By Staff Reports
(Honolulu)– The Queen’s Health Systems (Queen’s), corporate parent of The Queen’s Medical Center, announced today that it has officially acquired the former Hawaii Medical Center (HMC) West campus from St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii.
Both parties to this transaction have 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.
“Transferring the ownership of the West Oahu hospital assets to Queen’s is an important milestone for St. Francis,” said Jerry Correa, President and Chief Executive Officer of St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii. “We recognize the critical need to reopen hospital and emergency services in West Oahu. We believe Queen’s solid track record of quality care and thorough understanding of Hawaii’s culture and the health needs of the local community make it ideally suited to operate the West Hospital. We have a deep appreciation for their mission.”
“The Queen’s Medical Center is looking forward to working together with the West Oahu community to open the campus as The Queen’s Medical Center – West Oahu to provide needed healthcare services,” said Art Ushijima, President of The Queen’s Medical Center. “We are committed to being good partners and good neighbors to build a healthcare facility the people of West Oahu will be proud to support and utilize. Founded in 1859 by Queen Emma and King Kamehameha IV, Queen’s has served its mission of providing quality healthcare services for over 153 years. We look forward to serving the people of West Oahu with the same standard of excellence that has been the foundation of our founders’ values and vision.”
Queen’s says the acquisition of the land and facilities along with planned improvements will exceed $70 million. Major improvements at The Queen’s Medical Center – West Oahu campus will include an expansion and modernization of emergency, surgical and imaging services. Further terms of the agreement are confidential.
St. Francis Healthcare System continues to operate its other non-hospital based services, including hospice care in people’s homes islandwide, at nursing homes, and its own inpatient hospice centers in Nuuanu and the Ewa campus; home health on Oahu and Kauai; bathing and personal grooming services and other services.
On April 25, 2012, 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. The assets include properties and equipment at both the East (Liliha) and West campuses of the former Hawaii Medical Center.
St. Francis Healthcare System sold the hospitals to Hawaii Medical Center in January 2007. Hawaii Medical Center subsequently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization twice; the first time in August 2008, and again in June 2011.
Hawaii Medical Center began to wind down the hospital operations at the two campuses in Liliha and Ewa, starting with the closure of its emergency departments in December 2011. Hawaii Medical Center officially closed at the end of 2011.
For future updates about the The Queen’s Medical Center – West Oahu campus, please visit www.queens.org The public is also invited to call The Queen’s Medical Center – West Oahu infoline for inquiries and updates. The telephone number is