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State Office Building
54 High Street, Wailuku
(808)984-8200
Established in 1839 under the Kingdom of Hawai`i, the Maui District
Health Office acts as an extension of the State Department of Health
for Maui County. Maui County encompasses the islands of Kaho`olawe,
Lana`i, Maui and Moloka`i.
Maui DHO serves its island community by providing resources and
expertise on areas such as; family health services, adult day centers,
public health nursing, environmental health services, family guidance
centers and emergency preparedness.
Executive Office on Aging (EOA)
The Executive Office on Aging (EOA) is the designated lead agency in the coordination of a statewide system of aging and caregiver support services in the State of Hawaii, as authorized by federal and state laws.
Panel endorses privatization for public hospitals
MauiNews, February 15, 2013; By BRIAN PERRY
The state Senate Health Committee recommended passage this week of a bill to privatize public hospitals, including Maui Memorial Medical Center, Kula Hospital and the Lanai Community Hospital.
The alphabetical listing of patient services (departments etc., very unevenly linked to such services or departments, no contact information, no other details)
MMMC "has a sophisticated and highly trained team ready
to provide quality care for you and your family."
Kula Hospital
A Critical Access Hospital with 5
acute care beds, 99 SNF/ICF beds, 9 ICF/MR beds, a 24 hour emergency room
and outpatient clinic with lab and x-ray services.
Dialysis Wars - After nearly three years as Maui's sole provider of
dialysis services, Liberty Dialysis is being challenged by Kaiser Permanente - who wants to begin providing their own dialysis services. Some harsh words are brewing.
Pacific Cancer Institute (Maui & Guam) "is dedicated to providing the latest state-of-the-art cancer treatment technology, highly-skilled medical teams
and a warm, healing environment for patients and their families."
203 Ho'ohana Street, Suite 303
Kahului, HI 96732
Phone: 808-871-2454
Parent Facility in Honolulu
VA Pacific Islands Health Care System
Member of the VISN 21 Sierra Pacific Network:
Maui Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC).
The purpose of the Community Based Outpatient Clinics is to provide
primary health care to eligible veterans using available resources.
Primary health care means non-emergent care for veterans with stable
chronic health problems or minor acute illnesses.
http://www.icdri.org/api/api/community_clinic_of_maui.htm
The Community Clinic of Maui, Inc. is a non-profit, 501(c)3 Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), which by law serves the working poor, uninsured, and high-risk populations, offering discounts to low-income clients. CCM is committed to ensuring that every man, woman, and child on Maui has access to the highest quality health care, regardless of his or her insurance status.
Bill allowing partnership for HHSC advances
March 2, 2014,
By BRIAN PERRY - City Editor, The Maui News
The state Senate Ways and Means Committee has advanced a bill to allow management of the state's struggling public hospitals, including Maui Memorial Medical Center, to be shifted from the Hawaii Health Systems Corp. to a nonprofit hospital corporation.
Maui Hospital Explores Public Private Partnership
August 28th, 2012 · Maui News [mauinow.com]
By Wendy Osher
Officials at the Maui Memorial Medical Center are exploring options for the possible creation of new public-private partnerships on Maui.
The Maui Regional System Board of Directors, Hawaii Health Systems Corporation said the intent is to improve quality and delivery of health care in Maui County
W. Maui hospital could be finished by 2015:
Prognosis assumes numerous obstacles can be overcome
The Maui News,
October 15, 2012;
By CHRIS HAMILTON
The proposed West Maui Hospital and Medical Center appears to be arising as promised after the project was shelved about a year ago when the economic meltdown knocked down the hospital's champion.
California-based developer Brian Hoyle, who owns Newport Hospital Corp., has informally teamed up with the West Maui Improvement Foundation.
West Maui Hospital and Medical Center [Feb 2013]
The West Maui Hospital and Medical Center's campus includes a Critical Access Hospital with the following services:
• 24 Hour Emergency Department
• 3 Operating Rooms
• 16 Medical Surgical Beds
• 9 Critical Care/Telemetry Beds
• Diagnostic Radiology Department
• Outpatient Services
• MRI
• CT
• Clinical Laboratory
• Clinical Pharmacy
• Social Services
West Maui Hospital and Medical Center, located in Kaanapali, Maui, is a Critical Access Hospital.
"We are targeting 2016 to open for services when the population in West Maui will be close to 80,000+ people".
(January 2015).
Debate over Proposed Maui Hospital Continues Hawaii News Now (2011)
".... That's where the proposed Malulani Health Systems, Inc. (501(c)3), comes in.
It would be proposed 40 acre site, adjacent to the Maui Research and Technology Park in Kihei.
It's been trying in vain for years to get permission in the form of a "certificate of need" or "CON" from the state to build the hospital.
The State Health Planning and Development Agency rejected both Malulani's proposal to build a $212 million private hospital in Kihei.
