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$1M donation to Kelowna General for patients with Parkinson’s disease
Kelowna General Hospital has received $1 million donation to advance care for those living with…
Kelowna cosplayers team up to raise funds and kids’ spirits
A group in Kelowna has been using cosplay to try to make the world a…
Nursing shortages getting worse in Kamloops, Okanagan hospitals
While staff shortages in Kamloops and Kelowna hospitals got lots of headlines last summer and…
Hundreds of art pieces to be delivered to Kelowna ICU workers
What started as a trip to an Armstrong sunflower festival has quickly grown into an…
Elective surgeries rescheduled in Kelowna because of Central Okanagan COVID-19 outbreak
While Interior Health is not releasing much information, the COVID-19 outbreak in the Central Okanagan…
New nurses face up to nine-year wait to get parking spots at Interior hospitals
One Kelowna nurse regularly arrives an hour early for her 12-hour shift to begin her…
iN VIDEO: Residents drive by Kelowna hospital with signs to show support for health workers
People around the world are finding ways to show their support for front-line health care…
67th Blossom Time Fair will be last for Kelowna Hospital Auxiliary
KELOWNA – After 67 years, the Blossom Time Fair that raises money for Central Okanagan…
More than $1 million raised in Day of Giving for Kelowna General Hospital Foundation
KELOWNA – The call that went out to fund expanded cardiac care for Kelowna General…
Hospital workers say laundry shortages plague Interior hospitals since privatization
Some employees at two Interior hospitals say staff are consistently short of gowns and linens…
Yes, you will continue to get treatment if you are injured by your own piercings
KELOWNA – Kelowna General Hospital is not changing their policy towards body piercings, despite social…
Although it won’t officially open until August, construction on Foundry Kelowna is complete
KELOWNA – With its calming colours of blue and green, and lots of natural light,…
Woman in medical distress evacuated from lodge in Pennask Summit area
KELOWNA – What started out as a routine call turned into a long night for…
Police quiet on status of Kelowna shooting investigation
KELOWNA – Police won't say if the man whose bullet riddled SUV was found in…
Kelowna General dealing with spread of hysteria over flu outbreak
KELOWNA – There is no quarantine at Kelowna General and reports of an “outbreak” are…
Union takes fight for hospital laundry services to the street
KELOWNA - Hospital Employees Union members took to the streets outside Kelowna General Hospital today to push for the Interior Health Authority to reconsider a plan to privatize laundry services. “These are workers that perform a very important health care service, they ensure that operating rooms are stocked with clean linens. Here at KGH 17,000...
KGH spends donation on ‘GPS’ for ear nose and throat
KELOWNA - Kelowna General Hospital is getting something on their wish list — an image-guided Fusion ENT Navigation System for Ear, Nose and Throat — thanks to a generous $45,000 donation from the Mr. and Mrs. P.A. Woodward Foundation. The much-need equipment is similar to a car GPS in the way it precisely guides surgeons...
Driver airlifted to Vancouver hospital after head-on crash in Joe Rich
KELOWNA – A head on collision in Joe Rich sent a 20-year-old Kelowna man to KGH and then Vancouver General Hospital Monday. According to police, the driver of a green Toyota coupe was travelling westbound on Hwy 33 near Goudie when he crossed the centre line into the path of a three-quarter ton pickup. "There...
Two hospital workers injured in chemical spill
KELOWNA – A chemical spill at Kelowna General Hospital Monday morning has landed two hospital workers in the emergency room. The fire department’s HAZMAT team is cleaning up a spill of chlorine and muriatic acid which when mixed together produces mustard gas, according to Global Okanagan. The call came in about 9 a.m. The workers...
Natural gas line rupture outside Kelowna General
KELOWNA – A Fortis B.C. crew is working repair a natural gas line break at Pandosy Street and Royal Avenue right in front of Emergency Room at Kelowna General Hospital. The gas line was snapped by the operator of a backhoe at about 11:13 a.m. on Monday. That's where a construction crew is working on...
Knox Mountain Hill Climb claims first victim
KELOWNA - The Knox Mountain Hill Climb hasn’t even begun yet, but already one person has been sent to hospital with injuries sustained while apparently making preparations for the annual race. According to a report on Global Okanagan, a man was working under a Chevy truck when he became pinned underneath Friday afternoon. The man...