The South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation’s goal to raise $400,000 was reached on Jan. 4.
Penticton Regional Hospital will now order the new specialized urology equipment for the operating room.
The list includes ten new flexible cystoscopes, eight new rigid cystoscopes with telescopes, two new flexible ureteroscopes, a radiology apron and a new high definition video camera system.
The total cost of this equipment is $400,000.
Nearly 2,000 patients from all over the region have urology surgery every year. The surgery is performed to help diagnose and evaluate urinary tract and kidney disorders.
Diagnosis may include bladder and kidney stones, chronic urology abnormalities and cancerous tumors of the prostate, kidney or bladder.
“The public from all over the region is always there for this hospital, we are very thankful,” said Janice Perrino, executive director of the South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation.
The second phase is underway to raise an additional $400,000 for the new urology operating room table.
The one currently at the hospital is more than 20 years old.
Today’s new urology tables are used for any procedure that requires radiographic, fluoroscopic or tomographic imaging.
All of the images are digital and reduce the patient’s radiation exposure, enhance the quality of the images and can be used digitally off-site for more diagnostic capabilities.
If you would like more information or to make a donation, please come to the South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation located at the Penticton Regional Hospital, or mail your donation in to 550 Carmi Avenue, Penticton, B.C. V2A 3G6 or call 250-492-9027 or toll free at 1-866-771-0994.