To read the full November 21, 2015 Big Island Now ‘KCH Food Drive Reaches Goal’ article about the 2015 Thanksgiving Food Drive at Kona Community Hospital, click here.
Kona Community Hospital News
New Hospital Eyed
Read the full November 16, 2015 West Hawaii Today article, “New Hospital Eyed,” by Bret Yager by clicking here.
Kona Hospital Foundation Receives $1,500 Grant
To read the full November 10, 2015 article by Big Island Now, click here
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
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.
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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KCH Welcomes New Year’s Baby
Kona Community Hospital (KCH) announced the delivery of their first baby of the New Year on Thursday, January 1, 2015. Parents, Ashley Yurong and Jay Hidaro, Jr. welcomed Stacidy Hidaro. Her arrival at 2:24 p.m. gave her the status of first baby born at KCH in 2015. She weighed 5 pounds and 4 ounces and was 18 and one half inches tall. The attending physician was Santad Sira, M.D.
Kona Community Hospital Launches Hi-Tech Language Service
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
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