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NEWS: Bringing a Hospital to West Maui
LAND USE COMMISSION REFERS REZONING REQUEST
FOR HOSPITAL TO COUNTY PLANING COMMISSION
By CLAUDINE SAN NICOLAS, Staff Writer, Maui
News
Wailuku , March 1, 2007 – Maui County Council
members renewed support for a West Maui hospital Wednesday by unanimously
recommending approval of a resolution to get governmental reviews
started for the project.
Complete
story in Maui News
MALULANI HOSPITAL IS RIGHT HOSPITAL FOR
RIGHT TIME
BUT IN WRONG PLACE, WEST MAUI ADVOCATES SAY
Lahaina, July 19, 2006- The proposed Malulani
Hospital on Maui that would compete with the state's Maui Memorial
Medical Center is the right hospital at the right time but in the
wrong place, President Joe Pluta of the West Maui Improvement Foundation
said today upon issuing a statement for tomorrows hearing before
the state's Certificate of Need Review panel. (pdf)
Emergency Care Physician
Revews Hospital Plans
By CLAUDINE SAN NICOLAS, Staff Writer, Maui
News
LAHAINA, Feb 24,, 2006-- A physician who
is also a potential investor in the proposed West Maui hospital
is looking at reconfiguring plans by offering a combination of acute
care beds and space for long-term care patients. That possible change
surfaced during a presentation by Dr. Phil Fagan, a California-based
emergency care physician, who came on board just five months ago
with a group interested in investing in and operating the proposed
West Maui hospital.
Complete Maui News story.
West Maui Hospital Site
Plan Completed
By CLAUDINE SAN NICOLAS, Staff Writer, Maui
News
LAHAINA, JULY 23, 2005--The West Maui Improvement
Foundation has drawn a picture of its dream for a hospital in Lahaina...Officials
revealed the plans Friday, calling its completion a milestone in
its drive to secure approval for land zoning changes to build the
proposed West Maui Hospital.
Complete Maui
News Story
WMIF Asks Maui Memorial
to Clarify Plans for West Maui
LAHAINA-February 7, 2005-Moving to bring some
clarity to proposals for new health care facilities, the West Maui
Improvement Foundation has invited Wesley Lo, chief executive officer
of Maui Memorial Medical Center, to respond to a series of questions
it says are key to understanding how each might play a role in providing
acute emergency care to residents and visitors.
Complete Release
West Maui hospital leader Pluta
calls for meeting of the minds
By CLAUDINE SAN NICOLAS, Staff Writer, Maui
News
LAHAINA January 13, 2005- The leader of an
effort to provide a West Maui hospital is calling for a "Health
Care Summit" involving all county, state and private parties planning
facilities on the island. Joe Pluta, who heads the West Maui Improvement
Foundation, said community and medical leaders need "to agree on
a single solution to offering better health care for the 50,000
residents and tourists present daily in West Maui." Maui
News Complete Story
Critical Delays
By ILIMA LOOMIS, Staff Writer
Maui Memorial Chief ExecutiveOfficer
Wesley Lo said the hospital has “had issues” with air ambulance
delays for some time. Complete Story.
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