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A surprise donation has completed Kelowna General Hospital Foundation’s $7 million campaign to bring a full-service heart centre to the Okanagan.
The campaign, to bring advanced heart rhythm services/electrophysiology to KGH, was completed in less than a year, after it was kicked off last February. The final donation came this week from Alberta businessman Marshall Eliuk, who donated the remaining $1.4 million.
“I have experienced much success throughout my life. I wholeheartedly believe in giving back to support the communities we live in,” Eliuk said in a press release. “And I’m a grateful patient myself. It gives me great joy to know that this gift will ensure heart rhythm patients can access the life-saving care they need, right here at KGH.”
The Marshall Eliuk Cardiac Interventional and Advanced Heart Rhythm Program will be fully operational by the fall of 2020, meaning the hundreds of patients in the Interior every year requiring advanced heart rhythm services will no longer have to travel to Vancouver or Victoria for treatment.
“We are deeply grateful to Mr. Eliuk for stepping forward to help bring EP to KGH, a cause that this community has clearly demonstrated is very important to them,” KGH Foundation CEO Doug Rankmore said in a press release. “This is a remarkable gift and closes a campaign that so many have literally held very close to their hearts.”
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