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From YouTube: MARCH 4 2021 Statements Renee Merrifield
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
1st Session
42nd Parliament
A
Member
for
kelowna
mission-
thank
you,
mr
speaker.
Heritage
week
was
just
a
week
ago
and
I
enjoyed
celebrating
by
looking
back
at
what
kelowna
general
hospital
was
back
in
1908..
It
started
with
a
donation
of
land
from
kelowna
land
and
orchard,
and
only
had
19
beds
when
it
first
opened.
One
of
the
first
physicians
at
kgh
was
dr
william
knox,
who
was
a
pioneer
in
medical
care
in
the
okanagan.
A
A
Dr
knox's
efforts
were
impressive,
but
the
hospital
was
losing
money
and
was
on
the
verge
of
closing,
when
nurses
merchants
and
the
community
rallied
to
help
keep
the
hospital
open
over
the
decades.
Kgh
has
changed
greatly
today.
It
offers
a
full
roster
of
service
and
has
thousands
of
employees
and
with
the
addition
of
the
clinical
academic
campus,
the
hospital
is
raising
the
next
generation
of
doctors,
but
what
is
kgh?
A
What
sets
it
apart?
Well,
it's
the
dedication,
expertise
and
spirit
of
service
of
the
hospital
staff
pioneered
by
dr
knox
in
the
early
1900s
and
evident
throughout
the
hospital's
history
extending
to
today,
while
the
hospital
building
itself
has
changed
through
the
years,
that
spirit
still
persists
today,
a
year
into
this
pandemic.