The Kelowna General Hospital Foundation is taking the community behind the scenes of the hospital to highlight the unsung heroes of the coronavirus pandemic.
As part of a fundraising initiative, the foundation brought in a photographer to capture the faces behind the layers of personal protective equipment. “Outside of being a health-care worker they (are) parents, daughters, sisters, brothers,” said Jaymi Chernoff, executive director of KGH Clinical Operations.
The photo campaign will be raising funds for the Kelowna General Hospital to purchase new equipment and patient care items that foundation CEO Doug Rankmore said are desperately needed due to cross-contamination measures in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19. “Since the start