16-05-2025
Province providing additional $10M towards new hospital in Waterloo
WRHN @ Midtown was seen on King Street West in Kitchener on April 8, 2025. (Dan Lauckner/CTV News)
The provincial government has given the Waterloo Regional Health Network (WRHN) a $10 million planning grant to build its new acute care hospital in Waterloo.
That's in addition to the $5 million planning grant previously announced in April 2022.
WHRN said the funding will help with their ongoing work at the hospital 's site, located on a vacant part of the University of Waterloo's north campus.
The hospital was officially announced in July 2022 with the promise of adding 400 acute care beds to the region.
'Each year, over 700,000 patients receive care at WRHN, and this number continues to grow. Our current facilities were not designed to support the current and increasing demand,' Dr. Peter Potts, the chief of staff at WRHN, said in a media release. 'The government's recent announcement is a strong sign of support for the patients we serve… This will help more patients get care closer to home, reduce wait times and improve overall health outcomes and patient experiences.'
WRHN said the new hospital is expected to open in 2035.
