The Office of Innovation & Research brings WRHN clinicians and partners together to explore groundbreaking ways of helping WRHN improve patient care.

Latest in innovation and research at WRHN

Grand River Hospital is helping find a potential treatment for COVID-19

Grand River Hospital and the University of Waterloo partner to study vision loss in hospital patients
Grand River Hospital participates in a pilot study to test innovative lung screening x-ray created by University of Waterloo startup KA Imaging
Good food, better healing: How GRH is studying to improve food for patients in hospital

About us

The Office of Innovation & Research coordinates all innovation and research-related activities at Waterloo Regional Health Network.

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We aim to bring researchers together with WRHN clinicians through existing partnerships with local organizations.

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Shwetha Suresh volunteers with a patient at GRH's KW Campus

Information for Students

We are committed to forming partners with our local post-secondary institutions and involving students in research and other opportunities when possible.