St. Mary’s General Hospital and Grand River Hospital submit Integration Business Case to Ministry of Health

Oct 3, 2024

St. Mary’s General Hospital — a member organization of St. Joseph’s Health System — and Grand River Hospital have submitted an Integration Business Case report to the Ministry of Health on October 3, 2024. The Integration Business Case was approved by the boards of St. Mary’s, Grand River Hospital and St. Joseph’s Health System. This is an important and historic milestone in their journey to bring both Hospitals together to form one new organization to provide people in Kitchener-Waterloo with faster, more modern, improved access to fully integrated, high-quality, efficient care.

With the business case submitted, both organizations will continue to move forward with their joint capital redevelopment project, Building the Future of Care Together (BCFT). All hospital sites will remain operational, with no impact to patient care, for at least the next decade until the new hospital opens in 2034.

This change signals a new chapter of Catholic care in Kitchener-Waterloo, rooted in our legacy to address unmet needs of the community.

St. Mary’s General Hospital, a division of St. Joseph’s Health System, has been a pillar of healthcare delivery in the Kitchener-Waterloo region since 1924. It was founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph who saw an unmet need in the community for hospital services. For the last 100 years, St. Mary’s has provided acute care in Waterloo Region and is a trusted place of healing and hope for the mind, body, and spirit. SJHS is committed to continuing and advancing this enduring legacy.

St. Joseph’s Health System is leading community engagement to gather feedback from the community, valued team members, and partners to determine how to meet evolving community needs and advance care beyond boundaries through compassionate care, faith, and discovery in the Region of Waterloo and beyond.

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