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Kona Community Hospital (KCH) announced the delivery of their first baby of the New Year on Thursday, January 1, 2015. Read the November 9th article in the West Hawaii Today regarding Kona Community Hospital’s recently run Ebola drill. Read more here.
Also see Talk Story Newsletter photo journal of the Ebola drill.
Read the October 30th article in the West Hawaii Today regarding Kona Community Hospital’s donation of medical van to Puna Community Medical Center. Read more here
Kona Community Hospital (KCH) has launched a wireless video language interpretation service to accommodate patients who have language barriers or who may be deaf or hard-of-hearing.
“This system will greatly enhance the quality of care and improve the entire patient encounter. From diagnostics and treatment to discharge planning, we’re now able to
Richard McDowell, MD, FACEP has accepted the position of Medical Director for the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation (HHSC) West Hawaii Region which includes Kona Community Hospital and Kohala Hospital. He is scheduled to begin his new duties on December 1, 2014.
Read the September 28th Viewpoint opinion piece written by Barry Blum, M.D. in the West Hawaii Today titled, “Who won’t pay for healthcare?” Read more
On Tuesday, September 23, The Kona Business and Professional Women’s Club presented a generous donation to the Kona Hospital Foundation. The donation check in the amount of $1000 was presented by Carol Kirihara, Club President and Laura Guluzzy, Community Outreach Chair. The funds will be earmarked for the benefit of the hospital’s Cancer Center.
Read the September 23rd article in the West Hawaii Today on a recent Public Hearing held by the House Committee on Health at Kona Community Hospital. Read more
On Saturday, August 23, Kona Community Hospital (KCH) took part in the 2014 Department of Health Ho`omaika`i Ola Kino Health and Wellness Fair. The fair was held at the Kealakekua Ranch Center. KCH provided information to the community on the Ka’a Ho‘ola Mobile Medical Van, CPR basics and Women’s Health Services.