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Emergency room care * doctors, nurses, and other health professionals assess and treat life-threatening injuries or severe illness

Geriatric Emergency Management - Specialized emergency room care and follow-up support for older adults who may need in-home supports, other medical specialists, or community services

Other specialized services include:

• obstetrical care
• epidural care

Breast screening for early detection of breast cancer in women * screening includes mammography (x-rays of breast tissue) and information on breast self-examination * screening results sent to both the woman and her doctor

**Women who receive normal results are automatically recalled for their next screening appointment * women who receive abnormal results are referred to their doctor for further investigation, or are referred directly for additional tests

Patient services include:

• ambulatory care clinic
• diagnostic imaging
• diabetes education
• emergency department
• geriatric emergency management team
• hospital elder life care program
• Ontario Breast Screening Program
• obstetrics
• out-patient oncology unit
• palliative care
• physiotherapy
• pulmonary rehabilitation
• speech pathology
• surgery
• virtual family visit
• virtual patient visit

Long-term residential treatment for adolescents living with substance abuse.

• individual case management
• guidance and vocational planning
• family support
• after care services
• residential treatment includes access to on-campus high school courses

Outpatient clinic that performs overnight sleep studies to screen for various sleep problems and disorders.

Following analysis of the sleep study, the Sleep Physician reviews the results with the patient. A second study may be necessary if the patient requires treatment for breathing problems (sleep apnea). If diagnosed with sleep apnea, the most common treatment is a CPAP machine used at night to help maintain breathing.

NOTE: sleep studies are generally not indicated for insomnia.

Emergency room care * doctors, nurses, and other health professionals assess and treat life-threatening injuries or severe illness

Geriatric Emergency Management -- Specialized emergency room care and follow-up support for older adults who may need in-home supports, other medical specialists, or community services

Psychiatric Emergency Services -- Specialized emergency room care and follow-up support for intense emotional distress * team of nurse case managers, psychiatrists, and residents works with community partners to reduce return visits to the emergency room * consults mental health agencies and family doctors regarding follow-up care

Sexual Assault and Partner Abuse Care Program -- Specialized emergency room care and confidential follow-up support for people who have been abused by an intimate partner, or have experienced sexual assault

Breast screening for early detection of breast cancer in women.

• Screening includes mammography (x-rays of breast tissue)
• screening results are sent to both the woman and her doctor
• women who receive normal results are automatically recalled for their next screening appointment
• women who receive abnormal results are referred to their doctor for further investigation, or are referred directly for additional tests

Services include:

• ambulatory care
• bariatric program and surgery
• cardio respiratory services
• dietetics / nutritional counselling
• emergency department with separate Emergency Mental Health Unit
• family birthing unit
• paediatric care
• rehabilitation therapies
• sexual assault / domestic violence treatment
• sleep lab
• social work / discharge planning
• spiritual and religious care
• vascular surgery program

Works with patients to increase awareness and access to local programs, keeping them connected to specialized support in the comfort of their own home or community.

• Coaching staff to recognize, understand, and address dementia-related behaviours
• Speaking with patients and caregivers to provide support, education, reassurance
• Advocating for caregiver input regarding patient needs
• Referring patients and caregivers to community resources
• Liaising with other community health services, nurse practitioners, and doctors
• Timely respite support for people living with dementia and care partners, so everyone can get home safely
• Providing other supports and resources to meet the individual needs of both patients and their caregivers

A short-term treatment service to help individuals and families manage a crisis situation

A psychiatrist will provide an assessment and then provide treatment recommendations to a family physician.

Speech-Language Pathology (in-hospital/inpatient services)

A full service and comprehensive cancer treatment and research centre.

Childbirth care including ambulatory clinics

• Labour and delivery
• Well baby clinic
• Early pregnancy Assessment Unit

Offer a variety of services including neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), children's inpatient unit, and children's outpatient services

The critical care program at Grand River Hospital provides care to seriously ill patients who require intensive monitoring and specialized life saving interventions. We have two intensive care units: ICU A on the second floor (F wing), and ICU B on the fifth floor (B wing).

The medical imaging department offers a wide range of therapeutic and diagnostic exams to service outpatients, inpatients, and emergency patients.

Except as noted, all of these services are provided at the KW Campus at 835 King Street West in Kitchener.

• CT scan
• General x-ray
• Interventional radiology procedures
• Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
• Mammography breast imaging (located at the GRH Freeport Campus, at 3570 King Street East in Kitchener)
• Nuclear medicine (in partnership with St Mary's Hospital)
• Ultrasound

The medicine program consists of a range of inpatient services including a general medicine unit, clinical teaching unit, acute care for the elderly unit and hospital elder life program. Links to community care resources and outpatient services are also available, including the adult diabetes education centre and internal medicine clinic.

Committed to delivering coordinated stroke services, providing care and education based on stroke best practices and evidence through collaboration with health care partners. Services include hyperacute and acute stroke care, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation services, secondary stroke prevention clinic and neurology consultation.

The diabetes education centre provides education and support to adults with diabetes and their families.

Offer several services including:

• Treatment teams that may include occupational therapists, pharmacists, psychologists, psychiatrists, registered nurses, registered practical nurses, spiritual care staff and social workers
• 24-hour nursing and supportive care
• Assessment and treatment
• Short-term interventions
• Individual and group programming to stabilize crises
• Individual and family support
• Discharge planning
• referrals as needed

The rehabilitation program helps people recovering from a recent illness and/or living with a chronic illness that impacts their independence with their activities of daily living

Emergency crisis service is staffed by experienced mental health clinicians who complete a number of steps to help a patient. These include
A mental health assessment

An addiction screening and risk assessment

Recommending treatment strategies

Discharge and crisis planning

Help with referrals to outpatient programs

Support and other community resources that can help the patient

Involving others such as family and significant others, as identified by a patient, for assessment and for support after discharge

The regional inpatient unit consists of 13 secure beds dedicated to children and adolescents under the age of 18 who live anywhere within the Waterloo-Wellington counties.

A day program combining both therapeutic treatment and academic programming for youth 16 to 21 years of age.