Report Title:

Molokai General Hospital; Appropriation

Description:

Makes appropriation for Molokai General Hospital to provide financial support for operating costs for fiscal year 2003-2004.

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

844

TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2003

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

making an appropriation for molokai general hospital.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Molokai General Hospital is the only hospital on the island of Molokai, and serves a population of approximately seven thousand residents. The hospital is a thirty-bed facility with fourteen acute care and sixteen long-term care beds. It provides twenty-four hour emergency care, urgent care, acute medical and pediatric inpatient care, low risk midwifery care, radiology services, ultrasound services, laboratory services, respiratory therapy, and physical therapy.

Although Molokai General Hospital is not a state hospital, it receives a monthly subsidy from the State as a community hospital, and also receives aid from the county of Maui and federal grants and contracts. Molokai General Hospital receives most of its financial and management support from being a subsidiary of Queen's Health Systems. However, because of the Queen's Health Systems' recent decrease in revenues and their decision to downsize, Molokai General Hospital's financial support has been severely affected. Thus, Molokai General Hospital must rely on increased financial support from the State, the county of Maui, and federal grants.

The purpose of this Act is to provide financial support to Molokai General Hospital for its operating costs.

SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $ , or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2003-2004, for the operating costs of Molokai General Hospital.

SECTION 3. The sum appropriated shall be expended by the Hawaii health systems corporation for the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2003.

INTRODUCED BY:

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