A new mobile computed tomography (CT) unit is stationed at East Kootenay Regional Hospital (EKRH) to provide uninterrupted patient care while the current CT scanner…
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Vital SPECT-CT addition celebrated at EKRH
The East Kootenay Foundation for Health (EKFH), East Kootenay Regional Hospital (EKRH) and supporting agencies celebrated a major success for local medical services January 17….
Some surgeries postponed at EKRH after flood
Interior Health is postponing some elective surgeries at East Kootenay Regional Hospital (EKRH) after a flood in the medical device reprocessing department affecting the availability…
New equipment arrives at EKRH
Cranbrook Health Care Auxiliary President Melanie Dodgson is happy to announce that an additional ECHO machine has just been delivered to the Medical Imaging Department…
Woman found near park pronounced dead
A woman found in Joseph Creek beside MacKinnon Park in Cranbrook yesterday morning has died at East Kootenay Regional Hospital (EKRH). “Unfortunately, attempts to revive…
Cranbrook RCMP Report
By S/Sgt. Hector Lee The following is a synopsis of calls received by Cranbrook RCMP for the week (from 6 a.m.) April 23 to 6 a.m., April 30. Police handled…
Construction for permanent MRI space begins
Residents of East Kootenay are one step closer to having increased access to diagnostic testing within the region. Construction has started on the addition to…
$2 million in upgrades coming to EKRH
The sounds of hammers, nail guns and saws have rung in the New Year at East Kootenay Regional Hospital (EKRH), as Interior Health moves ahead…
Rocky Mountain Collision raises $20,000 for MRI
Rocky Mountain Collision teamed up with the East Kootenay Foundation for Health’s (EKFH) Starlite Campaign to bring a permanent MRI to the East Kootenay. During…
Tender out for EKRH Pediatric improvements
Interior Health has taken an important step towards $750,000 in improvements for East Kootenay Regional Hospital’s (EKRH) pediatric care unit, with the release of a…