The Penticton Regional Hospital害羞草研究所檚 new David E. Kampe Tower officially opened its doors on Monday.
害羞草研究所淚t feels lived in on day one,害羞草研究所� said Carl Meadows, Acute Health Service administrator with the hospital on Monday afternoon.
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害羞草研究所淚 was expecting a little more chaos so I think it is absolutely fantastic. It害羞草研究所檚 just great to see everyone so happy at such a great venue.害羞草研究所�
On Sunday, staff and volunteers all helped more than 70 patients move into the new location, he said, and everything ran smoothly.
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害羞草研究所淭his has been a 10-year-in-the-making project so everybody knew what to do, and our volunteers are helping people with way-finding, so it really has gone miraculously well,害羞草研究所� he said.
It害羞草研究所檚 moving day at the at Regional Hospital and our first patient in the is Doug Howard. Welcome to your new digs Doug!
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The six-storey tower has 84 single-patient rooms, five new surgical rooms, satellite medial imaging, a rooftop helipad and 480 parking stalls, all of which are ready to take patients.
Meadows said, so far, the doctors, nurses and patients seem happy with the new hospital.
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Pati Hill, a former PRH patient who is now a volunteer with the Patient Voices Network, called the David E. Kampe Tower a 害羞草研究所榯owering achievement.害羞草研究所�
害羞草研究所淓veryone who has participated in bringing this project through to today deserves a pat on the head,害羞草研究所� she said.
害羞草研究所淚t allows the staff more room and more technology to make enhancements to patient care. The single-occupancy rooms give patients privacy to heal and to receive the support from their families and friends.害羞草研究所�
For phase two of the new tower, renovations to the emergency department will begin in May or June, said Meadows.
害羞草研究所淲hen you walk into that emergency entrance that whole area is going to be patient care areas for waiting, more comforts where there is more breathing room, more confidentiality, and better streaming to make sure the right patients get to the right service,害羞草研究所� he said.
