Interior Health is looking to secure up to $20 million from the BC government to help purchase new equipment for Kelowna General Hospital (KGH).
According to a letter from Interior Health to the Central Okanagan Regional Hospital District, some of the funding would go towards purchasing a new MRI system for KGH’s medical imaging department.
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While Interior Health said the investments are needed for KGH down the road, they aren’t listed as capital funding projects for the 2020/2021 fiscal year.
Interior Health is also seeking $500,000 in funding for a new septic system at Cottonwoods Care Centre in Kelowna and over $100,000 for a new cath lab at KGH. A cath lab is an examination room in a hospital with diagnostic imaging equipment used to visualize the arteries of the heart.
To view all of the funding requests by Interior Health for 2020/2021 fiscal year, you can visit the Regional District of Central Okanagan’s website.
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