HI HB653

Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to assist Hawai'i Pacific Health in financing renovation and construction of health care facilities

Hawaii Pacific Health is the State's largest non-profit health care provider operating four hospitals and forty-nine outpatient clinics with over 5,400 employees and 1,300 physicians on staff

Bonds would fund the first phase of the Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children Master Plan to meet patient needs in a cost-effective manner

Committee on Health received supporting testimony from Hawai'i Pacific Health and Healthcare Association of Hawaii, with comments from Department of Budget and Finance

Committee recommends passage and referral to Committee on Ways and Means