We are IH: KGH lab professional heals patients behind the scenes

April 14, 2022

Microbiology and PCR staff posing with Dr. Bonnie Henry shirts outside of the lab in front of KGH
 

Name: Chandra Hauer (she/her/hers)
Job Title: Medical Technologist and PCR Testing Department Lead 
Years of Service: 10
Worksite: Kelowna General Hospital 
Community: Kelowna
Ancestral Territory: Syilx
Advice to live by: I just try to have a positive outlook, be happy and hopefully promote happiness around me.

Chandra Hauer loves working in health care and has spent most of her career working in microbiology.

“Every day is different, every specimen is different and there is never a dull moment!” she says.

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