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Grand River Hospital
Grand River Hospital is a hospital located in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. The hospital operates two campuses, Kitchener-Waterloo Health Centre and Freeport Health Centre, which were independent hospitals that merged to form Grand River Hospital in April 1995.
The hospital has over 650 beds and 15 specialized programs and services: surgery, children's program, childbirth, medical imaging, mental health and addictions, withdrawal management, medicine, stroke, complex continuing care, rehabilitation, cancer, critical care, renal, emergency, pharmacy and lab. The hospital also provides renal dialysis and cancer satellite programs in Guelph, Palmerston, Fergus and Mt Forest Centre in Guelph, along with the Hazelglen Outreach Mental Health service in Kitchener.
On September 22, 2019, Grand River Hospital integrated all of their systems into a new central computer system in order to improve efficiency for patient care.
On April 1, 2025, Grand River merged with St. Mary's General Hospital to form the Waterloo Regional Health Network. The new name of the KW Site is WRHN @ Midtown, and the Freeport Site is WRHN @ Chicopee.
The KW Site of Grand River Hospital was previously known as the Berlin-Waterloo Hospital, Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital (K-W Hospital) and the K-W Health Centre.
The K-W Hospital was founded in 1895 as a community hospital to serve the cities of Kitchener and Waterloo. The initial capacity of the Hospital was 70 beds. The Hospital expanded in 1913 and grew until 1920. A substantial deficit in 1919, in part due to rising costs of healthcare, made the financial situation of the Hospital unstable. Consequently, the Hospital almost closed in 1923. Kitchener and Waterloo jointly formed the K-W Hospital Commission in 1924 and the Hospital became municipally owned.
In 1901, the Hospital established one of the first ambulance services in the province. In 1936, the Hospital added a pathology lab. K-W Hospital received accredited by the American College of Surgeons in 1943. In 1951, the Hospital underwent a major expansion project. In 1970, the Hospital expanded once again with a new maternity unit.
As the K-W Health Centre the Hospital merged with Freeport in 1995 to form the Grand River Hospital Corporation.
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Grand River Hospital
Grand River Hospital is a hospital located in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. The hospital operates two campuses, Kitchener-Waterloo Health Centre and Freeport Health Centre, which were independent hospitals that merged to form Grand River Hospital in April 1995.
The hospital has over 650 beds and 15 specialized programs and services: surgery, children's program, childbirth, medical imaging, mental health and addictions, withdrawal management, medicine, stroke, complex continuing care, rehabilitation, cancer, critical care, renal, emergency, pharmacy and lab. The hospital also provides renal dialysis and cancer satellite programs in Guelph, Palmerston, Fergus and Mt Forest Centre in Guelph, along with the Hazelglen Outreach Mental Health service in Kitchener.
On September 22, 2019, Grand River Hospital integrated all of their systems into a new central computer system in order to improve efficiency for patient care.
On April 1, 2025, Grand River merged with St. Mary's General Hospital to form the Waterloo Regional Health Network. The new name of the KW Site is WRHN @ Midtown, and the Freeport Site is WRHN @ Chicopee.
The KW Site of Grand River Hospital was previously known as the Berlin-Waterloo Hospital, Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital (K-W Hospital) and the K-W Health Centre.
The K-W Hospital was founded in 1895 as a community hospital to serve the cities of Kitchener and Waterloo. The initial capacity of the Hospital was 70 beds. The Hospital expanded in 1913 and grew until 1920. A substantial deficit in 1919, in part due to rising costs of healthcare, made the financial situation of the Hospital unstable. Consequently, the Hospital almost closed in 1923. Kitchener and Waterloo jointly formed the K-W Hospital Commission in 1924 and the Hospital became municipally owned.
In 1901, the Hospital established one of the first ambulance services in the province. In 1936, the Hospital added a pathology lab. K-W Hospital received accredited by the American College of Surgeons in 1943. In 1951, the Hospital underwent a major expansion project. In 1970, the Hospital expanded once again with a new maternity unit.
As the K-W Health Centre the Hospital merged with Freeport in 1995 to form the Grand River Hospital Corporation.