Kelowna General Hospital
Kelowna General dealing with spread of hysteria over flu outbreak
KELOWNA – There is no quarantine at Kelowna General and reports of an “outbreak” are…
Outbreaks of flu, other illness blamed for overcrowding at Kelowna General
KELOWNA – As the holiday season comes to an end, congestion at Kelowna General Hospital…
Surgeons can now practice on synthetic human tissue developed at UBC Okanagan
OKANAGAN – Synthetic heart valves, arteries and veins developed by a heart surgeon and a…
Laundry worker barely survived crush incident at Kelowna General Hospital
KELOWNA – Frantic efforts by coworkers to free a trapped laundry worker and then his…
Overdose surveillance sheds new light on opiod use in the Interior Health Authority
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Opioid overdose surveillance conducted at the Interior Health Authority’s three largest hospitals is…
Incident on Apex mountain results in helicopter evacuation of 15-year-old girl
OKANAGAN – Yesterday, July 23, a severely injured 15-year-old girl was rescued from the Apex…
Drunk driving suspected in Kelowna rear-end crash
KELOWNA – A West Kelowna woman is facing impaired driving charges after a Jeep rear-ended…
Skateboarder hit in Penticton crosswalk
PENTICTON – A 12-year-old boy was hit in a crosswalk on a Penticton street last…
Kelowna Mounties injured in ER fracas
KELOWNA – Two of the RCMP officers who were called to the emergency room at…
Laundry worker seriously injured at Kelowna General Hospital
KELOWNA - WorkSafe BC is investigating a serious workplace accident where a laundry worker was caught up in machinery at Kelowna General Hospital. In an emailed statement, Alan Davies, director of support services for the Interior Health Authority, confirmed the accident happened last Friday, Aug. 21. "Our thoughts are with our employee and their family...
Kelowna cyclist dies after collision with car door
KELOWNA - A local cyclist has succumbed to injuries she suffered when someone opened a car door in front of her bike. Patricia Keenan, 38, was cycling behind a friend on Bernard Avenue Tuesday evening, July 14, just past Ethel Street when the incident happened. Police say Keenan was wearing a helmet but the force...
West Kelowna mom raises funds to give more parents of stillborn babies a few extra days together
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – A West Kelowna woman who lost her baby shortly before giving birth to him has successfully raised enough money to bring a device to Kelowna General Hospital that will give other parents going through the same thing a little bit of comfort. Now she’s planning to do the same for Vernon, Penticton and...
Shiny new Interior Heart and Surgical Centre almost ready to save lives
KELOWNA - The Interior Heart and Surgical Centre at Kelowna General Hospital is a technical marvel that you hope never to have to visit but are sure glad is there when you need it. “This facility is the icing on the cake that is KGH,” says Kelowna-Lake Country MLA Norm Letnick, who was on hand...
Self-inflicted gun shot wound could result in criminal charges
KELOWNA – A man may face charges after he shot himself in the leg. Saturday evening, June 6, RCMP responded to a report of a self-inflicted gun shot wound in the 500-block of Clement Ave. A 20-year-old male shot himself in the leg while handling a gun, according to a RCMP media release. The man's...
Enderby woman’s story highlights WorkSafe B.C. initiative
ENDERBY - It was supposed to be just a regular day out mending a fence on the family farm, but in a fraction of a moment a 21-year-old Enderby woman became entangled in machinery and her life was in the hands of a medical team at Kelowna General Hospital. In a media release this week,...