Interior Health - Interior Health was created by the Province of British Columbia in December 2001, from the amalgamation of three health regions as well as several local health areas. Interior Health serves a large geographical area, covering 200-thousand square kilometres, from Williams Lake in the north, east to the Alberta border and south to the US border. The client population is over 700-thousand. Interior Health provides the following services:
- Acute Care
- Mental Health
- Public Health
- Alcohol & Drug Services
- Home Support & Community Care
- Residential & Supportive Living Facilities
- Laboratory & Diagnostic Services
If you are looking for the services provided in Kelowna, log on to: www.interiorhealth.ca/Information/ServiceDirectory
Kelowna General Hospital
Kelowna General Hospital - the Central Okanagan's primary acute care health facility. Standard visiting hours: 10am to 1pm and 3pm to 8pm. Rest period: 1pm to 3pm. Two Visitors at a time are allowed unless other arrangements have been made with the nursing staff. Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times and may not be allowed in some areas of the hospital.
Kelowna General Hospital has 330 beds: 11 Intensive Care, 8 Coronary, 127 Medical, 17 Obstetric, 10 Pediatric, 24 Psychiatric, 38 Rehabilitation, 95 Surgical, 20 Nursery. KGH is a "scent free" facility. Staff, patients and visitors are requested to avoid perfume, and other scented personal care products that may affect other patients in the hospital.
Kelowna General Hospital's services are grouped into three main categories:
Medical/Surgical Services: emergency medicine, family practice, geriatrics, obstetrics & pediatrics, psychiatry, and surgery
Ambulatory Care and Outpatient Clinics: cardiac, chemical dependency, day care surgery, GI lab, EEG, ENG, EMG, hemodialysis, oncology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, pediatric chemotherapy, peritoneal dialysis, pulmonary function, rehab day program, respirology/allergy program, and urology.
Diagnostic/Paramedical Services: diagnostic imaging, laboratory, pharmacy, nutrition, counselling, occupational therapy, orthotics and prosthetics, drug counselling, physiotherapy, psychology, and speech pathology.
communities served: Kelowna
Contact Information
Kelowna General Hospital
2268 Pandosy Street
Kelowna, BC
Canada V1Y 1T2
Phone 250.862.4000
Fax 250.862.4020
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