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Penticton Regional Hospital

Local family donates $250K to Penticton hospital expansion

PENTICTON - A local family is giving back to the community through a large donation that will help provide new equipment for the Penticton Regional Hospital expansion. Anthony and Joan Vant Geloof of Starline Enterprises announced a $250,000 donation to help provide the new patient care tower with medical equipment. The couple has supported the...

Tim Hortons cookies help raise money for Penticton Regional Hospital

PENTICTON - A five-year $100,000 pledge from the owners of the Tim Hortons restaurants in the South Okanagan is certain to bring smiles to the faces of patients and staff at Penticton Regional Hospital. The Stawarz family, owners of the Tim Hortons in Penticton, Summerland, Oliver and Osoyoos will donate all proceeds from the Smile...

Hospital Foundation celebrates new residence, imaging equipment

PENTICTON - Penticton Regional Hospital has some of the most state of the art X-ray equipment in the Okanagan following the completion of a major upgrade to the hospital’s radiology department. The hospital’s recent upgrades include updated X-ray rooms and a new portable, digital X-ray unit. The South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation held an open...

Public invited to dual opening ceremonies at Penticton Regional Hospital

PENTICTON - Donors and the public are invited to a pair of opening ceremonies at Penticton Regional Hospital this Friday from 2-4 p.m. The South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation raised $1.5 million in 2013 to update the Digital Imaging (X-ray) department at PRH. State-of-the-art digital radiography equipment was purchased to replace the outdated cassette equipment...