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HI HR156
Resolution
Status
3/6/2020
Primary Sponsor
John Mizuno
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AI Summary
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Hawaii currently faces a shortage of over 800 active physicians, with shortages particularly severe in rural areas such as North Kohala on the Big Island.
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The University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine plans to expand to Maui to enroll up to six students per year, based on evidence that physicians tend to practice where they trained.
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The House recognizes and supports a collaborative rural health care delivery hub plan involving the Hamakua-Kohala Health Center, John A. Burns School of Medicine, The Queen's Health Systems, and the state to address physician shortages in rural areas.
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The proposed hub would include a clinic, dormitory, classrooms, and research infrastructure to develop culturally sensitive rural health care programs and train physicians for rural practice.
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Certified copies of the resolution shall be transmitted to the Director of Health, Healthcare Association of Hawaii, The Queen's Health Systems, Hamakua-Kohala Health Center, and the John A. Burns School of Medicine Dean.
Legislative Description
Recognizing And Supporting Ongoing Collaborative Efforts To Produce A Rural Health Care Delivery Hub Plan To Address The Physician Shortage And Improve Health Care In Rural Areas.
Healthcare, Rural Areas, Healthcare Delivery Hub Plan
Last Action
This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Tuesday 03-17-20 8:30AM in conference room 329.
3/16/2020