The South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation is calling for donations to help reach the end of the $10 million fundraising campaign for local cancer care. 

The campaign has reached the last million towards upgrades for the oncology department at the Penticton Regional Hospital. 

The foundation is making an urgent appeal with the estimated opening of the expanded unit in the summer of 2025. 

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The foundation has raised over $9 million since the expansion of the oncology department was announced in October of 2022. 

The upgrades will double the size of the previous clinic, with more space for treatment and private consultation rooms and more than double the number of nursing staff, along with new up-to-date equipment to better serve the regional community.

The goal is to allow residents of the South Okanagan and Similkameen to receive better cancer care closer to home, instead of having to travel to Kelowna or the Lower Mainland. "

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Anyone interested in making a donation can go to  for more information or to contribute.