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KCH 2015 Thanksgiving Food Basket Drive
This year, Kona Community Hospital, in partnership with The Food Basket, is holding a Thanksgiving Food Basket Drive to help support Kona families in need by providing items to make a Thanksgiving meal.
KCH, as well as Ali’i Health and West Hawaii Community Health Center, are open for
KCH Fields Dengue Fever Calls
Kona Community Hospital announced today that its emergency department is experiencing a large number of phone calls from community members who are concerned about Dengue Fever.
“Our emergency department is being inundated with calls from people with questions about Dengue Fever,” said Lisa Downing, Infection Prevention and Employee Health Director.
KCH Annual Pumpkin Contest Kicks Off The Holidays
Kona Community Hospital (KCH) kicked off the holidays with their annual Pumpkin Contest today, October 29. Hospital departments and their creative staff competed in this popular employee tradition by carving and decorating pumpkins to hopefully take home a prize from one of the six contest categories. With over 400 employees, the Pumpkin Contest has become
Hospitals’ Board Votes to Pursue Mergers
Read the full October 22, 2015 Hawaii Tribune-Herald article, “Hospital’s Board Votes to Pursue Mergers,” by Colin M. Stewart by clicking here.
More Cuts for East Hawaii Hospitals?
Read the full West Hawaii Today October 20, 2015 “More cuts for East Hawaii hospitals?” article by Colin M. Stewart, here.
Taking a Holistic Approach to Health
The World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have reported that health includes more than just the absence of disease. Health, as we know it today, also includes our wellness, and is based upon our physiological, social, environmental, mental, and spiritual aspects of self.
Mordy, Beloved Therapy Dog Who Aided Hundreds at Kona Hospital, Dies at Age 14
Read about Mordy and his legacy at the Kona Community Hospital in the West Hawaii Today September 14,2015 article by Chelsea Jensen here.
Union Sues to Prevent Privatization
Read the West Hawaii Today August 6, 2015 article by Bret Yager here.
Kona Community Hospital Prepares for Major Aircraft Mishap
On July 23, Kona Community Hospital (KCH) leadership and staff activated NIMS incident protocols in response to notification that an incoming Honolulu-bound United Airlines flight had been di
verted to the Kona International Airport experiencing mechanical problems.
Facility director, Eric Willis said, “The hospital participates in National Incident Command System approach to
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