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Comment on VJH Site Update — December 2010 by Cam McAlpine

Cam McAlpine — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 20:39:33 +0000

Hi Albert, thanks for the question. In fact the new tower in Vernon will be opening for patients on September 26, 2011 — so just 7 months away. Can’t wait!

Comment on VJH Site Update — December 2010 by Albert Boers

Albert Boers — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 18:13:43 +0000

Everything looks good,but one question remains when will everything be ready for the patients?

Comment on Funding A Go For Heart and Surgical Centre by KGH Site Update — December 2010 | Building Patient Care Projects

KGH Site Update — December 2010 | Building Patient Care Projects — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 21:49:21 +0000

[...] the announcement that the Interior Heart and Surgical Centre (IHSC) will be built, the builders are also constructing links at strategic points that will connect to bridges between [...]

Comment on Teams Shortlisted for KGH Clinical Support Building by Cam McAlpine

Cam McAlpine — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 22:45:14 +0000

Hi badmash — yes, we will be posting more when we award the contract. And as an RSS subscriber you will receive all the news items about the Building Patient Care Projects as soon as they are posted — in other words, you’ll get them before anyone else does!

Comment on Teams Shortlisted for KGH Clinical Support Building by badmash

badmash — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 13:01:31 +0000

I just signed up to your blogs rss feed. Will you post more on this subject?

Comment on Give us your feedback by Cam McAlpine

Cam McAlpine — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:35:47 +0000

Hello Mr. and Mrs. Harlton. Thanks for your support. As you know from our meetings with our neighbours, we are trying to do everything we can to ensure your issues and concerns are addressed. Unfortunately in this case, the location of the access road to the Clinical Support Building on Royal Ave. (rather than Pandosy St.) is a requirement of the City of Kelowna and cannot be modified. We will, however, try to ensure as much traffic as possible enters and exits Royal from Pandosy rather than using Speer St., including looking at various traffic calming options. Please feel free to contact us anytime there are issues that come up, or if you just have questions.

Comment on Give us your feedback by Douglas and Irene Harlton

Douglas and Irene Harlton — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 22:50:23 +0000

We live close by and so are interested in the construction and its progress. We know that the hospital had to expand.
We do have concerns about the traffic that comes to the east side of Pandosy and feel this should not happen as the hospital is on the lake side.
When the construction starts for the CSB, we also feel the traffic should not come down Speer or Royal Avenue but should enter from Pandosy. Also when the building is finished we sincerely hope that there will be another entrance beside the Royal Avenue entrance as it will be a traffic nightmare for us on Royal near and on Speer Street as vehicles will have nowhere to go when the taffic jams at Pandosy. The CSB should have its own entrance lane off Pandosy just like the entrance to the hospital.
Other than that, we know that a hospital cannot be built quietly and have been patient with the construction noises except for the big trucks that come onto Royal and Speer.
Keep up the good work and try not to forget about our little one storey houses in the neighborhood.

Comment on Request for Proposals Issued for KGH Clinical Support Building by KGH Site Update — September 2010 | Building Patient Care Projects

KGH Site Update — September 2010 | Building Patient Care Projects — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 21:17:33 +0000

[...] with the issuance of the Request for Proposals to design and build the Clinical Support Building. Three companies have been invited to respond to the RFP, and their responses are due later this fall. We expect to [...]

Comment on Give us your feedback by admin

admin — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 19:45:02 +0000

Hi Pat, and thank you for your comment. I’m sorry you had a less than ideal experience during your stay. The short answer is we hope the new towers (both in Vernon and Kelowna) will help improve patient care across the board. We believe we have some of the most caring staff in health care. When they get a chance to practice in larger, more spacious facilities that afford greater privacy for patients, we think they will be able to excel at their jobs. Brand new facilities and the latest technology and equipment should help staff be more efficient and be able to focus on really looking after patients. We also expect, with all the space added by the new buildings, including the space proposed for patient beds, we’ll be able to eliminate some of the feeling of overcrowding. Will it be perfect? Probably not. But the goal is to work as hard as we can to meet your expectations. Have a great day.

Comment on Give us your feedback by Pat Weller

Pat Weller — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 16:53:03 +0000

I was a patient in the Hospital this summer where I had surgery. The pre-surgery screening and everything leading up to the surgery was great. My surgery went well but the after care was lacking to say the least. There didn’t seem to be a lack of staff but the patient care was poor and the cleaning in the room, hallways and bathrooms was terrible. A lack of beds was also evident. Will any of these concerns be addressed with the opening of the new tower?