The Queen’s Health Systems Acquires Former Hawaii Medical Center West Assets
The Queen’s Health Systems, corporate parent of The Queen’s Medical Center, has officially acquired the former Hawaii Medical Center (HMC) West campus from St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii. Both parties signed closing documents that enable Queen’s to acquire and open the former HMC West campus. This is the final step in the real estate transaction. The campus will be named The Queen’s Medical Center–West Oahu. Queen’s plans to open the hospital in early 2014.
St. Francis Healthcare System had sold its East (Liliha) and West campuses to Hawaii Medical Center in January 2007, but the new owners subsequently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization twice—the first time in August 2008, and again in June 2011—then began to completely wind down hospital operations at the Liliha and West campuses, starting with the closure of its emergency departments. The two HMC hospitals closed at the end of 2011. U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Robert Faris ordered the return of the hospital assets of the former Hawaii Medical Center to St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii and its affiliates On April 25, 2012. The assets included properties and equipment at both the East (Liliha) and West campuses of the former HMC.
Tripler, DOE, Queen's Partnership Extends Care to Community
Children find security in the daily routine of family life, and when this is disrupted by the long absences caused by military deployment, it can be traumatic. The purpose of Tripler Army Medical Center's SBHT (School Behavioral Health Team) Community of Practice Model is to help young children and their families cope with this and other behavioral health issues. The Queen's Medical Center has partnered with Tripler and the Hawai'i Department of Education to expand behavior health services at Wahiawa Elementary School, which currently has 572 students.
Wahiawa Elementary recently hosted a dedication ceremony of a new School-Based Behavioral Health building on its grounds; the program, which officially opened on November 1, 2011, has enrolled 27 students to date. Named "Ike Pilialoha," or "bonds of knowledge, friendship, and love," the partnership program offers a comprehensive array of interdisciplinary school-based programs and services to support the social and emotional well-being of students, families, and the community.
U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye was a special guest speaker at the dedication ceremony. The senator related that when he enlisted 69 years ago at age 18, 96% of military personnel were unmarried. "Today, 70% are married with children," he said. "That's why I'm here. This is absolutely essential. We have to realize the pain theses families have."
The Queen’s Health Systems, corporate parent of The Queen’s Medical Center, has officially acquired the former Hawaii Medical Center (HMC) West campus from St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii. Both parties signed closing documents that enable Queen’s to acquire and open the former HMC West campus. This is the final step in the real estate transaction. The campus will be named The Queen’s Medical Center–West Oahu. Queen’s plans to open the hospital in early 2014.
Children find security in the daily routine of family life, and when this is disrupted by the long absences caused by military deployment, it can be traumatic. The purpose of Tripler Army Medical Center's SBHT (School Behavioral Health Team) Community of Practice Model is to help young children and their families cope with this and other behavioral health issues. The Queen's Medical Center has partnered with Tripler and the Hawai'i Department of Education to expand behavior health services at Wahiawa Elementary School, which currently has 572 students. 
