Kelowna General Hospital busiest in the province, higher than Interior Health average
“This represents about 87 per cent occupancy rate of the total base and surge beds, but also 110 per cent of base bed capacity in the province. This is obviously the week when we see our highest census,” said Dix.“It is really busy right now and that can mean people are waiting longer, especially patients who may not have the most emergency needs,” said Hardt.
“We know that’s frustrating and challenging so we urge everyone to be patient with our physicians and staff as we work to get everyone through.”For Kelowna hospital staff, it’s yet another challenge they are working through. “It has been a challenging few years for staff and certainly these occupancy pressures are another challenge,” said Hardt.
“ have been extraordinary in responding to every challenge that’s come their way and we really want to acknowledge their efforts they’ve been heroic.”
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