Grand River Hospital
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Grand River Hospital is a 495-bed hospital serving Waterloo Region
, Ontario
, Canada
and surrounding communities, primarily through the K-W Health Centre and the Freeport Health Centre, both located in Kitchener
. The two health centres are formerly independent hospitals that merged in April 1995.
The hospital also provides programs at the Guelph Dialysis Centre in Guelph
, along with the Hazelglen Outreach Mental Health and the Waterloo Regional Withdrawal Management Centre in Kitchener.
. It later changed its name to K-W Hospital. The Grand River Regional Cancer Centre opened at this site in 2003.
. It was formerly a tuberculosis
sanatorium
in the early 20th century, and in the late 1980s was transformed into a regional chronic care
facility, as a new structure was built onto the previous one, expanding it. Cancer treatment, stroke recovery, breast clinic, gynaecology
clinic, physical rehabilitation amongst many of the Grand River Hospital offices are located at this site. In November 2010, a new Specialized Mental Health unit opened at Freeport. This service is for patients living with severe and persistent mental illness, who would have previously been sent to London, Ontario.
Regional Municipality of Waterloo
The Regional Municipality of Waterloo is a regional municipality located in Southern Ontario, Canada. It consists of the cities of Kitchener, Cambridge, and Waterloo, and the townships of Wellesley, Woolwich, Wilmot, and North Dumfries. It is often referred to as the Region of Waterloo or just...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
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and surrounding communities, primarily through the K-W Health Centre and the Freeport Health Centre, both located in Kitchener
Kitchener, Ontario
The City of Kitchener is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada. It was the Town of Berlin from 1854 until 1912 and the City of Berlin from 1912 until 1916. The city had a population of 204,668 in the Canada 2006 Census...
. The two health centres are formerly independent hospitals that merged in April 1995.
The hospital also provides programs at the Guelph Dialysis Centre in Guelph
Guelph
Guelph is a city in Ontario, Canada.Guelph may also refer to:* Guelph , consisting of the City of Guelph, Ontario* Guelph , as the above* University of Guelph, in the same city...
, along with the Hazelglen Outreach Mental Health and the Waterloo Regional Withdrawal Management Centre in Kitchener.
K-W Health Centre
The K-W Health Centre is located on King Street West, near the Kitchener-Waterloo border. It was originally known as the Berlin-Waterloo Hospital, founded in 1895 on land donated by entrepreneur Joseph E. SeagramJoseph E. Seagram
Joseph Emm Seagram was a British Canadian distillery founder, politician, philanthropist, and major owner of thoroughbred racehorses....
. It later changed its name to K-W Hospital. The Grand River Regional Cancer Centre opened at this site in 2003.
Freeport Health Centre
The Freeport Health Centre is located on King Street East on the shore of the Grand RiverGrand River (Ontario)
The Grand River is a large river in southwestern Ontario, Canada. From its source, it flows south through Grand Valley, Fergus, Elora, Waterloo, Kitchener, Cambridge, Paris, Brantford, Caledonia, and Cayuga before emptying into the north shore of Lake Erie south of Dunnville at Port Maitland...
. It was formerly a tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...
sanatorium
Sanatorium
A sanatorium is a medical facility for long-term illness, most typically associated with treatment of tuberculosis before antibiotics...
in the early 20th century, and in the late 1980s was transformed into a regional chronic care
Chronic care
Chronic care refers to medical care which addresses preexisting or long term illness, as opposed to acute care which is concerned with short term or severe illness of brief duration. Chronic medical conditions include, but are not limited to, asthma, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, congestive heart...
facility, as a new structure was built onto the previous one, expanding it. Cancer treatment, stroke recovery, breast clinic, gynaecology
Gynaecology
Gynaecology or gynecology is the medical practice dealing with the health of the female reproductive system . Literally, outside medicine, it means "the science of women"...
clinic, physical rehabilitation amongst many of the Grand River Hospital offices are located at this site. In November 2010, a new Specialized Mental Health unit opened at Freeport. This service is for patients living with severe and persistent mental illness, who would have previously been sent to London, Ontario.