Aloha and Welcome
Comfort, convenience and quality care are close to home.
Our philosophy: Each person that comes through our door is treated like ohana.
Aloha and welcome to Kona Community Hospital's new and improved website.
We are a 94-bed full-service acute care hospital with 24-hour emergency services, proudly serving the West Hawaii community. For nearly 100 years we have been caring for the people of West Hawaii. Adding more and more services, we have constantly improved our abilities to serve our residents and visitors whenever they are in need. We are your friends and neighbors, here to help through trying times and happy moments, through crisis and celebrations. As your community hospital, you can count on us. We take pride that every patient that comes through our door is treated like "ohana."
Our staff includes over 400 highly skilled employees and 100 medical staff practitioners, many who have been with our hospital for over 20 years. Along with our professional and experienced staff, we have many volunteers and affiliates that support our hospital. We also are one of the largest employers in West Hawaii.
Recent accolades and accomplishments include the 2010 Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce Pualu Business Innovation Award, voted Best Hospital in West Hawaii in the 2010 West Hawaii Today poll, 2010 American Heart Association's Silver Performance Award in Heart Failure, 3rd Place in HMSA's HQSR Heart Program, and the first hospital on the Big Island to begin the Level III Trauma Center designation process on January 1, 2010.
We are a private, public benefit health care facility accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations.
** Mission Statement **
Providing and enhancing accessible, comprehensive health-care services to our community that are: quality-driven, customer-focused and cost-effective.
** Vision **
Be the Provider of Choice for the Community.
Be the Employer of Choice for Our Staff.
Be the System of Choice for Our Medical Staff.
** Values **
Integrity - We act openly and truthfully in everything we do.
Collaboration - We work together cooperatively, recognizing that our combined efforts exceed what we can accomplish individually.
Caring - We treat those we serve with concern, kindness and respect.
Commitment - We are dedicated to provide excellence in every aspect of our work.
Innovation - We believe that new ideas and timely access to information will lead to better health care.
Community - We recognize and respect the importance of our community's health care needs.