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The latest from Grand River Hospital
Freeport marks 100 years with garden party
June 22, 2016GRH has marked 100 years of exceptional care at its Freeport Campus with a fabulous garden party!
Andy Medwid of GRH security wins hospital's award of excellence
June 20, 2016Andy Medwid is the kind of security officer who exemplifies and advances compassionate care at Grand River Hospital. Andy has won GRH’s June award of excellence for his service to patients and the hospital community.
Stay smart in the heat to avoid an emergency department visit
June 20, 2016Heat-related deaths and illness are preventable and anyone can suffer heat-related illness when their bodies can't compensate and properly cool. It’s important to be aware risk factors and what actions can be taken to prevent a heat-related illness or death.
Photos: ION construction at GRH
June 16, 2016Take a look at progress being made through more than a year of ION light rail construction near GRH's KW Campus
GRH's regional cancer centre hosts McMaster medical students for clinical exams
June 15, 2016For the first time in its nine-year history, McMaster University’s Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine Waterloo Regional Campus carried out the first-year OSCE, or objective structured clinical examination, at Grand River Hospital’s regional cancer centre the evening of Tuesday June 14th.
ION light rail update: emergency entrance open during construction; main entrance re-opened
June 13, 2016Crews are now working at the King and Pine intersection, which is the emergency department access to GRH's KW Campus. The emergency entrance and intersection will be open at all times during construction. Crews plan to work on half of the intersection at a time. This will allow traffic to continue flowing at this key access point to the hospital.
Mini trenches and steel plates support traffic access to hospital
June 3, 2016GrandLinq is using four mini trenches to maintain access to the busiest hospital in the region at a key intersection through ION light rail construction.
Kitchener Wilmot Hydro recognizes GRH for smart electricity use
May 27, 2016GRH’s facilities staff members have received accolades from Kitchener Wilmot Hydro for innovative work to cut energy use.
External report confirms high-quality care at GRH
May 26, 2016Patients continue to benefit from high-quality care at Grand River Hospital according to a recently-released report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information.
Inaugural med-tech conference a resounding success
May 25, 2016The first Waterloo Region Medical Technology conference brought the health and technology sectors together to celebrate successes and explore new ways to cooperate for the benefit of patients.