Why Give? | KGH Foundation

Giving Changes Everything

Because you give, lives are saved. families stay together. problems are solved. KGH is evolving.

Your support bridges the gap between the expanding healthcare needs in the Southern Interior of British Columbia, and Kelowna General Hospital’s equipment, training, and capacity to deliver care. Your gift means reduced wait times, better patient outcomes, an increase in specialized care, and so much more. Because you give, we are building world-class healthcare right here at home.

With over 440 inpatient beds and 20 operating rooms, KGH is one of the largest and most advanced hospitals in Western Canada. As a result, KGH is a tertiary referral hospital that delivers care to patients across the Interior Health region which has a total population of over 800,000. That means that donations directly impact those not just in Kelowna, but those in surrounding communities as well. The services provided at KGH are crucial for maintaining and restoring good health, and the Foundation is the way in which you can support those services as well as the transformation of the healthcare system. Giving changes everything.

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Doctors Examining X-ray at Kelowna General Hospital

Giving Changes Everything

Because you give, lives are saved. families stay together. problems are solved. KGH is evolving.

Your support bridges the gap between the expanding healthcare needs in the Southern Interior of British Columbia, and Kelowna General Hospital’s equipment, training, and capacity to deliver care. Your gift means reduced wait times, better patient outcomes, an increase in specialized care, and so much more. Because you give, we are building world-class healthcare right here at home.

With over 440 inpatient beds and 20 operating rooms, KGH is one of the largest and most advanced hospitals in Western Canada. As a result, KGH is a tertiary referral hospital that delivers care to patients across the Interior Health region which has a total population of over 800,000. That means that donations directly impact those not just in Kelowna, but those in surrounding communities as well. The services provided at KGH are crucial for maintaining and restoring good health, and the Foundation is the way in which you can support those services as well as the transformation of the healthcare system. Giving changes everything.

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“Linking the passion and desires of donors to the needs/opportunities of the health system and KGH is such a privilege. I am inspired most by the people; our team, donors, clinicians & caregivers, and administrators and ultimately, the transformative changes to our system of care that become possible when we work together. I am grateful to be able to feel such purpose in my work.”
-Allison Ramchuk, CEO

How Your Gift Makes an Impact

In 2020/2021, your support resulted in the KGH Foundation generating over $13.9 million in revenue. In turn, 180 project grants were approved to advance healthcare in our region. From a $6 million dollar program that brought advanced heart rhythm services and electrophysiology to Kelowna General Hospital, to a $100,000 grant that has allowed Foundry Kelowna to deliver mobile mental health services in the Okanagan, gifts to the Foundation have had, and continue to have, an immeasurable impact on the community.

In addition, you can be sure that we will take great care with your gifts. The Foundation participates in an international benchmarking program to ensure our standards for achievement are measured according to the highest industry standards.

Our current Return on Investment (an indicator of “Fundraising Efficiency” – representing the return on each dollar spent) is $7.54. Our Cost to Raise a Dollar, the benchmarking program’s indicator of “Fundraising Effectiveness”, is $0.13.

* Canadian Median for Fundraising Efficiency (where a higher number is better) is $4.10.
** Canadian Median for Fundraising Effectiveness (where a lower number is better) is $0.24.