Kona Community Hospital

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Name :

Kona Community Hospital

Address  :

79-1019 Haukapila Street

Town  :

Kealakekua

State  :

Hawaii

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

96750

Phone  :

808 322 9311

Fax  :

808 322 4488

Web URL  :

Available

Email  :

kch@hhsc.org
Specialization
  • Family Practice
  • General Surgeon
  • Internal Medicine
  • Oncologist
  • Orthopedics
  • Psychiatrist
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 94

Description
Aloha and Welcome
Comfort convenience and quality care are close to home

Our philosophy Each person that comes through our door is treated like ohana

Aloha and welcome to Kona Community Hospitals new and improved website

We are a 94bed fullservice acute care hospital with 24hour emergency services proudly serving the West Hawaii community For nearly 100 years we have been caring for the people of West Hawaii Adding more and more services we have constantly improved our abilities to serve our residents and visitors whenever they are in need We are your friends and neighbors here to help through trying times and happy moments through crisis and celebrations As your community hospital you can count on us We take pride that every patient that comes through our door is treated like quotohanaquot

Our staff includes over 400 highly skilled employees and 100 medical staff practitioners many who have been with our hospital for over 20 years Along with our professional and experienced staff we have many volunteers and affiliates that support our hospital We also are one of the largest employers in West Hawaii

Recent accolades and accomplishments include the 2010 KonaKohala Chamber of Commerce Pualu Business Innovation Award voted Best Hospital in West Hawaii in the 2010 West Hawaii Today poll 2010 American Heart Associations Silver Performance Award in Heart Failure 3rd Place in HMSAs HQSR Heart Program and the first hospital on the Big Island to begin the Level III Trauma Center designation process on January 1 2010

We are a private public benefit health care facility accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations

Mission Statement
Providing and enhancing accessible comprehensive healthcare services to our community that are qualitydriven customerfocused and costeffective

Vision
Be the Provider of Choice for the Community
Be the Employer of Choice for Our Staff
Be the System of Choice for Our Medical Staff

Values
Integrity We act openly and truthfully in everything we do

Collaboration We work together cooperatively recognizing that our combined efforts exceed what we can accomplish individually

Caring We treat those we serve with concern kindness and respect

Commitment We are dedicated to provide excellence in every aspect of our work

Innovation We believe that new ideas and timely access to information will lead to better health care

Community We recognize and respect the importance of our communitys health care needs
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