WHO:
Representative
John Mizuno, Chair, House Committee on Health
WHAT:
Informational
Briefing to review viable options for smart growth for medical facilities,
especially in rural areas of the State
WHEN:
Thursday,
January 30
10:15 a.m.
WHERE:
Hawaiʻi
State Capitol
Room 329
Honolulu,
Hawaiʻi
–The House Committee on Health will hold an informational briefing to review
viable options for smart growth for medical facilities, especially in rural
areas of the State at 10:15 a.m. Jan. 30 in room 329 at the State Capitol.
In Hawaiʻi, the Health Resources and
Services Administration reported that the counties of Hawaiʻi and Mauʻi each have an average deficiency
of 25 full-time healthcare service professionals, while the county of Kauaʻi has a shortage of 13 full-time
healthcare service professionals. These shortages are expected to worsen
as physicians and nurses working in rural areas retire faster than new
healthcare recruits can replace them.
Simultaneously, the population in
the State's rural areas has increased in recent years, even as the State's
overall population has seen a decline. These two factors combined will
lead to a worsening of the ratio between healthcare professionals to
patients. The legislature recognizes that as this ratio worsens, so may
patient quality of care.
The
rationale for imposing market entry controls is that regulation, grounded in
community-based planning, will result in more appropriate allocation and
distribution of health care resources and, thereby, help assure access to care,
maintain or improve quality, and help control health care capital spending.
Invited to
participate:
Department
of Health, State Health Planning and Development Agency
Healthcare
Association of Hawaii
National
Kidney Foundation of Hawaii
Liberty
Dialysis-Hawaii
US Renal
Care
No
public testimony will be accepted.
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