# Kelowna General Hospital > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kelowna_General_Hospital > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kelowna_General_Hospital.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelowna_General_Hospital > Source revision: 1345445645 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Hospital in British Columbia, Canada Kelowna General Hospital Interior Health Centennial Building entrance to Kelowna General Hospital Location in British Columbia Geography Location 2268 Pandosy Street Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada V1Y 1T2 Coordinates 49°52′23″N 119°29′39″W / 49.87306°N 119.49417°W / 49.87306; -119.49417 Organisation Care system Interior Health Type General, teaching Affiliated university UBC Faculty of Medicine and UBC Okanagan School of Nursing Services Emergency department Yes Beds 440 [1] Helipads Helipad TC LID: CKH9 History Founded 1908 Links Website www.interiorhealth.ca/locations/kelowna-general-hospital **Kelowna General Hospital** (**KGH**) is a [tertiary referral hospital](/source/Tertiary_referral_hospital) located in [Kelowna](/source/Kelowna), [British Columbia](/source/British_Columbia) operated by [Interior Health](/source/Interior_Health) that offers medical care in the [Central Okanagan](/source/Regional_District_of_Central_Okanagan). In British Columbia, Kelowna General is the only hospital outside the [Lower Mainland](/source/Lower_Mainland) or [Vancouver Island](/source/Vancouver_Island) that performs [angioplasty](/source/Angioplasty) or [cardiac surgery](/source/Cardiac_surgery).[2] ## History Kelowna General Hospital originally opened on August 2, 1908, with 19 beds on the land that was donated by Kelowna Land & Orchard Company. This building remained until 1940 when a new hospital building was constructed. In 1969, the five-storey Strathcona building was constructed, followed by the five-storey Royal Building in 1992. Construction of the new six-storey Centennial Tower began in 2008, part of an $800 million capital investment in health care for the Central and North Okanagan since 2007. It was completed on May 27, 2012.[3] ### 2007 hospital expansion Plans to expand Kelowna General Hospital were approved in 2007 to support growing population in the region.[4] - Various facilities upgrade and modernization - 34,000 square foot Clinical Academic Campus Building, affiliated with the [University of British Columbia](/source/University_of_British_Columbia) [Medical School](/source/UBC_Faculty_of_Medicine).[5] - Six-storey 187,000 square feet (17,400 m2) Centennial Patient Care Tower with new rooftop helipad and 30,000 square feet (2,800 m2) emergency department is now complete.[6] - Three-storey 84,470 square feet (7,848 m2) East Pandosy Clinical Support Building[7] - The main floor of the Royal Building, including the main lobby, the old Emergency Department, the old Ambulatory Care Centre, and the Patient Registration area, was converted into a new Cardiac Catheterization Lab. The renovations were finished in 2017. ### Interior Heart and Surgical Centre Construction on the East Pandosy Building began in Feb. 11, 2011. The aim was to bring lab and clinical support services under one roof. The East Pandosy Building supported the Interior Heart and Surgical Centre (IHSC) Project by allowing the relocation of existing hospital departments for construction to start on the IHSC building. The 72-year-old Pandosy Building was demolished in the summer of 2012 to make way for a cardiac clinic. Construction began in the summer of 2012 and opened for patient care on September 28, 2015. The 4th floor where a new perinatal (maternity) unit is housed opened in March 2016.[8] The 139,590 square feet Interior Heart and Surgical Centre (IHSC) was officially opened in mid-2015. With 15 operating rooms, it is now allowing heart surgeries to take place in the interior of BC for the first time. It is the province's fifth cardiac critical care center.[9] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Hospital — Kelowna Vascular"](https://www.kelownavascular.ca/hospital). *Kelowna Vascular*. Retrieved 26 March 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Open heart surgery program begins in Interior Health"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140714163736/http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2012HLTH0145-001988.pdf) (PDF). Archived from [the original](http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2012HLTH0145-001988.pdf) (PDF) on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2013-01-16. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Kelowna General Hospital Marks 100 Years of Health Care and new Centennial Endowment Fund"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110706182943/http://www.interiorhealth.ca/uploadedFiles/Information/News/News_Releases/KGHMediaReleaseApril1109.pdf) (PDF). Archived from [the original](http://www.interiorhealth.ca/uploadedFiles/Information/News/News_Releases/KGHMediaReleaseApril1109.pdf) (PDF) on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2011-02-14. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Kelowna General Hospital"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090714013410/http://www.interiorhealth.ca/health-services.aspx?id=280). Archived from [the original](http://www.interiorhealth.ca/health-services.aspx?id=280) on 2009-07-14. Retrieved 2009-04-24. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [UBC and Interior Health Clinical Academic Campus](http://www.buildingpatientcare.ca/kelowna-and-vernon-hospital-project/ubc-medical-school-and-interior-health-clinical-academic-campus/) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Centennial Patient Care Tower](http://www.buildingpatientcare.ca/kelowna-and-vernon-hospital-project/centennial-patient-care-tower/) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [Clinical Support Building](http://www.buildingpatientcare.ca/interior-heart-and-surgical-centre-project/clinical-support-building/) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Interior Heart and Surgical Centre Construction"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200809142626/https://www.interiorhealth.ca/sites/BuildingPatientCare/KGH/Pages/phase2.aspx). *www.interiorhealth.ca*. Archived from [the original](https://www.interiorhealth.ca/sites/BuildingPatientCare/KGH/Pages/phase2.aspx) on 2020-08-09. Retrieved 2019-05-20. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** [Interior Heart and Surgical Centre](http://www.buildingpatientcare.ca/interior-heart-and-surgical-centre-project/heart-and-surgical-centre/) v t e Hospitals in British Columbia Fraser Health Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre Burnaby Hospital Chilliwack General Hospital Delta Hospital Eagle Ridge Hospital Fraser Canyon Hospital Jim Pattison Outpatient Care and Surgery Centre Langley Memorial Hospital Mission Memorial Hospital Peace Arch Hospital Ridge Meadows Hospital Royal Columbian Hospital Surrey Memorial Hospital Interior Health 100 Mile District General Hospital Arrow Lakes Hospital Ashcroft and District General Hospital Boundary Hospital Cariboo Memorial Hospital Creston Valley Hospital Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital East Kootenay Regional Hospital Elk Valley Hospital Golden and District General Hospital Invermere and District Hospital Kelowna General Hospital Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital Kootenay Lake Hospital Lillooet Hospital & Health Centre Nicola Valley Hospital and Health Centre Penticton Regional Hospital Princeton General Hospital Queen Victoria Hospital Royal Inland Hospital Shuswap Lake General Hospital South Okanagan General Hospital Vernon Jubilee Hospital Island Health Cowichan District Hospital Lady Minto Gulf Islands Hospital Nanaimo Regional General Hospital North Island Hospital Campbell River & District North Island Hospital Comox Valley Port Hardy Hospital Port McNeill Hospital Royal Jubilee Hospital Saanich Peninsula Hospital Tofino General Hospital Victoria General Hospital West Coast General Hospital Northern Health Bulkley Valley District Hospital Chetwynd General Hospital Dawson Creek and District Hospital Fort Nelson General Hospital Fort St. John General Hospital G.R. 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