(Source: Government of British Columbia) KELOWNA - Provincial and community leaders today celebrated the opening of the new Interior Heart and Surgical Centre (IHSC) at Kelowna General Hospital. 'The Interior is now home to the only cardiac surgery program outside of Victoria and the Lower Mainland,' said Premier Christy Clark, MLA for Westside-Kelowna. 'This means patients in the Interior in need of critical care now have the support they need closer to home and their families.' IHSC opened its doors to patients at 5:45 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 28, 2015. The first baby was delivered at 8 a.m. and by the end of the day, 10 surgeries had been performed, including the first open-heart surgery....
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