Hawaii 2022 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SR148 Compare Versions

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1	1	THE SENATE S.R. NO. 148 THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022 STATE OF HAWAII SENATE RESOLUTION requesting the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation to create a plan for the KaŪ Hospital to incorporate modern computed tomography equipment by July 1, 2024.
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3	3	THE SENATE S.R. NO. 148
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7	7	THE SENATE
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13	13	THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022
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29	29	SENATE RESOLUTION
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35	35	requesting the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation to create a plan for the KaŪ Hospital to incorporate modern computed tomography equipment by July 1, 2024.
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41	41	WHEREAS, Kaū Hospital was built by the State in 1971 and is the only hospital in the Kaū District in Southern Hawaii Island, an area approximately the size of Oahu; and WHEREAS, in 1997 when Hawaii Health Systems Corporation (HHSC) was formed, Kaū Hospital became one of HHSC's facilities; and WHEREAS, in 2001, Kaū Hospital achieved critical access hospital status, a federal designation given to small rural hospitals that provide essential emergency and acute services in remote areas to assist them with the financial challenges associated with their size and isolation; and WHEREAS, the district of Kaū is considered a medically underserved area; and WHEREAS, Kaū Hospital is the only hospital in the district that provides x-ray services; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-first Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2022, that HHSC is requested to create a plan for the Kaū Hospital to incorporate modern computed tomography equipment by July 1, 2024; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the plan to incorporate modern computed tomography equipment is requested to include: (1) A list of appropriate tomography equipment to be purchased and installed; (2) The estimated total cost of purchase and installation; and (3) The estimated timetable for purchase and installation of the equipment; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that HHSC is requested to submit a report of the plan to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2023; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the Chair of the Board of Directors of Hawaii Health Systems Corporation. OFFERED BY: _____________________________ Report Title: Kau Hospital; Medical Services; Hawaii Health Systems Corporation
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43	43	WHEREAS, Kaū Hospital was built by the State in 1971 and is the only hospital in the Kaū District in Southern Hawaii Island, an area approximately the size of Oahu; and
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47	47	WHEREAS, in 1997 when Hawaii Health Systems Corporation (HHSC) was formed, Kaū Hospital became one of HHSC's facilities; and
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51	51	WHEREAS, in 2001, Kaū Hospital achieved critical access hospital status, a federal designation given to small rural hospitals that provide essential emergency and acute services in remote areas to assist them with the financial challenges associated with their size and isolation; and
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55	55	WHEREAS, the district of Kaū is considered a medically underserved area; and
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59	59	WHEREAS, Kaū Hospital is the only hospital in the district that provides x-ray services; now, therefore,
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63	63	BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-first Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2022, that HHSC is requested to create a plan for the Kaū Hospital to incorporate modern computed tomography equipment by July 1, 2024; and
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67	67	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the plan to incorporate modern computed tomography equipment is requested to include:
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71	71	(1) A list of appropriate tomography equipment to be purchased and installed;
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75	75	(2) The estimated total cost of purchase and installation; and
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79	79	(3) The estimated timetable for purchase and installation of the equipment; and
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83	83	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that HHSC is requested to submit a report of the plan to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2023; and
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87	87	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the Chair of the Board of Directors of Hawaii Health Systems Corporation.
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95	95	OFFERED BY: _____________________________
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109	109	Kau Hospital; Medical Services; Hawaii Health Systems Corporation