Patients with infections requiring intravenous (IV) antibiotic treatment can now receive care at a new outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) clinic at Kelowna General Hospital. The clinic, which opened in February, is located on the second floor of the Dr. Walter Anderson Building at KGH and is open daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Interior Health expands infectious disease services at Kelowna General Hospital
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