Leaked Interior Health Memo States Talks Underway to Open Unused Space at B.C. Hospital
Interior Health says it is working with the province on a business case to open more than 50 beds of unused hospital space.
- On May 11, Kelowna-Mission MLA Gavin Dew shared a leaked Interior Health memo indicating the health authority is working to open the unused sixth floor at Kelowna General Hospital.
- The Centennial Tower space has remained vacant for more than a dozen years, prompting Dew to pressure the government over "hallway health care" during recent legislative sessions.
- Interior Health Vice President Lorne Sisley stated the authority is "actively engaging the ministry to advance the development" of the space, with officials hopeful efforts will soon lead to approval.
- However, the Ministry informed Global News that a formal business case for the project has not yet been submitted to the government for review.
- Dew criticized the reliance on leaked documents, noting the memo surfaced shortly after Health Minister Josie Osborne toured the facility without making herself available to media.
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Leaked Interior Health memo states talks underway to open unused space at B.C. hospital - Creston Valley Advance
A leaked memo from Interior Health (IH) states staff are actively working to open an unused portion of Kelowna General Hospital (KGH). The memo was shared to X by Kelowna-Mission MLA Gavin Dew on May 11. The leaked email states the senior executive team at IH and the board are working with the Ministry of Health to advance the development of 6E, an empty sixth floor in one of the hospital buildings. In an email statement to Black Press, IH Vice …
Leaked Interior Health memo states talks underway to open unused space at B.C. hospital - Grand Forks Gazette
A leaked memo from Interior Health (IH) states staff are actively working to open an unused portion of Kelowna General Hospital (KGH). The memo was shared to X by Kelowna-Mission MLA Gavin Dew on May 11. The leaked email states the senior executive team at IH and the board are working with the Ministry of Health to advance the development of 6E, an empty sixth floor in one of the hospital buildings. In an email statement to Black Press, IH Vice …
Leaked Interior Health memo states talks underway to open unused space at B.C. hospital - Vanderhoof Omineca Express
A leaked memo from Interior Health (IH) states staff are actively working to open an unused portion of Kelowna General Hospital (KGH). The memo was shared to X by Kelowna-Mission MLA Gavin Dew on May 11. The leaked email states the senior executive team at IH and the board are working with the Ministry of Health to advance the development of 6E, an empty sixth floor in one of the hospital buildings. In an email statement to Black Press, IH Vice …
Leaked Interior Health memo states talks underway to open unused space at B.C. hospital - Northern Sentinel
A leaked memo from Interior Health (IH) states staff are actively working to open an unused portion of Kelowna General Hospital (KGH). The memo was shared to X by Kelowna-Mission MLA Gavin Dew on May 11. The leaked email states the senior executive team at IH and the board are working with the Ministry of Health to advance the development of 6E, an empty sixth floor in one of the hospital buildings. In an email statement to Black Press, IH Vice …
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Peninsula News ReviewLeaked Interior Health memo states talks underway to open unused space at B.C. hospital
A leaked memo from Interior Health (IH) states staff are actively working to open an unused portion of Kelowna General Hospital (KGH). The memo was shared to X by Kelowna-Mission MLA Gavin Dew on May 11. The leaked email states the senior executive team at IH and the board are working with the Ministry of Health to advance the development of 6E, an empty sixth floor in one of the hospital buildings. In an email statement to Black Press, IH Vice …
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