When he issued his decision against Malulani, SHPDA Administrator Dr. David Sakamoto said, among other things,
that a proposed second hospital would negatively impact Maui Memorial."
West Maui Hospital &
Medical Center [WEST MAUI IMPROVEMENT FOUNDATION]
"THE TIME IS NOW: Proposed Acute Emergency Care Hospital for the
residents, visitors, workers of West Maui, Hawaii"
West Maui Hospital Certificate of Need is Being Purposefully Stalled
Until After the November Election Hawaii Reporter,
By Jan Shields, 9/3/2008 8:43:16 AM
"... Maui Hospital Certificate of Need (CON) is
being purposefully stalled until after the November 4th election. If
the CON were to be denied prior to the election, it would hurt....
Therefore, SHPDA, the State Health
Planning and Development Agency, is postponing the CON.... This is the
same game that SHPDA
played with [...] Malulani, the proposed South Maui Hospital."
Task force endorses new hospital for West Maui
Honolulu Advertiser, Nov 23, 2007, by Chris Hamilton Maui News
PA'IA, Maui — The Maui Health Care Initiative Task Force, established by the state Legislature to study healthcare needs in Maui County, endorsed a hospital for West Maui
in a draft report issued Tuesday.
Group still working toward new hospital on Maui, June 25, 2011, The Maui News
"Malulani Foundation did meet with the board of a great hospital, Scripps, to ask it to purchase Maui Memorial Medical Center.
After looking closely at the situation, it declined. Members were worried about the Maui health care political situation,
Obamacare and the physical condition of the MMMC facility.
We will only be able to get a hospital system to build a new state-of-the-art hospital, not purchase MMMC. "
Malulani Foundation
Malulani Health and Medical Center will be a private, full service, state of art, 450 bed teaching hospital.
No longer will the people of Maui have to leave their island for excellent healthcare.
Malulani will welcome all Maui County patients. We will also welcome the visitors to our islands.
Association for Improved Healthcare on Maui (AIHM)
"Maui Needs Another Hospital..
THIS SITE EXPLAINS OUR PLAN FOR OBTAINING ONE.!
You will find comprehensive news, information and the status on
continuing our effort to build the much needed second hospital on Maui."
Hawaii/Pacific Basin Area Health Education Center
The GOAL of the HPB AHEC is facilitate access to an abundant supply of knowledgeable and culturally competent providers through training and recruitment partnerships that
will improve the diversity, distribution and quality of the health professions workforce.
2200 Main St.
Suite 547
Wailuku, HI 96793
Ph: (808) 270-7774
Fax: (808) 270-7935
Council On Aging (Maui County)
Meets at least every other month for the purpose of advising the County
Executive Office on Aging on needs of older persons, plans for helping
older persons, programs that service older persons, and legislation and
issues affecting older persons. The Council also advocates for the
needs of older persons, and plans and coordinates the Maui County
Senior Citizens Fair.
CARERESOURCE HAWAII
"Choices for Patients and Families:
CareResource Hawaii offer a variety of home and community health care options for people who need assistance at home
(home healthcare services including skilled nursing, personal care, social services and rehabilitative therapies)."
Branch Office Maui:
355 Hukilike Street, Suite 126
Kahului, HI 96732
Tel: 808-769-6186
Location.
Maui Adult Day Care Centers
"...can help you by providing a social daytime therapeutic program for
individuals who are frail, elderly, individuals diagnosed with
Alzheimer’s disease or other related forms of dementia, and adults who
are physically and mentally challenged."
Maui Support Groups: for Caregivers
[Contact:
Kathleen Couch,
Maui Adult Day Care Centers,
11 Mahaolu Street, Suite B,
Kahului, HI 96732;
1-808-871-5804;
kathleen@madcc.com
Maui Long Term Care Partnership [www.mauilongtermcare.org]
[since 2003]
The Maui Long Term Care Partnership is dedicated to establishing and sustaining a comprehensive, coordinated home and community-based model of services that will foster quality of life and death with dignity for the people of Maui.
Maui Long Term Care Partnership
472 Kaulana Street
Kahului, Maui, Hawaii 96732
Roselani Place
... is a senior living community in Maui, Hawaii, where
residents have the freedom to plan their own day, whether it's reading
a book in our library, visiting with friends in one of the many
beautifully decorated sitting areas or joining in on one of our many
social and recreational activities....Roselani Place offers packaged
independent and assisted living pricing with no long-term commitments.
We also offer packages for our residential memory care apartments and
short term respite stay.
University of Hawaii Center
for Aging (Manoa)
"The Center on Aging (COA) was established in 1988 to:
1) stimulate and coordinate gerontological and aging instruction, research, and community services and,
2) promote collaboration between the University and other organizations concerned with aging."
Real Choices Hawaii: Access
Disability and Long Term Care Information
"RealChoices Hawaii is designed for people of all ages and abilities. It provides eldercare and disablility information and resources that enable you to make choices that
affect your life and to help you to participate in the community in a meaningful way."
