The public cancer care fundraiser is part of the “Closer to Home Than You Think” campaign launched March 2023. So far it has raised $20 million, with a goal of raising $40 million.
WATCH: For the first time ever, The KGH Foundation is calling on the Central Okanagan to help raise funds in support of advancing cancer care at the Kelowna General Hospital . Jayden Wasney has the details.commitment is to, with community support, make investments at KGH and in the community to bring the best health care possible close to home,” explained KGH Foundation CEO, Allie Young.
Last year alone, Kelowna General Hospital saw over 7,500 people from the Central Okanagan and surrounding communities in the Southern Interior admitted for cancer-related care or surgery. “Cancers are occurring in younger people at a higher rate than they were before. It affects your friends, your family, your colleges — so this is incredibly important.”As a radiologist, Dr. Farnquist says she is one of the first faces people see when they come to the hospital when being tested for cancer. She says the funds raised from this campaign will help ensure people can get treated faster in Kelowna.
In 2019, KGH Foundation’s vice-president of communications, Shauna Nyrose, was diagnosed with breast cancer. The first person she saw at Kelowna General Hospital was none other than Dr. Farnquist.“At the time, like most people I had no idea what to expect, but I was really surprised by how much of my care took place in Kelowna,” said Nyrose.
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