Kona Hospital Foundation has been recently named as the beneficiary to the proceeds of “La Dolce Vita” (The Sweet Life), a Four Seasons Resort Hualalai at Historic Ka’upulehui and HI Luxury Magazine fundraiser. The exquisite food and wine event is scheduled for Friday, August 19 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the five-star hotel’s Beach Tree Restaurant. The Friday evening will feature
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KCH Attains Level III Trauma Center Designation
Kona Community Hospital (KCH) is proud to be recently designated as a Level III Trauma Center. Along with Hilo Medical Center, it will be given recognition by Governor Neil Abercrombie and Mayor Billy Kenoi for this achievement on August 2, 2011. The Hawaii Department of Health, Emergency Medical Services and Injury Prevention Branch, has awarded these Big Island HHSC community hospitals the designations following
MASH Camp – Five Years and Counting
Kona Community Hospital (KCH) celebrated its fifth-year anniversary of M.A.S.H. (Medical Academy of Science and Health) Camp on July 18 and 19 at Kona Community Hospital. Five years ago, marked the first M.A.S.H. Camp for the state of Hawaii, and now with its success, has grown to other neighbor islands. Since its inception, over 75 students have
Nursing Scholarships a Focus for Hospital Auxiliary
The Kona Community Hospital (KCH) Auxiliary for many years now has been providing scholarships to local students who are interested in becoming a registered nurse and want to continue to stay in the community. This year was no different. They recently distributed five $2500 nursing scholarships, totaling
Chemical Exposure Provides Vital Training
At 8:30 a.m. this morning, Kona Community Hospital was exposed to a chemical agent called Xylene in the Emergency Department (ED). When the odor was detected, proactive measures were put in place to ensure patients, families of patients and employees were safe. An Incident Command Center was immediately established, the appropriate organizations were contacted and instructions to transfer Emergency Room patients to other units were
MASH Camp Heartens Health Care Interest
Kona Community Hospital is proud to announce its fifth year anniversary of MASH (Medical Academy of Science and Health) Camp. This year’s summer camp is scheduled for July 18-19. Students in eighth, ninth and tenth grade experience the real world of hospital health care by visiting different parts of the hospital and
Hospital’s Clinical Scores Continue to Improve
Kona Community Hospital (KCH) is a leader in following evidenced-based medicine practices used by Medicare as reflected in its overall composite score of 97% for Core Measures in the first quarter 2011. The hospital’s overall score in 2010 was 96% and in 2009 95%. “Core Measures” refers to practices that assess a hospital’s compliance with standard practices for the treatment of
New Dimension in Open MRI and Patient Comfort
Kona Community Hospital will be installing the region’s first Open Bore, 1.5 Tesla, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system that combines a larger bore, or opening, for obese and claustrophobic patients with the ability to capture high-field quality diagnostic images. The new machine is set to
Healthy Options at Ladies Night Out
Kona Community Hospital’s fourth annual Ladies Night Out event is scheduled for Friday, June 3, 2011 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa. This year’s theme is “Take an Adventure with Us.” All ladies are invited to attend this free community event. It is a local opportunity for the women of
Hospital Centers on What Matters Most – Patient Care and Community
With Jay Kreuzer now on board for two weeks as the Regional Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Kona Community Hospital and Kohala Hospital, he is concentrating his efforts on patient care and collaboration with employees, medical staff, volunteers, Foundation, and the community.