In December 2011, the Hawaii Medical Center-West located in Ewa on Leeward Oahu, had announced that it was forced to close its hospital including all of its emergency medical services and facilities. Queen’s Health Systems, which owns the Queen’s Medical Center, has just announced that they have interest in purchasing the closed hospital and would like to reopen its emergency center. President of Queen’s Medical Center, Art Ushijima, cautioned, ”While we are excited about the possibility of reopening the hospital, it is important to underscore that this is only the first of many steps before a smooth, timely ownership transfer and reopening can be accomplished.”
President and CEO for the Hawaii Health Systems Corp, which is the state’s community hospital system, Bruce Anderson, added, ”I’m guessing that it would be at least six months to a year before we could expect that the emergency room would reopen. There would be a large advantage to being able to reopen the ER even if it took longer to open the rest of the facility. It’s caused a huge problem for the emergency medical services staff here. It has put a lot of strain on the system, so the sooner the better.”
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 5-12-2012, www.staradvertiser.com
Posted by Jeff Uyemura-Reyes, Broker-in-Charge, Realtor®
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Posted by Jeff Uyemura-Reyes, Broker-in-Charge, Realtor®
Global Executive Realty, LLC
www.myhawaiihomesearch.com
www.myhawaiicondo.com
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