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Jan 14
Temporary Mobile CT Unit Arrives at Groves Memorial Community Hospital
Tuesday, January 14, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fergus, ON… Groves Memorial Community Hospital in Fergus, ON, has reached a significant...
Dec 6, 2024
Ontario Adding 100 New Family Doctors in Rural and Northern Communities
[Palmerston, ON] — Today, Matthew Rae, MPP for Perth-Wellington, alongside the Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, Syliva Jones...
Nov 14, 2024
Update on Groves Legacy Site
MEDIA RELEASE Thursday, November 14, 2025 Fergus, ON … The old Groves Memorial Community Hospital (GMCH) demolition is complete, and...


Sep 4, 2024
Groves Memorial Community Hospital Team Welcomes New General Surgeon
NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fergus, ON… General Surgeon, Dr. Sumanta Dutta will be providing General Surgery and Endoscopy...


Aug 26, 2024
New OB/GYN Joins Groves Memorial Community Hospital Team
NEWS RELEASE IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fergus, ON… Dr. Sagarika Basu, Obstetrician/Gynecologist (OB/GYN), has recently joined the Groves...


Jul 25, 2024
New Rural Physician Joins North Wellington Health Care and Mount Forest Family Health Team
NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mount Forest, ON… Rural Family Physician, Dr. Natalya O’Neill, has recently joined North Wellington...
Jul 19, 2024
Global IT Systems Outage
At Wellington Health Care Alliance (WHCA), the impact related to the global IT systems outage has been minimal. The limited number of...
Jul 9, 2024
Colborne Street, Fergus, Closure Starting July 15th
Colborne Street in Fergus will be closed from Beatty Line to Gerrie Road starting Monday, July 15th, for about two weeks for a watermain...


Jul 8, 2024
Upgraded palliative care suite opened at Mount Forest hospital
MOUNT FOREST – An upgraded palliative care suite is now officially open at Louise Marshall Hospital. On July 3, hospital officials...
May 6, 2024
Update on Groves Legacy Site
MEDIA RELEASE For immediate release May 6, 2024 Fergus, ON… The old Groves Memorial Community Hospital (GMCH) in Fergus, ON will enter...

Apr 16, 2024
InterHospital Laboratory Partnership Celebrates National Laboratory Week and 65 Years of Collaborative Excellence
MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [April 16, 2024] – This National Medical Laboratory Week, the InterHospital Laboratory Partnership...
Feb 7, 2024
Rae Announces New Funding to Support Primary Care Expansion in the Town of Minto
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 7, 2024 [Clifford, ON] — Today, Matthew Rae, MPP for Perth-Wellington announced that the Minto-Mapleton...
Dec 7, 2023
WATERLOO WELLINGTON HOSPITALS AND ONTARIO HEALTH TEAMS PARTNER TO HELP YOU KNOW YOUR CARE OPTIONS THIS COLD AND FLU SEASON.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WATERLOO AND WELLINGTON REGIONS, December 7, 2023 — With the respiratory illness season underway, more people are...
Nov 30, 2023
UPDATE ON OLD GROVES HOSPITAL SITE
Groves Memorial Community Hospital (GMCH) recently received approval from the Ontario Ministry of Health (MoH) to proceed with the...
Nov 18, 2023
Temporary Closure of Emergency Department at Louise Marshall Hospital
MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Temporary Closure of Emergency Department at Louise Marshall Hospital Mount Forest, ON…As a result of...
Sep 27, 2023
Temporary Closure of Emergency Department at Louise Marshall Hospital
MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Temporary Closure of Emergency Department at Louise Marshall Hospital Mount Forest, ON…As a result of...
Sep 21, 2023
MASKS REQUIRED IN ALL CLINICAL AND PATIENT-FACING AREAS BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release Friday, September 22, 2023 As of Monday, September 25, 2023, Groves Memorial Community Hospital...
Sep 13, 2023
PDH COVID-19 OUTBREAK DECLARED OVER
MEDIA RELEASE Thursday, September 14, 2023 Palmerston, ON…Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health confirmed the Palmerston and District...


Sep 6, 2023
NEW OB/GYN JOINS GROVES MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL TEAM AND RIVERSIDE MEDICAL GROUP
NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, September 7th, 2023 Fergus, ON… Obstetrician/Gynecologist (OB/GYN) Dr. Rafik Daihoum has...
Sep 6, 2023
TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AT LOUISE MARSHALL HOSPITAL (SEPT. 9-10 2023)
MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Temporary Closure of Emergency Department at Louise Marshall Hospital Mount Forest, ON…As a result of...
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