Facilities

KITCHENER, Ont. – Grand River Hospital is celebrating the biggest donation in its history – $15 million – from the founders of Kitchener’s iconic HiWay Market. The legacy gift from Dorothy and Ralph Kraft, who opened the area’s first grocery superstore in 1952 on King Street East, kicked off the official launch of Grand River Hospital Foundation’s $258-million Care Never Stops campaign. Read More

WINNIPEG – Manitoba’s premier, Heather Stefanson (pictured), announced that her government will contribute $30 million to expand an intensive care unit at a Winnipeg hospital. Stefanson said the money will go towards the Grace Hospital Foundation’s campaign to create up to 20 new beds in the facility’s ICU and is part of her Progressive Conservative government’s plan to “heal healthcare in Manitoba.” Read More

GUELPH, Ont. – Two Guelph institutions, along with a list of named and unnamed medical personnel, are facing an $89.5-million lawsuit after a child was born with a rare genetic disorder the parents say should have been spotted before her birth. Read More

TORONTO – A $50-million gift from Orlando Corporation, the largest corporate donation in CAMH's history, will support the creation of a Research & Discovery Centre at the hospital. As part of this gift, Orlando Corp. will match every donation directed towards the Research & Discovery Centre up to $20 million. Read More

WINDSOR, Ont. – Windsor Regional Hospital (WRH) and GE HealthCare announced a 15-year Managed Equipment Service (MES) agreement to deliver innovative technology solutions and services to the communities WRH serves. The agreement is designed to help enable better patient outcomes, improve efficiencies for clinicians and staff, and expected significant cost savings to the hospital for years to come. This collaboration between GE HealthCare and the WRH clinical engineering team will provide system predictability and service resilience to help WRH deliver the future of healthcare. Read More

VAUGHAN and RICHMOND HILL, Ont. – The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has released their coveted Digital Health Most Wired Survey results for the 2022 data collection period. Mackenzie Health, a two-campus hospital, again earned a level 7 achievement for the acute survey selection and is the only Canadian acute hospital to be recognized this year. Read More

VANCOUVER – While the new St. Paul’s Hospital won’t be ready for several years, Providence Health Care has given the public a sneak peek into what the $2 billion facility will look like. Mock rooms of what the finished product will look were unveiled this month, showing the vast differences between what the new facility will offer compared to the aging building in the city’s West End. Read More

TORONTO – Three healthcare organizations were among the seven winners of the 2022 National Awards for Innovation and Excellence in Public-Private Partnerships. Presented by The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships (CCPPP) since 1998, the prestigious awards were presented last month at P3 2022, the 30th anniversary of CCPPP’s annual conference. Read More

TORONTO – John and Myrna Daniels Foundation has donated a lead gift of $52 million to establish the Myrna Daniels Seniors Emergency Medicine Centre at University Health Network (UHN). The largest single donation to emergency medicine in Canada will elevate the standard of urgent care for older adults across the country. Read More

TORONTO – VitalHub Corp. is pleased to announce two new licensing agreements of its prEDict solution to Stevenson Memorial Hospital and Georgian Bay General Hospital, both in Ontario. Stevenson Memorial Hospital, in Alliston, has signed a five-year term and Georgian Bay General Hospital, in Midland, has signed a three-year term, with two optional one-year extension periods. Read More