Hawaii Pacific Health in Honolulu is planning on the redevelopment of the Straub Benioff Medical Center and has received $4 million from the Hawaii Medical Service Association to fund the project. It's HMSA's largest gift to HPH and the first to Straub Benioff.
Phase one of the redevelopment project is well underway. Construction crews are currently working on the Parking Building that will more than triple the number of stalls of the existing Straub Benioff parking structure.
The top of the new building will also feature a new meeting and conference center, which will be named in recognition of HMSA.
"Hawaii Pacific Health and HMSA share a common goal to create healthier communities by providing high-quality medical care for Hawaii residents and improving the social, economic and environmental factors in our state that affect an individual's health," said Ray Vara, Hawaii Pacific Health president and CEO.
WHAT'S THE IMPACT
The Parking Building, like the rest of the new 700,000-square-foot campus, was designed for patients, employees and the community, the system said. The conference center will be a hub for Straub Benioff and HPH teams to collaborate on patient care.
The space will also be used to educate students, medical staff and the community to promote health and well-being. In addition to the conference center, the rooftop will have a garden and employee fitness center.
The next phase of construction will include demolishing the existing Straub Benioff parking structure and building the multistory Medical Tower. It will feature an expanded emergency department, larger patient and operating rooms as well as more flexible spaces, the system said.
The final two phases of the redevelopment project include renovating the existing medical center and redesigning the porte cochere along South King Street.
"The conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live and age have a huge impact on health," said HMSA President and CEO Dr. Mark M. Mugiishi. "That's why we're excited to partner with Hawaii Pacific Health."
THE LARGER TREND
A number of hospital improvement projects have been announced or started this year. Sutter Health, for example, is planning a significant $1 billion investment to construct a flagship campus in the city of Emeryville, part of an expansion of services in California's East Bay, the system said in February.
A couple of months later, AdventHealth said construction would soon begin on its Cancer Institute at Winter Garden, a $43.2 million investment from AdventHealth designed as a response to the growing demand for cancer care in the West Orange and South Lake counties of Florida.
Last week, AdventHeath said it's putting more than $1 billion into its Orlando campus, with the funds earmarked for construction of a new 14-story patient tower as well as expanded services.
Jeff Lagasse is editor of Healthcare Finance News.
Email: jlagasse@himss.org
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