#maui hospital transition

This team of 10 attorneys worked to transfer the delivery of health care services for Maui Region facilities from Hawai‘i Health Systems Corporation to Kaiser Permanente-Maui Health Systems.

Effective Nov. 1, 2017, Maui Health System will no longer collect fees for private postpartum rooms at the Maui Memorial Medical Center.

“While I’m happy to hear the rate increase will be delayed for my own birth, I’m disappointed to hear that in six months it will be going back up again,” one expectant mom tells Maui Now.

The cost for a postpartum private room at the Maui Memorial Medical Center increased 350% during the transition, from $150 to $672. It’s one of the questions…

Today, the hospital begins working through a long list of priorities – expanding stroke, cardiovascular, orthopedics and trauma programs, reducing ER wait times

Dr. David Ulin, Chief Medical Director, Maui Health System provides some insight into what Maui residents can expect as the transition takes place on July 1st.

A lawsuit relating to benefits for employees at the Maui Region hospitals was dismissed on Monday, less than two weeks ahead of the July 1st hospital transition to Kaiser.

The Kula Community Association hosts a community meeting this Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at the Kula Community Center, focused on changes to Maui’s health care.

The Maui Memorial Medical Center is on track to transition to Kaiser on July 1, 2017, in just 3 months as part of a public/private partnership approved by…

Senator Rosalyn Baker and Rep. McKelvey will hold a Legislative Town Hall Meeting on Jan. 16, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the West Maui Senior Center in Lahaina.

The Hawaiʻi Health Systems Corporation’s Maui Region issued a followup announcement saying they still have openings for permanent full time and part time positions at all of their health care facilities in Maui County.

Maui Region Board Chair Avery Chumbley said, “While our transition may be delayed, we have much to do in the interim,” and committed to a July 1, 2017 transition date.

Maui hospital executives requested up to $5.65 million as they deal with a one year transition delay of Hawaiʻi Health Systems Maui Region hospitals to Maui Health System, LLC, a Kaiser Permanente affiliated hospital system.

Lawmakers will examine the state of healthcare and hospital services on Maui, resulting from the delayed transition of the Maui Region hospitals to Kaiser.

Hawaiʻi Health Systems Corporation Maui Region CEO, Wesley Lo announced today that he will resign effective at the close of business on Oct. 31, 2016.

After facing what they called a “dismal outlook” of the hospitals’ operations without a public-private partnership, the Hawai‘i Health Systems – Maui Region’s Board of Directors decided in an afternoon meeting today, to enact phased closures of beds and potential hospital services.

Kaiser Permanente has stated that it will not be able to transition to take over operations of the Maui Region until July 1, 2017.

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals today issued an order dissolving an injunction that had temporarily barred certain transition activities relating to Maui Memorial Medical Center, Kula Hospital and Lānʻai Communty Hospital.

An agreement between the administration and the United Public Workers Union has been reached, allowing the Maui hospital to reengage in the transition process with Kaiser.

An agreement between the administration and the UPW could be reached soon, allowing the Maui hospital to reengage in the transition process with Kaiser.