Interior Health is partially reopening some services at Kelowna General Hospital’s pediatric unit starting this Sunday. The unit, which was temporarily closed in May due to a pediatrician shortage, will now offer elective pediatric surgeries, diagnostic procedures requiring sedation, and admit patients during daytime hours. This partial resumption follows weeks of public pressure, though it falls short of the unit's full capacity, and patient transfers to other hospitals may still be necessary.
Pediatric unit reusumes some services at Kelowna General Hospital
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TL;DR: Key points with love ❤️Interior Health is partially reopening some services at Kelowna General Hospital’s pediatric unit starting this Sunday. The unit, which was temporarily closed in May due to a pediatrician shortage, will now offer elective pediatric surgeries, diagnostic procedures requiring sedation, and admit patients during daytime hours. This partial resumption follows weeks of public pressure, though it falls short of the unit's full capacity, and patient transfers to other hospitals may still be necessary.
Trending- 1 May [2025]: Kelowna General Hospital's pediatric unit was temporarily closed due to a pediatrician shortage.
- 2 Thursday [July 10, 2025]: Interior Health officials still did not have a timeline for the unit to fully reopen.
- 3 This Sunday [July 14, 2025]: The pediatric unit will resume some services, including elective surgeries, diagnostic procedures, and daytime admissions.
- Partial resumption of pediatric services at KGH
- Continued need for patient transfers to other hospitals
- Response to weeks of public pressure on Interior Health
What: Interior Health is partially reopening some services at Kelowna General Hospital’s pediatric unit.
When: Starting this Sunday (implied July 14, 2025), after being temporarily closed since May.
Where: Kelowna General Hospital, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.
Why: The unit was temporarily closed in May due to a shortage of pediatricians. The partial reopening is a response to weeks of pressure and aims to safely and sustainably offer some care.
How: By resuming elective pediatric surgeries, diagnostic procedures requiring sedation, and admitting patients during daytime hours.