Overview

• Susan Brown stepped aside as CEO six months early and CFO Sylvia Weir has been appointed interim leader until a permanent replacement is found.
• Four full-time pediatricians and four associate doctors have signed contracts but staffing levels still fall short of the requirements to safely reopen the 10-bed unit.
• Interior Health engaged a neutral third-party conciliator and established a joint action committee with the Medical Staff Association and Doctors of BC to craft a long-term staffing plan.
• Enhanced nurse training programs and new technology initiatives have been launched to bolster pediatric care capacity at Kelowna General Hospital.
• No date has been set for the unit’s reopening as Interior Health presses on with recruitment and mediation while province-wide healthcare staffing shortages persist.