Health Network (WRHN) and St. Mary’s General Hospital (SMGH) co-hosted an annual community update last Thursday, November 21 in front of a sold out crowd at the Centre for International Governance and Innovation in Waterloo.
Grand River Hospital recognized as a leader in championing organ and tissue donation
November 7, 2019In 2018/19 WRHN helped save the lives of 25 people and 40 tissue donors enhanced the lives of many people through transplantation of corneas, skin, bone and heart valves.
We Fund Care helps reopen family lounge in Grand River Hospital’s children’s program
October 22, 2019Thanks to We Fund Care and its generous supporters, renovations to the family lounge in Waterloo Regional Health Network’s children’s program are complete and the space is ready for families to use.
GRH to host sixth annual day in psychiatry for health professionals: Wednesday, November 6, 2019
October 15, 2019Waterloo Regional Health Network will welcome health professionals to its sixth annual networking and education event in early November
St. Mary’s General Hospital and Grand River Hospital Notice of Fax Malfunction
September 20, 2019St. Mary’s General Hospital and Waterloo Regional Health Network use a shared fax system. On three days, July 30, 2019, August 27, 2019 and September 5, 2019, the fax system malfunctioned resulting in dictated patient reports, containing personal health information, being sent to a physician who was not the patient’s physicia