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Table 2 Removal of Obstetric Service from Royal Inland Hosptial (Kamloops) Scenario.

From: Defining rational hospital catchments for non-urban areas based on travel-time

Hospital Catchment

With Royal Inland Hospital

Without Royal Inland Hospital

 

Population

% Interior Population

Population

% Interior Population

Cariboo Memorial

26263

4.01

26263

4.01

East Kootenay Regional Hospital

34663

5.29

34663

5.29

Kelowna General Hospital

134852

20.58

134852

20.58

Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital

25612

3.91

25612

3.91

Kootenay Lake District Hospital

28109

4.29

28109

4.29

Penticton Regional Hospital

66862

10.21

66862

10.21

Royal Inland Hospital

100156

15.29

0

0.00

Vernon Jubilee Hospital

99760

15.23

99888

15.25

-99 Catchment (population not served)

138843

21.19

238871

36.46

Total Interior Population

655120

100.00

655120

100.00

  1. Note: 15% of the population in the IHA are presently served by Obstetrical services at the Royal Inland Hospital. When that service is removed in this scenario, the -99 catchment – representing the population not served within one hour travel time – increases by 15%.