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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, Waterloo Regional Health Network 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 Waterloo Regional Health Network 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 Waterloo Regional Health Network 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 Waterloo Regional Health Network, 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 Waterloo Regional Health Network have been fully restored.
Grand River and St. Mary’s complete due diligence in voluntary merger process
July 4, 2024St. Mary’s General Hospital and Waterloo Regional Health Network have completed the due diligence process of their proposal to voluntarily merge into a single new hospital corporation.
Community Town Hall: June 18
June 7, 2024Join Waterloo Regional Health Network and St. Mary’s General Hospital on June 18 as we share more about our plan to merge into a single hospital organization serving the communities of Waterloo-Wellington and beyond.
What should the future of hospital care in Waterloo Region look like?
June 5, 2024As part of our merger work, St. Mary’s General Hospital and Waterloo Regional Health Network are seeking community input through Town Hall and surveys.