Building a World Class Health System Where Care Never Stops
Your impact at Grand River Hospital
At Grand River Hospital Foundation we’re focused on building a world-class healthcare experience for all. Our goal? Ensuring Care Never Stops by transforming healthcare delivery, providing exceptional experiences, and working collaboratively to improve the health of our communities.
Our Foundation exists to help provide Grand River Hospital’s teams with resources and equipment to meet current and emerging healthcare needs. Through the generosity of our donors, volunteers, and partners, we’re helping build stronger, healthier communities. But, we can't do it without your help. We need to rally donors, volunteers, partners, and community members to help our Hospital:
Computer Tomography (CT) scanners, which can typically operate for 10 years before they need to be replaced have a finite life cycle. And while our government funds the expenses associated with a hospital’s day-to-day operations, like supplies and staff, hospitals and the communities they serve are also responsible for certain costs, like medical equipment, and associated renovation or construction costs. This new CT scanner which offers more precise imaging and a reduced radiation dose, is actually a replacement for a previous scanner from 2005 that had reached the end of its life cycle, and is one of two CT Scanners that the Grand River Hospital has.
Having two fully operational CT scanners also allows us to offer more imaging services and treatment options locally, improving access and wait times, so patients don’t have to travel to cities in other regions — like Mississauga or Hamilton — to receive these services.
In addition to performing scans that help us detect injury and disease, CT scanners can also be used to guide minimally invasive procedures, such as biopsies, fluid drainage, and tumour ablation. These procedures are less invasive alternatives to traditional surgeries, and at Grand River, we perform CT-guided procedures that can’t be done anywhere else in Waterloo Region.
● Provide world-class care that addresses the current and emerging, unique and specialized needs of our communities.
● Purchase new and replacement equipment so our teams can provide the best possible screening, treatment, and patient experiences and outcomes.
● Support new initiatives to give patients access to the most innovative treatments, services, and programs.
● Educate healthcare workers through ongoing training opportunities to upgrade skill sets and introduce them to the latest clinical and technological advancements.
● Lead important research so we can continue to advance treatment and care for the needs of today, and tomorrow.