Site Selection Process for a Proposed New Joint Hospital

A new acute care hospital is a key part of our proposal to build the future of care for Waterloo Region and beyond.

We’ve begun the process to identify a preferred site in Kitchener-Waterloo to accommodate a new hospital that will continue meeting the health care needs of our communities for decades to come.

To learn more about the criteria being used to identify and evaluate sites, as published in the Call for Proposals, click here.

Where We Are Now

Call for Proposals

Please see our latest news about the Call for Proposals process.

As of October 5, 2023, Grand River Hospital and St. Mary’s General Hospital have entered the formal Call for Proposals process to identify potential sites for the proposed new hospital. In order to protect the fairness and integrity of the process, the hospitals will not be communicating with stakeholders about the process until it is complete.

 

  • Please do not contact any members of the Hospital Boards, the Site Selection Panel or hospital staff about the Call for Proposals process.
  • Those who have land to submit for consideration can refer to the Call for Proposals process for information on how to participate and make inquiries.
  • The criteria being used to identify and evaluate sites, as published in the Call for Proposals, can be found here.

The Role of the Site Selection Panel

A project steering committee of the hospitals’ boards – The Building the Future of Care Together (BFCT) Committee – is responsible for overseeing the site selection project and the panel. Both the BFCT Committee and the Site Selection Panel include residents of the Kitchener-Waterloo community. This steering committee reports into the boards of both hospitals and St. Joseph’s Health System.

The panel is made up of skilled professionals who will be leading the efforts to identify a preferred site for the proposed new joint hospital. The panel will be leading an arms-length, independent, and well-communicated process, and bring expertise in a variety of areas instrumental in evaluating land to determine a preferred site.

The Panel is expected to recommend a preferred site by 2024.

Learn more about the Site Selection Panel here.

The Role of the Site Selection Panel

  • A project steering committee of the hospitals’ boards – The Building the Future of Care Together (BFCT) Committee – is responsible for overseeing the site selection project and the panel. Both the BFCT Committee and the Site Selection Panel include residents of the Kitchener-Waterloo community. This steering committee reports into the boards of both hospitals and St. Joseph’s Health System.

  • The panel is made up of skilled professionals who will be leading the efforts to identify a preferred site for the proposed new joint hospital. The panel will be leading an arms-length, independent, and well-communicated process, and bring expertise in a variety of areas instrumental in evaluating land to determine a preferred site.

  • The Panel is expected to recommend a preferred site by 2024.

  • Learn more about the Site Selection Panel here.

What Happens Next?

  • The hospitals have issued a formal Call for Land proposals process and interested property owners can submit sites for consideration for a new hospital. More information is available here
  • Site submissions will be evaluated by the Site Selection Panel, with support from technical advisors, First Nations representatives, subject matter experts, and the Fairness Advisor.
  • The Panel will make its recommendation on a preferred site to the BFCT Committee and the Boards of Grand River Hospital and St. Mary’s General Hospital for consideration in 2024.

Our Commitment to Transparency

The Site Selection Panel will follow a clear, transparent, and well-communicated process for evaluating all potential sites. To help meet this goal, the process is being supported by an independent Fairness Advisor.

In part, the Fairness Advisor will:
  • Support the process by assuring it is fair, open, transparent, and consistent, and will work to identify any potential risks to the integrity of the process.
  • Provide advice to the Site Selection Panel, Project Team, BFCT Committee, and Hospital Boards, as required throughout the process.
Questions about the site selection process?

Visit our FAQ page or email info@futureofcaretogether.ca.