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The latest from Waterloo Regional Health Network
Innovation in kidney dialysis helps provide greener care at GRH
July 20, 2016WRHN is using greener ways to provide life-sustaining kidney dialysis with no change to the high quality of care patients receive.
Kitchener hospitals expand visiting hours to welcome greater family presence in patient care
July 20, 2016Admitted patients at Waterloo Regional Health Network and St. Mary’s General Hospital can now have visits from designated family and other partners in care up to 24 hours a day.
Keeping that summer meal safe
July 15, 2016WRHN infection control practitioner Chris Mitchell has some great tips on how to make sure your summer meal doesn't give you more than you bargained for
Materials management: a cornerstone of exceptional care (and GRH team award winners)
July 13, 2016WRHN’s materials management team makes sure needed supplies get to patient care areas in a timely way. Their dedication to this huge role has helped the group win the hospital’s latest team award of excellence.
High tech treatment, compassionate care: interventional radiology team wins GRH award of excellence
July 8, 2016They make the best use of sophisticated medical imaging and surgical tools, combined with compassion for their patients, warm blankets and helping hands. WRHN’s interventional radiology suite team has won the hospital’s latest team award of excellence, recognizing their hard work on behalf of patients.
The Dietitian's Dish: healthy eating is child’s play
June 24, 2016Trying to make healthy eating happen for little ones? In the latest Dietitian's Dish, Jason DaMaren has some advice that might make dinner preferable to dessert!
GRH and St. Mary’s interim chief of staff wins McMaster surgical teaching award
June 24, 2016Dr. Peter Potts, the interim chief of staff for Waterloo Regional Health Network and St. Mary’s General Hospital, has won an inaugural award recognizing excellence in surgical teaching.
Freeport marks 100 years with garden party
June 22, 2016WRHN has marked 100 years of exceptional care at its Freeport Campus with a fabulous garden party!
Andy Medwid of GRH security wins hospital's award of excellence
June 20, 2016Andy Medwid is the kind of security officer who exemplifies and advances compassionate care at Waterloo Regional Health Network. Andy has won WRHN’s June award of excellence for his service to patients and the hospital community.
Stay smart in the heat to avoid an emergency department visit
June 20, 2016Heat-related deaths and illness are preventable and anyone can suffer heat-related illness when their bodies can't compensate and properly cool. It’s important to be aware risk factors and what actions can be taken to prevent a heat-related illness or death.