Celebrating $20 million worth of essential medical equipment by the SOS Medical Foundation in five years!! Thank you to everyone who helped achieve this milestone! Your support has been incredible, but our journey isn't over. Let's keep pushing forward together to...
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PRH gift honours front-line staff For the second time in five years, a long-time Penticton resident has generously donated $100,000 to Penticton Regional Hospital. For John Pankiw, it’s really a matter of recognizing our healthcare workers at this difficult time for...
Well-known Penticton couple provide major gift for PRH cancer treatment A pair of high school sweethearts with almost life-long ties to Penticton and Summerland have made a major donation to Penticton Regional Hospital. Ross and Evelyn Axworthy directed the funds...
Donors come through for new CT at PRH Funding for a second CT scanner at Penticton Regional Hospital is now in place – thanks to the support of donors throughout the region. The South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation is pleased to announce their $3-million...
Christopher Society gives $200K boost to PRH CT campaign The fundraising campaign for a second CT scanner at Penticton Regional Hospital has gained a major boost from the Christopher Society of Penticton. The Christopher Society, affiliated with the Knights of...
Fitness challenge supports PRH kidney treatment It was a challenge worth training for. The SOS Medical Foundation has successfully completed our BLOOD (Bike Like One On Dialysis) Challenge to raise funds for the Renal Department at Penticton Regional Hospital. Kidney...
Couple's donation strikes chord with PRH Ernst Schneider didn’t know a word of English when, at age 18, he arrived in Penticton from Germany in 1958. Fortunately music is an international language. Now a well-known piano teacher and composer, Ernst and his wife...
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Peters Bros. kick-starts $3m CT campaign A long-time community supporter is helping launch a $3-million fundraising campaign for a new CT scanner at Penticton Regional Hospital. Peters Bros. Construction is donating $1.7 million to the South Okanagan Similkameen...
Love at first bite for PRH donor George Garland was smitten with his future wife Marie almost from the moment he met her at an Edmonton diner more than 66 years ago. Now George has donated $100,000 for medical equipment at Penticton Regional Hospital in her memory....