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Phase two of Penticton Regional Hospital tower project gets underway this month

Phase two of Penticton Regional Hospital tower project gets underway this month | iNFOnews.ca
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PENTICTON – Phase two of the David E. Kampe Tower project begins this month at Penticton Regional Hospital as renovations to the emergency department get underway.

Pharmacy and material stores departments will also be part of phase two renovations, which will see the emergency department expanded and modernized, according to an Interior Health Authority media release. The renovations will be taking place in multiple phases as the department remains open for the duration of the project.

Patients requiring emergency services are advised to access the emergency department using the regular emergency entrance off Carmi Avenue, with all other patients to use the main entrance for the David E. Kampe tower off Government Street, Interior Health says. Maternity patients are advised to use the emergency department entrance.

There will be increased construction activity in the emergency department, and travel routes for patients within the department may be adjusted as work continues.

Phase two renovations are expected to take two years with a completion date set for the fall of 2021.

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Steve Arstad

I have been looking for news in the South Okanagan - SImilkameen for 20 years, having turned a part time lifelong interest into a full time profession. After five years publishing a local newsletter, several years working as a correspondent / stringer for several local newspapers and seven years as editor of a Similkameen weekly newspaper, I joined iNFOnews.ca in 2014. My goal in the news industry has always been to deliver accurate and interesting articles about local people and places. My interest in the profession is life long - from my earliest memories of grade school, I have enjoyed writing.
As an airborne geophysical surveyor I travelled extensively around the globe, conducting helicopter borne mineral surveys.
I also spent several years at an Okanagan Falls based lumber mill, producing glued-wood laminated products.
As a member of the Kaleden community, I have been involved in the Kaleden Volunteer Fire Department for 22 years, and also serve as a trustee on the Kaleden Irrigation District board.
I am currently married to my wife Judy, of 26 years. We are empty-nesters who enjoy living in Kaleden with our Welsh Terrier, Angus, and cat, Tibbs.
Our two daughters, Meagan and Hayley, reside in Richmond and Victoria, respectively.

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