Kona Health Center reopens

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Planned Parenthood of Hawaii will reopen the Kona Health Center on Monday, Oct. 7, with an open house at 11 a.m. and a blessing at noon at the center at 75-184 Hualalai Road, Suite 205. The Kona Health Center will begin serving patients that afternoon.

Planned Parenthood of Hawaii will reopen the Kona Health Center on Monday, Oct. 7, with an open house at 11 a.m. and a blessing at noon at the center at 75-184 Hualalai Road, Suite 205. The Kona Health Center will begin serving patients that afternoon.

“We celebrate the reopening of the Kona Health Center because it means that more people living on the island of Hawaii will have access to a trusted health care provider, an informed educator, a passionate advocate, and a community partner,” noted Planned Parenthood of Hawaii CEO Andrea Anderson.

The Kona Health Center will be open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and will offer the following services: well-woman exams, including Pap smears, pelvic and breast exams; HPV testing; low or no cost birth control, including pills, shots, patches, rings, Mirena, Paragard, Nexplanon, diaphragm, sponges, condoms, emergency contraception; abnormal Pap follow-up, including colposcopy and LEEP; pregnancy testing; options counseling; ultrasound, and many other services.