Artificial intelligence is changing the world, and now, thanks to your generosity, it’s saving lives right here at home.

With donor support, the KGH Foundation funded a two-year pilot of RAPID AI, a cutting-edge brain imaging software revolutionizing stroke care across the Southern Interior. Launched in September 2023 by the Interior Health Stroke Network, RAPID AI analyzes CT scans in real time to identify the severity of a stroke and immediately alerts the neurologist at KGH via secure mobile app.

Thanks to your support, RAPID AI is now live at all nine CT-enabled hospitals across Interior Health. This marks the first model of its kind in Canada to overcome rural and regional access challenges for timely stroke treatment. When it comes to stroke, faster diagnosis means a better chance at survival and recovery. Every moment matters.

The impact in just one year has been extraordinary:

• Median scan-to-review time: 7.22 minutes

• System live across all nine sites in IH

• Return on investment already nearing the original grant amount

Even during two 2024 Code Grey outages, when other systems went down, RAPID AI stayed fully functional thanks to its independent server, ensuring stroke care continued without delay.

RAPID AI has united specialists across neurology, emergency, radiology, digital health, and interventional care to create a faster, smarter response for stroke patients, no matter where they live.

Thanks to your support, this advanced technology is helping our care teams deliver faster diagnoses, better outcomes, and renewed hope to patients in every corner of our region.

This is not just innovation—it’s intervention that’s saving lives across the Southern Interior.