** About Us **
The Hilo Medical Center is the largest facility in the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation in addition to being one of the largest employers in Hilo. Established in 1897, the Hilo Medical Center has grown from a 10 bed hospital to the present facility of 279 licensed beds, including a 20 bed psychiatric unit, a separate 112 bed licensed extended care facility and an accredited home care agency. Also on site are the Liberty Dialysis Center, the Veteran’s Administration Community-Based Outpatient clinic, Hawaii Pacific Oncology Center, and Hawaii’s first State Veterans Home.
The Hilo Medical Center provides a complete range of inpatient, outpatient, and emergency care services for residents and visitors of East Hawaii. Services include critical care, internal medicine, obstetrics, oncology, pediatrics, inpatient and outpatient surgery, ambulatory care, home care, psychiatric, and extended care services. Health education, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and social services are also offered.
** Mission Statement **
The East Hawaii Region: Improving our community’s health through exceptional and compassionate care.
** Vision Statement **
Our passion and concern for the communities we serve are demonstrated by our commitment to provide comprehensive and cost effective health programs close to home; by using efficient systems for high quality, compassionate care; by using the latest technologies; and by building a regional network of appropriate safety net health services to support our patients, their families and their care providers.
** Values **
* Respect
“We treat everyone with the highest professionalism and dignity. Rudeness is never acceptable.”
* Mindfulness
“We work with the right attitude. We are accountable and take responsibility for our actions.”
* Integrity
“We do the right thing, at the right time, to the right person, for the right reason.”
* Trust
“We work together to maintain the highest performance standards and strive for the trust of our community.”
