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The latest from Waterloo Regional Health Network
Canadian pride to spread through Grand River Hospital thanks to an inspired former patient
June 29, 2018Diane Bonfonte and the Flag Wavers of Waterloo Region have provided hundreds of hand-held Canadian flags and pins to be handed out to Grand River Hospital patients on Canada’s 151st birthday.
GRH thanks donors during National Blood Donor Week
June 15, 2018As we mark National Blood Donor Week, the WRHN community would like to thank generous donors inside and outside of the hospital for rolling up their sleeves and giving the gift of life.
Childbirth clinical nurse specialist Sheri Douglas wins GRH award of excellence
June 14, 2018Sheri Douglas has won Waterloo Regional Health Network's latest award of excellence for her care as a clinical nurse specialist in WRHN’s childbirth program, and her support of the hospital’s nation-leading blood donation efforts.
Toronto and Region Conservation honours GRH’s Freeport Campus for big savings in energy usage
June 12, 2018The Greening Health Care program of Toronto and Region Conservation has recognized WRHN's Freeport Campus for big energy and utility savings, helping the hospital to place the savings into direct patient care.
Health organizations partner to stomp out stigma and encourage individuals to seek mental health care
June 4, 2018Waterloo Regional Health Network and the Kitchener Downtown Community Health Centre will come together in the sixth annual Stomp Out Stigma event to show how small things matter in reducing mental health stigma and encouraging individuals to seek access to care.
Unmasking Brain Injury project supports understanding of brain injuries
June 1, 2018As part of Brain Injury Awareness Month, Waterloo Regional Health Network’s KW Campus is home to an emotional exhibit that tells the stories of local brain injury survivors.
GRH research and innovation work highlighted at local clinical research symposium
May 31, 2018On Wednesday, May 30, WRHN’s Office of Research and Innovation participated in the 5th annual Waterloo-Wellington clinical research and quality improvement symposium (WWCRQI) at the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine Waterloo Regional Campus in downtown Kitchener.
GRH partners with UW researchers and Huron Digital Pathology to create a “digital revolution” in pathology with medical search engine
May 31, 2018Dr. Adrian Batten, Joint Chief of Laboratory Medicine of WRHN and SMGH, in partnership with a research group at the University of Waterloo (UW), and Huron Digital Pathology is hoping to improve the pathological assessment of cancer by creating a medical image search engine.
World No Tobacco Day: why those who don’t want to quit, should quit
May 31, 2018More than 37,000 people die every year in Canada from tobacco-related illnesses.
Unique cancer care program allows patients to find greater comfort through care closer to home
May 29, 2018Waterloo Regional Health Network’s (WRHN) regional cancer program is celebrating the success of its day one autologous stem cell transplant program for patients living with multiple myeloma or lymphoma.