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91ƵHealth care has to change91Ƶ: Kelowna hospital foundation aims to raise $40M

KGH Foundation has set the goal of three years to raise $40 million; already has $8 million
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The Kelowna General Hospital Foundation announced on Tuesday, April 4, the goal of raising $40 million of the next three years. (Jordy Cunningham/Capital News)

The Kelowna General Hospital (KGH) Foundation announced its new fundraising campaign on Tuesday (April 4) and believe the public will help reach the goal.

The foundation91Ƶs CEO Allison Young announced the largest campaign in history with a goal of raising $40 million to advance health care at KGH.

91ƵHealth care has to change,91Ƶ said Young at a press conference. 91ƵFor patients and families, for the doctors, nurses, clinicians, administrators, and health care teams that are here today and work in this community. It91Ƶs important for you to know that change is possible when we come together.91Ƶ

This campaign has been in the world for two years as the hospital has been listening to what the public, patients, and healthcare providers have had to say in that time.

91Ƶ[The public] have told us there are great people providing care but the system is not working the way it should and that everyone deserves better,91Ƶ said Young. 91ƵWe91Ƶve listened and we91Ƶre responding with KGH Foundation91Ƶs most ambitious fundraising campaign in our 40 year history. We91Ƶre committed, with you, to support the change right here at home. With this community support and together with our partners, we will fund advancements and care where it matters most.91Ƶ

The KGH Foundation has already received $8 million of the $40 million goal, that it aims to reach in three years.

91ƵWe really wanted to make sure when we came to the community with a big ask like this, that we were including what was going to matter most to them when it comes to their healthcare,91Ƶ Young told Capital News.91Ƶ

While the public is being asked to help achieve the goal, the foundation believes teamwork is what will help them accomplish the objective.

91ƵThe pandemic showed us where we have challenges but also opportunities in healthcare,91Ƶ said Young. 91ƵI think it91Ƶs made it very clear that healthcare is achieved best through partnership. Government investment is certainly important as is the investment of the local community and not just through donations but informing the type of care they want to see.91Ƶ

The $40 million will be relegated over eight categories:

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On top of that, the hospital would also like to purchase a brand new 3T MRI machine, which will help with waitlists and patient care because of its speed and accuracy.

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jordy.cunningham@kelownacapnews.com

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Jordy Cunningham

About the Author: Jordy Cunningham

Hailing from Ladner, B.C., I have been passionate about sports, especially baseball, since I was young. In 2018, I graduated from Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops with a Bachelor of Journalism degree
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