Editing Waterloo, Ontario (section)

===Health care===
[[File: St. Mary's General Hospital Kitchener Ontario 2015.jpg|thumb|St. Mary's General Hospital]]

There are no hospitals in Waterloo, but neighbouring Kitchener has [[Grand River Hospital]] (which has a secondary site, the Freeport Campus)<ref>{{cite web |date=2017-11-15 |title=Freeport Campus: 3570 King Street East, Kitchener |url=http://www.grhosp.on.ca/care/locations/freeportcampus |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230233907/http://www.grhosp.on.ca/care/locations/freeportcampus |archive-date=December 30, 2018 |access-date=2018-12-30 |publisher=GRH}}</ref> and [[St. Mary's General Hospital]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/living-here/hospitals.aspx|title=Hospitals|publisher=Region of Waterloo|date=2011-02-15|access-date=2018-12-30|archive-date=December 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230234123/https://www.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/living-here/hospitals.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> Both were ranked highly for safety in a national comparison study in 2017–2018, but would benefit from reduced wait times.<ref>{{cite news|title=Waterloo Region hospitals rank well on readmissions, but wait times need work|date=29 November 2018|url=https://www.therecord.com/news-story/9058746-waterloo-region-hospitals-rank-well-on-readmissions-but-wait-times-need-work/|work=Waterloo Region Record|access-date=30 December 2018|quote=Area hospitals ranked well in patient readmissions, but wait times need improving.|archive-date=June 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619190737/https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/2018/11/29/waterloo-region-hospitals-rank-well-on-readmissions-but-wait-times-need-work.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Long-term care beds are provided at numerous facilities.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wwhealthline.ca/listServices.aspx?id=10665&region=KitchenerWaterlooWellesleyWilmotWoolwich |title=Long-Term Care Homes - Kitchener–Waterloo–Wellesley–Wilmot–Woolwich |publisher=Health Line |date=2018-01-03 |access-date=2018-12-30 |archive-date=December 31, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181231042931/https://www.wwhealthline.ca/listServices.aspx?id=10665&region=KitchenerWaterlooWellesleyWilmotWoolwich |url-status=live }}</ref> Grand River Hospital has a capacity of 574-beds; the Freeport location was merged into it in April 1995.<ref>{{cite web |date=2017-11-15 |title=About GRH |url=http://www.grhosp.on.ca/about |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181227074957/http://www.grhosp.on.ca/about |archive-date=December 27, 2018 |access-date=2018-12-30 |publisher=GRH}}</ref> St. Mary's General Hospital is a 150-bed adult acute-care facility and includes the Regional Cardiac Care Centre with two cardiovascular operating rooms, an eight-bed cardiovascular intensive care unit and 45 inpatient beds.<ref>{{cite web |date=2018-09-15 |title=Regional Cardiac Care Centre |url=http://www.smgh.ca/patient-care-programs/regional-cardiac-care-centre/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181231043008/http://www.smgh.ca/patient-care-programs/regional-cardiac-care-centre/ |archive-date=December 31, 2018 |access-date=2018-12-30 |publisher=SMGH}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2018-09-15 |title=About Us |url=http://www.smgh.ca/about-us/who-we-are/st-marys-statistics-facts-faqs/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230233624/http://www.smgh.ca/about-us/who-we-are/st-marys-statistics-facts-faqs/ |archive-date=December 30, 2018 |access-date=2018-12-30 |publisher=SMGH}}</ref>

[[Region of Waterloo Paramedic Service]]s and Waterloo Fire Rescue respond to medical emergencies within the city of Waterloo. Region of Waterloo Paramedic Services may transport patients to either Grand River Hospital or St. Mary's General Hospital [[emergency department]]s, depending on proximity, anticipated wait times and the type of emergency.

Family doctors are often in short supply and a source of great concern among residents. Recruiting efforts over the previous 15 years achieved some success as of September 2018, but needed to be continued.<ref>{{cite news|title=Doctor recruitment an ongoing issue in Waterloo Region|date=18 September 2018|url=https://www.therecord.com/news-story/8910318-doctor-recruitment-an-ongoing-issue-in-waterloo-region/|work=Waterloo Region Record|access-date=30 December 2018|quote=Although recruitment efforts over the past 15 years or so have brought many new physicians to the area, many residents are without a family doctor.|archive-date=June 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619190738/https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/2018/09/18/doctor-recruitment-an-ongoing-issue-in-waterloo-region.html|url-status=live}}</ref>