News & stories

WRHN was pleased to welcome the KW Hospital School of Nursing Class of 1967 back to the KW Campus for a tour marking their 50th graduation reunion. The tour featured 44 people of the original class of 58 members. The grads came back to Waterloo Region from across the continent to take part in the reunion.

The care professionals who support patients with life-sustaining kidney dialysis in the comfort of home have won WRHN’s latest award of excellence thanks to a patient’s nomination.

Waterloo Regional Health Network played host to the wedding of Tricia Snider and Doug Clayfield at the KW Campus on Friday May 5th. Tricia’s father David Gardy took part as a patient of WRHN.

For the weeks of May 8th, 15th and 22nd, GrandLinq will conduct quality assurance work on the ION light rail line on King Street West between Wellington and Union.

As we mark World Hand Hygiene Day, we’re happy to report solid numbers at WRHN for care providers cleaning their hands.

Hand hygiene is one of the single best ways to prevent the spread of illness and infection. WRHN's infection prevention and control group has a handful of suggestions to keep 'em as clean as possible!

If a mental health emergency affects you or a family member, Waterloo Regional Health Network wants to help support you or your loved one on the road to recovery.

WRHN will provide cancer patients with radiation therapy via its fifth linear accelerator, capping off several months of construction, installation and precision testing.

The Waterloo Regional Health Network Volunteer Association has made another enormous contribution to patient care at WRHN. The association has come through with a $160,000 contribution to upgrade WRHN’s wheelchair fleet.

“His seemingly unending kindness in his interactions with patients and staff” has helped WRHN psychiatrist Dr. Abraham Popoola win the hospital’s latest award of excellence. Dr. Popoola supports adult mental health patients at WRHN’s KW Campus through inpatient care as well as in day clinics.