These are just a few examples of how campaign support is advancing women’s health care at KGH. 

Expanding Maternity Care for Growing Families: Since opening in 2023, the Central Okanagan Maternity Clinic (COMC) has brought family physicians, midwives, nurses, social workers and other health professionals together to provide comprehensive prenatal and obstetrical care. Donor-funded equipment helped establish the clinic, and now the COMC is growing.  

With patient volumes projected to triple, expanding the clinic became essential to meeting growing demand. A donor-funded expansion within the Dr. Walter Anderson Building is creating the space and resources needed to support this growth, while improving privacy, patient flow and the overall care experience. Campaign funds will help equip and furnish the new space with essential medical equipment, patient furnishings, educational resources, and additional design enhancements to create a welcoming, trauma-informed environment. With additional space and resources, the expanded clinic will help more families access timely prenatal and postpartum care while strengthening maternity services for our growing community. 

Bringing Gynecologic Cancer Surgery to the Interior: Women across BC’s Interior now have more timely access to specialized gynecologic cancer surgery at KGH. The new Gynecologic Oncology program welcomed three specialist surgeons to KGH and, in its first year, the team treated more than 256 cases. 

Before the program launched, women in the Interior needing complex gynecologic cancer surgery often faced significant wait lists. Donor-funded specialized equipment helped launch this essential service, bringing expert surgical care closer to home and improving timely access for women across the Interior. 

Improving the Experience of Gynecologic Care: More than 1,400 patients each year receive care through KGH’s Gynecology Services Clinic. Campaign support helped transform both the environment and the care available within it. The clinic was revitalized with new furnishings, local and Indigenous art and enhancements to create a more comfortable and inclusive experience for patients.  

New Omniscopes are also advancing hysteroscopic care. Their smaller size and improved visualization can make procedures more comfortable while giving physicians greater ability to diagnose and treat conditions including postmenopausal and irregular bleeding, infertility and miscarriage, retained IUDs, fibroids and polyps.