Penticton businessman David Kampe has done it again – this time it’s a $3-million donation for a permanent MRI machine at Penticton Regional Hospital (PRH).

Mr. Kampe, owner of Peters Bros. Construction and Inland Contracting, is donating the funding to the South Okanagan Similkameen (SOS) Medical Foundation for a fixed MRI to be located in the new tower at PRH.

Patients in the South Okanagan-Similkameen are currently served by a mobile MRI van which is shared with communities in the Kootenays.  It is stationed at PRH only two weeks each month.  The inclusion of a fixed MRI in Penticton will allow regional patients to have uninterrupted access to the machine.

MRI is the commonly used acronym for “magnetic resonance imaging” of body tissues which don’t show up in X-rays or other scans.

Mr. Kampe has quietly supported the community for decades with various sponsorships and donations.  He is quick to point out that these donations were only possible through the ongoing success of his companies.

Penticton-based Peters Bros. Construction is among the top paving contractors in British Columbia.  Although based in the Okanagan, the company performs work throughout the entire province.  Peters Bros. has been previously recognized by the Ministry of Highways with multiple awards for Excellence in Paving throughout B.C.

Inland Contracting and Peters Bros were founded in the late 1970s and often employ over 200 people province-wide, including Penticton.