At a sold-out black-tie gala co-hosted by the Rotary clubs of Oliver and Osoyoos on Saturday, Jan. 24, community members gathered in support of the ongoing campaign to raise $2 million for equipment and recruitment at the South Okanagan General Hospital (SOGH).
The South Okanagan Similkameen (SOS) Medical Foundation has officially reached its $10 million fundraising goal to support the Oncology Upgrade at Penticton Regional Hospital.
The Oliver Kiwanis and Aktion Clubs have contributed $1,000 and $200 respectively towards South Okanagan Similkameen (SOS) Medical Foundation’s SOS Medical Foundation’s $10 Million Oncology Campaign.
The SOS Medical Foundation’s $10 Million Oncology Campaign for a new oncology facility at the Penticton Regional Hospital was given a major boost recently after an anonymous donor gave a legacy gift of nearly $100,000.
The ongoing Oncology Campaign to raise $10 million to help expand and modernize the oncology facility at the Penticton Regional Hospital was given a boost following a $100,000 donation by Osoyoos’ Herb and Pat Wycherley.
The South Okanagan Similkameen (SOS) Medical Foundation is celebrating the procurement of over $20 million worth of essential medical equipment in just the last five years.
Thanks to a legacy gift the Penticton Regional Hospital (PRH) has been able to purchase two Electroencephalogram (EEG) machines enabling the hospital to optimize seizure detection and epilepsy care for the local community in the South Okanagan and Similkameen.
The $22 million expanded oncology clinic at the Penticton Regional Hospital will not only alleviate the current capacity crunch but will help cope with the projected 30 per cent rise in cancer rates in the Interior over the next 20 years.