Kelowna General Hospital

• KGH Foundation turns to community for support of cancer care campaign

  The public cancer care fundraiser is part of the “Closer to Home Than You Think” campaign launched March 2023. So far it has raised $20 million, with a goal of raising $40 million.

  Health

  Apr 15
  
• Life-saving program front and centre at free forum in Kelowna, B.C.

  SAVE BC was started by two physicians in the Lower Mainland who felt there was a gap in catching the disease based on family history.

  Canada

  Apr 12
  
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• Telus outage impacts critical phone services across the Okanagan

  A Telus outage triggered a code grey at multiple Interior Health (IH) locations including at the Penticton Regional Hospital.

  Health

  Mar 22
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• Interior Health reviewing policies after double-code evening at Kelowna General Hospital

  On the evening of Feb. 28, a code orange was issued for multiple victims needing care. Then a code grey was issued after the computer system went down.

  Canada

  Mar 7
• Man treated for smoke inhalation after Kelowna apartment fire

  The fire, which was deemed suspicious, was sparked just before 3 a.m. Monday in the 1900 block of Pacific Court, Kelowna Fire Department said. 

  Fire

  Feb 5
• $1M donation to Kelowna General Hospital will boost Parkinson’s care

  Barry Humphreys left an indelible footprint in Canada's potash industry and now he will do the same in an area of health care that he knows all too well.

  Health

  Jan 31
• Kelowna nurse who met stem cell donor encourages others to consider ‘gift of life’

  In April 2018, Joel Koette was a nursing student and knew better than most his only hope for a cure was a stem cell transplant with a donor who matched his profile.

  Health

  Dec 18, 2023
• Family blames Interior Health for ‘undignified’ death of loved one

  Paul O'Neill, 51, was diagnosed with squamous cell cancer in his neck a couple of years ago, a terminal condition.

  Canada

  Nov 9, 2023
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• KGH Foundation receives $5 million donation from B.C. billionaire Jim Pattison

  “This generous donation marks the culmination of years of work, planning and consultation alongside our partners,” said Interior Health CEO Susan Brown.

  Health

  Nov 1, 2023
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• ‘Hole in my heart that we will never fill’: 15-year-old killed in pedestrian collision in Kelowna

  A vigil was held Sunday afternoon at Ben Lee Park, near the intersection where the incident happened, in memory of Tristan Seeger..

  Canada

  Oct 22, 2023