St. Mary’s General Hospital and Grand River Hospital Announce Merger Approval
Mar 28, 2025St. Mary’s General Hospital and Grand River Hospital officially received approval from the Ministry of Health to become Waterloo Regional Health Network (WRHN, pronounced wren) effective April 1, 2025. This is supported by the St. Joseph’s Health System’s Board of Directors.
St. Joseph’s Health System is committed to continuing St. Mary’s General Hospital’s legacy of healing and compassion, inspired by the Sisters of St. Joseph. Building on that legacy of care, St. Joseph’s Health System is renewing Catholic care in the Region of Waterloo to meet changing community needs and bring care to where people need it most.
While things are changing, our work is not done. St. Joseph’s Health System will continue to honour our vision and values as we forge forward, inspired by our unwavering mission. We look forward to launching new models of care to meet unmet needs through partnerships that emphasize access, equity, and integrated services that go beyond the walls of traditional hospital care.
Together with our partners, we will embrace the future of care with light, hope and an openness to what lies ahead.
Click here to read the Waterloo Regional Health Network announcement.