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Vol. 61, Issue 192
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Sixty years ago, Sam and Harriatte Cross were married at the United Church in Cranbrook. On September 26, at 4 p.m. — the exact moment they tied the knot — the Crosses celebrated their 60th anniversary by walking down the very same aisle together once more, surrounded by their children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. When they were married, Harriatte was 18 and Sam was 21. Harriatte offered this marriage advice to other couples: “Work at it. You always have to work at it. You will have your ups and downs, but you’ll come along.”
Interior Health CEO applauds ICU project Dr. Robert Halpenny toured the site of the expansion to East Kootenay Regional Hospital in Cranbrook on Monday
S A L LY M AC D O N A L D Townsman Staff
Interior Health’s chief of staff was in Cranbrook this week inspecting the site of the new Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at East Kootenay Regional Hospi-
tal. Dr. Robert Halpenny, Chief Executive Officer for the Interior Health Authority, walked through the grassy area where the new, state of the art unit will be built.
The $20 million project will consist of a 6,500 square foot ICU with six beds, including equipment. The Kootenay East Regional Hospital District chipped in $8 million for the project, while the B.C. gov-
ernment will provide the remaining $12 million. About 50 per cent of the project cost will go to upgrading the hospital’s electrical system. On Monday, September 30, Dr. Halpen-
ny toured the site of the ICU, which will be built on two levels to the north of the hospital’s existing footprint. “It’s terrific. We’ve looked at the site out here. We are in the mock-up stage so that
the staff have input into what they are actually going to be working in. That’s exciting for them. We are as close as you can be to being on time,” said Dr. Halpenny. He said medical staff
have raised several concerns over the current ICU, but it was hard to envisage the problems until he saw the cramped unit himself.
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