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The latest from Waterloo Regional Health Network
Judah’s story: Pediatric cancer care close to home
September 7, 2017Learn about how WRHN's pediatric cancer clinic helped young Judah in his treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
From the Waterloo Regional Health Network Foundation (opens in a new window)
Supporting someone having suicidal thoughts
September 7, 2017Leading up to World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10th, WRHN mental health peer navigator Andrew Torrens provides insight into how to support someone having suicidal thoughts.
Partnership in mental health education recognized with Conestoga College award
September 5, 2017Waterloo Regional Health Network and Conestoga College recently marked their education partnership as WRHN’s mental health and addictions program received the Leadership Award for Exemplary Education/Practice Collaboration from the college.
New technology improves children’s tonsillectomy recovery
August 18, 2017Waterloo Regional Health Network is bringing vastly-improved technology to a childhood rite of passage: having one’s tonsils removed.
Spotlight: on-going learning is key at Grand River Hospital
August 14, 2017To advance care at a hospital, learning has to be constant. Waterloo Regional Health Network has on-going education occurring throughout the hospital tailored to the varying needs of care providers.
I'm A GRH Philanthropist
August 11, 2017Meet Monica Caudle, Kris Ronan, Nikki Weiler, Jeff Horst and Seth Jutzi. These young professionals are making a difference at Waterloo Regional Health Network.
From the Waterloo Regional Health Network Foundation (opens in a new window)
Spotlight: high tech equipment improves treatment times by identifying pathogens faster
August 9, 2017WRHN is using a bio-typer that helps cut identification times of various pathogens from days to just minutes in some cases… helping inform care providers’ decisions faster.
New infant warmers support the smallest and most fragile GRH newborns
August 3, 2017New infant warmers are making a difference in Waterloo Regional Health Network’s childbirth program and neonatal intensive care unit. The warmers are critical to the hospital’s neonatal resuscitation program.
Spotlight: GRH’s laboratory plate streaker- using automation to improve lab testing
August 1, 2017WRHN’s integrated department of pathology and laboratory medicine is using a new automated plate streaker in its microbiology lab. In additional to providing faster results to improve care, it also helps meet consistent standards when preparing 100,000 specimens a year for analysis
Spotlight: Code Pink- advanced care at GRH in a baby’s first moments
July 27, 2017When a “Code Pink” is paged throughout Waterloo Regional Health Network, a newborn baby is having distress in their first minutes of life and needs assistance. Skilled care providers step into action using the best evidence to quickly and effectively provide this urgently-needed help.