Queen’s explores buying Hawaii Medical Center West Queen’s explores buying Hawaii Medical Center West ADVERTISING HONOLULU (AP) — The parent company of The Queen’s Medical Center is exploring the possibility of buying and reopening Hawaii Medical Center West, the hospital
Queen’s explores buying Hawaii Medical Center West
HONOLULU (AP) — The parent company of The Queen’s Medical Center is exploring the possibility of buying and reopening Hawaii Medical Center West, the hospital in Ewa Beach that closed last year after declaring bankruptcy.
The Queen’s Health Systems said Friday it signed a letter-of-intent and confidentiality agreement with St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii, which owns the Oahu facility.
Queen’s will determine the feasibility of re-establishing the West Oahu hospital campus as an acute care hospital.
West Oahu has been without a hospital since Hawaii Medical Center West closed. The facility’s closure has also put pressure on other emergency rooms around the island.
St. Francis Healthcare System sold its two hospitals to Hawaii Medical Center in January 2007. Hawaii Medical Center later went bankrupt.
