We are IH is a recognition campaign to spotlight Interior Health employees and medical staff – through pictures and stories.

Name: Kara Hannigan

Job Title: Human Resources Business Partner

Years of Service: 12.5

Worksite: Kiro Wellness Centre

When Penticton resident Betty Lou Thomas woke up in her local hospital’s intensive care unit, she had no memory of what had happened. The last thing she remembered was sitting in a waiting room at her gym on a fall November day. She had suffered a cardiac arrest and collapsed without warning. Twenty-four hours later, she was transferred to the cardiac care unit at Kelowna General Hospital (KGH).