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Kona Community Hospital is pleased to announce the addition of Nathan Tomita, D.O. M.P.H. to its general surgery team. Dr. Tomita specializes in bariatric and general surgery, and will be performing procedures not yet available in west Hawaii.

Dr. Tomita is a highly skilled bariatric surgeon. He has performed hundreds of surgical weight loss procedures, most using minimally invasive, laparoscopic techniques. Bariatric surgical procedures which

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Kealakekua, island of Hawaii. Five nursing scholarships were awarded on June 29th to local students seeking to pursue nursing careers. This year, the Kona Community Hospital Auxiliary awarded four of the scholarships, and an anonymous donor awarded the fifth.
(left to Right) David Clark, KCH Auxiliary treasurer, Kui Len Rocha, recipient, Rich Mears RN, KCH education director, Jessica Johnson, Michael Warnecke, Charilou Presiados, Mary Quinn KCH Auxiliary president and Russell Nishihara.

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Kona Community Hospital has received the Get With The Guidelines®–Heart Failure Gold Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association. The recognition signifies that Kona Community Hospital has reached an aggressive goal of treating heart failure patients with 85 percent compliance for at least 24 months to core standard levels of care as outlined by the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology secondary prevention guidelines for heart failure patients.

Read moreKona Community Hospital Receives American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines Gold Quality Achievement Award

The Kona Hospital Foundation has received a generous grant from First Hawaiian Bank as part of their successful Buy-A-Bed project. Jim Higgins, foundation Chairman, announced that the Foundation had received a grant from First Hawaiian Bank in the amount of $23,355. At $7800 per bed, this grant will

Read moreBuy-A-Bed Project Receives Generous Grant from First Hawaiian Bank

Kona Community Hospital’s new state-of-the-art Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine now features the relatively new technique of breast imaging. Although proven effective in multiple recent clinical trials, it is new to KCH, and has not previously been performed in Kona. The procedure is safe, accurate, and cost-effective, costing about the same amount as a regular MRI exam. It takes about 30-40 minutes to complete, and involves a small injection of inert contrast dye (gadolinium).

Read moreBreast MRI – A New Service at KCH

Kona Community Hospital is partnering with Maui Heart & Vascular to open a new cardiology clinic at Kona Community Hospital (KCH) beginning April 4, 2012. Maui Heart & Vascular’s Kona Clinic is located on the KCH campus in the Radiology Imaging Center and the new clinic will

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The new mobile medical van, Ka’a Ho‘ola, was recently blessed by Kahu Danny Akaka, Jr. with over 80 guests at the ceremony. With the leadership of Representative Robert Herkes, Kona Community Hospital (KCH) Hawaii Medical Service Association (HMSA) are working together to administer its theme “Growing Rural Healthcare.” Its name translates to

Read moreBlessing Starts Up Mobile Medical Van

Kona Community Hospital (KCH) is hosting a “What is Palliative Care?” community presentation about end of life care decisions on Monday, March 12 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Kona Community Hospital’s Conference Rooms. The expert panel includes representatives from Kona Community Hospital and other local organizations. Topics covered will be hospital care, home health care, financing, and hospice services. There will also be informational materials provided from the various organizations and time for questions and answers.

Read moreAdvanced Planning of End of Life Care Decisions is Critical

The Kona Community Hospital (KCH) Education Department was recently awarded a check for $1250 from the Lion’s Club of Kailua-Kona for training equipment. They will be buying four infant CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) manikins and two AED (Automated External Defibrillators) trainers with this generous donation.

Read moreLions Club Revives Hospital’s Rescue & Life Saving Classes

February 3 is National Wear Red Day and Kona Community Hospital organized a “We Care to Wear Red” day for all of the employees of the hospital for them to promote awareness regarding heart disease – the #1 threat to women.

Read moreHospital Goes Red for the Day