Wahiawa General Hospital

What Wahiawa General Hospital does

Wahiawa General Hospital was a nonprofit community hospital founded in 1944 and operated by the Wahiawa Hospital Association in Wahiawa, Hawaii, serving the Central Oahu and North Shore communities. The hospital was the sole emergency care provider in a catchment where the nearest alternative hospitals were approximately a 30-minute drive away, making its Emergency Department — handling more than 20,000 patient visits per year — the primary admissions source and core revenue engine. Its service portfolio spanned acute/critical care, a Medical Telemetry Unit, cardiopulmonary services, diagnostic imaging, a clinical laboratory, outpatient rehabilitation, and the 93-bed Wahiawa Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (WNRC) for long-term skilled nursing. Surgical services, obstetrics/gynecology, and home health were discontinued by 2017-2019 as part of a multi-year rationalization, and WNRC was closed in 2022; the hospital itself ceased operations in 2024.

Revenue was generated almost entirely through fee-for-service patient care reimbursed by Medicare and Medicaid — approximately 85% of patients were public-payer covered, materially higher than the 50-60% mix typical of peer rural hospitals — supplemented by state grants (a $1M legislative grant in 2019) and philanthropic donations (a $100K Central Pacific Bank Foundation COVID-19 grant in 2020). Operations were managed by the Texas-based Community Hospital Corporation, and the hospital pursued a planned relocation via a 2021 joint venture with Queen's Health Systems and Castle and Cooke Hawaii to develop the Koa Ridge Health and Wellness Campus. The hospital reported net income in the red for seven of the ten years preceding closure, with CMS reimbursement penalties (sub-1% annual cuts for excess rehospitalizations and hospital-acquired conditions) compounding structural pressure on the rural-facility cost base.

Name

Wahiawa General Hospital

Legal name

Wahiawa General Hospital

Website

https://wahiawageneral.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1944

Operating status

Closed

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Wahiawa General Hospital was a nonprofit community hospital founded in 1944 in Wahiawa, Hawaii, providing emergency, acute, and skilled nursing care to Central Oahu and North Shore residents before ceasing operations in 2024.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110), Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (623110)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAFAAAB

Community & Regional General Hospitals

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Acute Care Hospitals & Health Systems

SECONDARYHLAFAAAG

Critical Access & Rural Hospitals

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Acute Care Hospitals & Health Systems

Keywords

• Community hospital services
• Emergency medical care
• Skilled nursing care
• Outpatient diagnostic services
• Long-term rehabilitation

Headquarters

HQ city

Wahiawa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Patient Care Services: Fee-for-service healthcare delivery including emergency department visits, inpatient care, outpatient services, and skilled nursing. The hospital served over 20,000 patients annually with approximately 85% covered by Medicaid or Medicare.
2. Grants and Donations: Received financial support through grants and donations from foundations and the state to sustain operations as a rural hospital.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Wahiawa General Hospital was a community nonprofit hospital providing 24/7 emergency medical services, acute and critical inpatient care, outpatient diagnostic and rehabilitation services, and long-term skilled nursing care to Central Oahu and North Shore communities. Its emergency department served over 20,000 patients annually and functioned as the primary admission source, with approximately 85% of patients covered by Medicaid or Medicare.

Product overview

Wahiawa General Hospital was a community hospital providing both inpatient and outpatient healthcare services to Central Oahu and North Shore communities. The hospital offered a coordinated portfolio of services centered around its Emergency Department (the primary admissions source), Critical Care, and Medical Telemetry Unit for inpatient care. Outpatient services included Cardiopulmonary, Diagnostic Imaging, Laboratory, and Outpatient Rehabilitation. The hospital also operated the Wahiawa Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (WNRC) for long-term skilled nursing care. Surgical Services were discontinued in May 2019. The hospital partnered with Queen's Health System and the Hawaii Department of Health for COVID-19 response services. The hospital closed in 2024 after more than seven decades of service.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Department 24/7 emergency medical services providing care for acute and critical patient needs; served as the primary admissions source for the hospital.
• Critical Care Intensive care unit providing close monitoring and treatment for patients with severe or life-threatening conditions.
• Medical Telemetry Unit Inpatient monitoring unit for patients requiring continuous cardiac monitoring and telemetry observation.
• Diagnostic Imaging Medical imaging services including X-rays, MRIs, and other diagnostic imaging for outpatient and inpatient needs.
• Laboratory Clinical laboratory services providing bloodwork and other medical testing for patients.
• Cardiopulmonary Services Heart and lung diagnostic and treatment services including cardiac monitoring and pulmonary function testing.
• Outpatient Rehabilitation Services Physical, occupational, and speech therapy services provided on an outpatient basis.
• Wahiawa Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (WNRC) Long-term and skilled nursing care facility with 93 beds for residents requiring extended medical care and rehabilitation.
• COVID-19 Testing and Vaccine Services Free COVID-19 testing and vaccination clinics operated in partnership with the Hawaii Department of Health and Queen's Health System.

Quantifiable outcome

• Emergency department serves over 20,000 patients per year
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Queen's Health SystemscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021The Wahiawa Hospital Association partnered with The Queen's Health Systems and Castle and Cooke Hawaii to create a state-of-the-art healthcare campus as part of the Koa Ridge master development plan. The partnership aims to provide increased access to health and wellness needs of Central Oahu and North Shore communities.
• Castle and Cooke HawaiicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Partnered with Wahiawa Hospital Association and Queen's Health Systems for the Koa Ridge Health and Wellness Campus Project as part of the master development plan.
• Koa Ridge Healthcare GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Joint venture between Wahiawa Hospital Association and a conglomerate of experts in architecture, engineering, master planning, design and construction to develop the Koa Ridge healthcare campus.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Strengths3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/WahiawaGeneral
• Facebookfacebook.com/WahiawaGeneralHospital
• Instagraminstagram.com/wahiawageneralhospital
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wahiawa-general-hospital

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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