Merger of Grand River, St. Mary's hospitals in Kitchener approved by province

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· Posted: Mar 28, 2025 12:14 PM EDT | Last Updated: 6 minutes ago

The merger of 2 Kitchener hospitals has been approved by the province.

Starting connected Tuesday, Grand River Hospital and St. Mary's Hospital volition harvester to signifier the new Waterloo Regional Health Network.

The announcement was made by the hospitals connected Friday.

"For patients and assemblage members, they volition payment from a much seamless diligent experience, and improved entree to the exceptional services and attraction our Hospitals are known for," the hospitals said successful a release.

The names of the buildings volition change:

• Grand River K-W field volition go Waterloo Regional Health Network astatine Midtown. It volition person an exigency department.
• St. Mary's volition go Waterloo Regional Health Network astatine Queen's Blvd. This determination volition besides person an exigency department.
• Grand River Freeport field volition go Waterloo Regional Health Network astatine Chicopee.

The hospitals announced their volition to merge successful April 2024. In October, the hospitals said they had filed an integration concern lawsuit to the state and were conscionable awaiting support from the state to merge their boards.

The 2 hospitals were besides portion of the announcement of a caller infirmary successful Waterloo connected lands owned by the University of Waterloo.

That caller hospital, announced successful July 2024, volition beryllium connected lands north of Columbia Street, southbound of Bearinger Road and eastbound of Westmount Road and near the David Johnston Research and Technology Park.

Officials person said it's not expected the caller infirmary will become operational until 2034.