Kelowna General Hospital initiates cardiac angioplasty surgeries (Canada)

"For the first time in B.C. - outside of the Lower Mainland or Victoria - angioplasty procedures where a microscopic balloon is introduced into an artery, inflated, and a stent put in to keep the artery open have been performed at Kelowna General Hospital. Last week, the first 10 angioplasties were completed here, a milestone that brought Health Minister Kevin Falcon to town Friday to make the announcement. He said the phased-in cardiac program at KGH, which will feature heart surgery starting in 2012, is on budget and four months ahead of schedule" - Kelowna Capital News