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The Queen’s Health System Expands With ‘Ewa-based Hospital Kāhi Mōhala
‘Ewa Beach-based psychiatric hospital Kāhi Mōhala has joined The Queen’s Health System.
Hawai‘i’s only free-stand- ing not-for-profit psychiat- ric hospital has joined The Queen’s Health System. Located in ‘Ewa Beach, Kāhi Mōhala serves as a critical resource for behav- ioral health services in the local community.
cited to build on their great work,” states Jill Hoggard Green, president and CEO of The Queen’s Health Sys- tem.
integrating Kāhi Mōhala’s services with a broader continuum of local care, connecting mental and physical health services to better serve the people of Hawai‘i and their whole health,” states Mark Lin- scott, interim administrator for Kāhi Mōhala.
Established in 1983, Kāhi Mōhala sits on 14.5 acres along Old Fort Weav- er Road and is nearly a mile from The Queen’s Medical Center – West O‘ahu. It’s licensed for 88 beds and offers services including child and adolescent acute care, child and adolescent residential care, adult fo- rensic care (as patient over- flow support from Hawai‘i State Hospital) and adoles- cent partial hospitalization.
“Kāhi Mōhala translates to mean ‘a place to blos- som, open and shine.’ We appreciate the opportunity to help patients and their families continue on their path toward healing by sup- porting high-quality, com- passionate health care.”
“We are pleased to have reached an agreement with another not-for-prof- it health care organiza- tion, which has a legacy of caring for the Hawai‘i community. In the months ahead, we are committed to a seamless transition of services for our patients and their families, and we will support our employees throughout the transition process.”
Current ownership of the hospital is with the Sutter
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Health network, a health Queen’s intends to offer system based in California. employment to Kāhi Mōha- As part of the agreement, la’s 250 employees.
“Kāhi Mōhala provides essential services to our community, and we are ex-
Moving forward, The Queen’s Health System plans to further develop essential behavioral pro- grams to support and care for the needs of the com- munity, with special em- phasis on enhancing access to outdoor activities in the park-like setting.
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