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Today, 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.

UPDATE: All devices affected by the global IT outage at Waterloo Regional Health Network have been fully restored.

St. 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.

Join 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.

As part of our merger work, St. Mary’s General Hospital and Waterloo Regional Health Network are seeking community input through Town Hall and surveys.

Bringing innovation to the bedside Waterloo Regional Health Network, St. Mary’s General Hospital, and the University of Waterloo announce a new partnership to bring innovations in healthcare directly to patients. A New Joint VP and Chief Health Innovation Officer will guide this work.

Closed during the pandemic, the Grand River Regional Cancer Centre Resource Library connects patients to the materials they need.

Kitchener, ON – April 24, 2024 – Building on a long history of partnership and collaboration, Waterloo Regional Health Network and St. Mary’s General Hospital have agreed to explore a voluntary merger into a single new hospital corporation. The proposed new organization would operate existing hospital sites and services, while continuing to move forward with their joint Building the Future of Care Together capital redevelopment project.

Promoting unity and awareness, the flag will fly for Black History Month