GUELPH – Ambulance offload delays continue to plague emergency departments in Guelph and Wellington County. The number of “Code Red” situations, in which no ambulances are available for calls because they are tied up waiting to offload patients had reached 50 by the end of October.
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County hospitals receive $700,000 for infrastructure improvements
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Local hospitals will receive over $700,000 in 2022-23 funding through the province’s Health Infrastructure Renewal Fund (HIRF), which supports local hospitals as they make upgrades, repairs, and maintain their facilities.
Groves Hospital Foundation receives two donations
Serious cash – Two cheques totalling $550,800 were presented by members of the Fergus Elora…
Belwood Lions complete Groves Hospital donation pledge ahead of schedule
BELWOOD – The Belwood Lions club has now completed its Pike Derby donation of a vital signs monitor for the endoscopy department at Groves hospital.
Hospital volunteer association planning land sale to developer
FERGUS – The Groves Hospital Volunteer Association plans to sell its New To You property to Reid's Heritage Homes for a residential development, but the potential development hinges on council approval.
Groves hospital closing obstetrics department over long weekend
ABOYNE – Due to staff shortages, Groves Memorial Community Hospital is closing its obstetrics department over the long weekend. Obstetrics services will be redirected starting July 29 and will resume on Aug. 1 at 7am.
Old Groves hospital likely to be demolished
ELORA – Groves Memorial Community Hospital CEO Angela Stanley said the province will stop paying for the former hospital site in Fergus - now called Legacy Groves - by fiscal year-end in March 2023.
Groves Memorial Community Hospital opens Memorial Forest
Grand opening – Groves Memorial Community Hospital officially opened its Memorial Forest, located behind the hospital, on June 9 with about 100 donors and those associated with the project present to celebrate.
Local hospitals extending mask mandate
WELLINGTON COUNTY – While the province's mask mandate for hospitals ends this weekend, local hospitals will still require face coverings for everyone entering the buildings.
Emmanuel Christian High School hosted a car wash in support of Groves Hospital
Car wash – Emmanuel Christian High School students organized a car wash June 4 to raise money for…
Arthur Legion makes donations to two local hospitals
Legion aids hospitals – On May 18 The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 226 of Arthur presented a…
Emmanuel Christian High School holding fundraiser for Groves
FERGUS – The Emmanuel Christian High School (ECHS) is running a car wash fundraiser on June 4 at their 680 Tower Street South location from 10am-2pm. All funds raised are going to Groves Memorial Community Hospital.
Obstetrics services unavailable at hospitals in Palmerston, Mount Forest
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Faced with a lack of nursing staff trained in obstetrics care, North Wellington Health Care is halting obstetrics services at hospitals in Palmerston and Mount Forest from June 6 to at least Sept. 1.
Two Groves hospital surgeons receive Rural Specialst Merit Award
OTTAWA - Doctors Tina Williams and Khalid Enver, surgeons at Groves Memorial Community Hospital, are the recipients of the 2022 Rural Specialist Merit Award presented at the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (SRPC) conference on April 22.
Nurses continue to demonstrate resilience after two years of pandemic
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Two years into the pandemic, nurses are continuing to demonstrate their resilience and ability to take on any challenges thrown their way.