The Maui Memorial Medical Center Foundation "is a private, non-profit
501(c)(3) organization. It exists to raise funds in order to support MMMC
in its mission, development, and provision of medical care. Maui Memorial
is the only full-service, acute care hospital on Maui with sister
hospitals located in Kula and the island of Lanai."
Maui County Medical Society:
Physicians on Maui
"Physicians of Maui began reaching across generations, disciplines and
traditional medical group boundaries striving to elevate healthcare on
Maui to a higher standard of excellence. This instrument emerged as a
common medium to facilitate communication, education and kinship among
ourselves and with the larger Maui community."
Hawaii Health Information Corporation
Hawaii Health Information Corporation (HHIC) is Hawai‘i’s leading health care information organization. Our mission is to collect, analyze and disseminate statewide health
information to support efforts to continuously improve the quality and cost-efficiency of Hawai‘i’s health care services.
Tools for the Connected
Caregiver
Our Connecting Care map evolves!
Our mapping of a CONNECTING CARE system has evolved considerably over
the past few months.
University of Hawaii Telehealth Research Institute (TRI)
"...is a
research
group administered through the John A. Burns School of Medicine, Office
of the Dean.
The mission of the group is to conduct original work in the use of
telecommunications and advanced computing in the delivery of medical
care and medical education. The group serves as a resource for Hawaii
and the academic community at large."
Home rule over health care could get stronger:
House panel OKs local oversight bodies, though CON process still in place
Maui News
By CLAUDINE SAN NICOLAS, Staff Writer POSTED: February 14, 2008
The state House Health Committee unanimously approved legislation Wednesday that would give more home rule to island communities affected by proposed medical facilities
and services.
The measure advances to the House Finance Committee.
House Bill 3326, co-sponsored by state Reps. Joe Bertram III of Kihei and Angus McKelvey of Lahaina, was inspired by efforts to obtain new hospitals in South Maui and West
Maui and aimed at improving the county’s overall health care system by giving more influence over decision-making to county residents.
Maui Memorial takes purse strings, cuts ties with HHSC
Maui News,
Friday, January 11, 2008
By CLAUDINE SAN NICOLAS, Staff Writer
WAILUKU – Maui Memorial Medical Center has taken control of the money it
generates in patient services and has received $130 million in interim
and long-term financing from JPMorgan Chase Bank.
Center wins OK for new tool in cancer imaging Maui News Dec 25, 2007
The certificate for installation of the positron emission tomography and
computed tomography, also known as PET/CT or PET scan, was issued to the
new Maui Cancer Center.
Maui Residents Rally for Private Hospital Hawaii Reporter,
By Steve Warren, 1/10/2007 1:43:03 AM
More than 500 impassioned Maui residents supporting with a new, privately
run hospital on their island, met Monday, January 8, 2007, for the Kihei
Community Association. There they discussed the proposed Malulani
hospital in South Maui.
Legislature should override rejection of Maui hospital
Star Bulletin Jan 29, 2007.
Gov. Linda Lingle is asking the Legislature to authorize a second
acute-care hospital on Maui.
ANTIQUATED criteria strictly followed by the state bureaucracy are
blocking plans for a badly needed second hospital on Maui, and
legislation is needed to allow the project to proceed. Lawmakers should
grant Gov. Linda Lingle's request that they exempt the proposed hospital
from the criteria and change the rules to prevent similar snags in the
future.
Three Dead In Maui Air Ambulance Crash
Updated: March 10, 2006 12:37 PM PST
KAHULUI, Maui (KHNL) Department of Transportation officials say a Hawaii
air ambulance carrying three people has crashed on Maui, killing everyone
on board. [with videos]
American Medical Response
230 Hana Highway
Suite 10 B
Kahului, HI 96732
Phone 808-871-2153
Fax 808-871-2863
Operation Manager - Curt Morimoto MICT
Maui County EMS Medical Control - Dave Nelson MD
Maui's Air Medical Helicopter Service went in effect
September 2004. This joint venture with Pacific Helicopters
covers all of Maui County with Medical Evac 24/7 with full
ALS care.
Maui County's medical oversight is operated out of the island
of Maui's only acute care hospital. Maui Memorial Medical
Center is located in Wailuku at 221 Mahalani St.
Maui Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program
"The Hawaii Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program is funded by a cooperative agreement
with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and coordinated by the Public Health
Emergency Preparedness Branch in the Department of Health. The Branch coordinates Hawaii's
smallpox vaccination program; administers the Strategic National Stockpile plan for distribution
of emergency pharmaceuticals in case of public health emergencies; and collaborates with State
Civil Defense, the Healthcare Association of Hawaii, the County Civil
Defense Agencies, and all other related stakeholders in the development and implementation of
State and County response plans for bioterrorism and other public health emergencies."