The Queen’s Medical Center had purchased the closed down Hawaii Medical Center West at the end of 2012 and has begun a massive renovation project of the property. According to their most recent press release, Queen’s will be opening the hospital under the name Queens Medical Center West Oahu in February 2014. Queen’s would have spent a total of $70 million aquiring the hospital, completely renovating the interior and purchasing new equipment for their doctors. The new West Oahu campus would have a total of 22 emergency rooms and four operating tables upon completion. President of Queen’s Medical Center, Art Ushijima, stated, “We have a larger medical staff compared to what HMC or St. Francis had. There’s significant interest among physicians who would like to establish services in West Oahu. That’s one of the key things. There’s expertise from the medical center that we can certainly provide that may not have been there before. There’s been significant community interest in reopening that hospital. I would anticipate the community wants the hospital to be successful so there’s going to be active interest in supporting the hospital.”
According to regulatory filings with the State of Hawaii, Queen’s estimates that there will be a total of 3,300 inpatient admissions in their first year, as well as 27,100 emergency and outpatient visits. By their third year, the West Oahu campus is expected to grow to 3,500 inpatient admissions and 29,400 emergency and outpatient visits.
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 1-10-2013, 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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