Hale Ho'ola Hamakua

What Hale Ho'ola Hamakua does

Hale Ho'ola Hamakua (formerly Honoka'a Hospital) is a 77-bed Critical Access Hospital located in Honoka'a on Hawaii Island, operated as part of the East Hawaii Region of Hawaii Health Systems Corporation (HHSC), a public entity established by the State of Hawai'i in 1996. The hospital provides 24/7 emergency services, acute inpatient care, outpatient clinic visits, laboratory, and imaging to residents of the rural Hamakua Coast community. It is one of four hospitals in the East Hawaii Region, which collectively operates Hilo Benioff Medical Center (166-bed Level III Trauma Center), Ka'u Hospital (21-bed Critical Access Hospital), Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home (95 beds), and the East Hawaii Health Clinics network, with a regional workforce of approximately 1,600 employees and 250 physicians/advanced practice providers spanning 33 specialties. Regional volume includes 55,000+ ED visits, 930-950 births, and 50,000+ patients served annually.

Name

Hale Ho'ola Hamakua

Legal name

Hale Ho'ola Hamakua

Website

https://honokaahospital.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Hale Ho'ola Hamakua is a 77-bed Critical Access Hospital in Honoka'a, Hawaii, operated as part of the East Hawaii Region of Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, providing 24/7 emergency, acute inpatient, and outpatient care to rural Hamakua Coast residents and visitors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rural Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062)

akta.pro primary industry

Private/For-Profit Hospital Systems (HLAFAAAF)

Keywords

• Rural healthcare services
• Emergency medical services
• Acute inpatient care
• Critical access hospital
• Outpatient clinic services

Headquarters

HQ city

Honokaa

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: Hale Ho'ola Hamakua generates revenue through patient care services including emergency department visits, inpatient acute care, outpatient clinics, laboratory services, imaging services, and pharmacy. Revenue is received from insurance payers, government programs (Medicare, Medicaid), and self-pay patients with financial assistance available.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hale Ho'ola Hamakua (Honoka'a Hospital) is a 77-bed Critical Access Hospital that provides 24/7 emergency department services, acute inpatient care, outpatient clinics, laboratory, and imaging services to the rural Hamakua Coast community on Hawaii Island. It is part of the East Hawaii Region of Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, a public entity established by the State of Hawai'i, and shares medical staff, specialists, and technology with Hilo Benioff Medical Center and the broader network of clinics.

Product overview

Hale Ho'ola Hamakua (Honoka'a Hospital) is part of the East Hawaii Region of Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, a public healthcare system. The system consists of multiple hospitals including Hilo Benioff Medical Center (166 beds, the flagship acute care hospital and Level III Trauma Center), Ka'u Hospital (21 beds Critical Access Hospital), Honoka'a Hospital (77 beds Critical Access Hospital), and Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home (95 beds). The East Hawaii Health Clinics network provides primary and specialty outpatient care across Hilo, Puna, and Ka'u Districts. The hospitals offer comprehensive inpatient services including emergency care (55,000+ ER visits annually), intensive care, surgical services with DaVinci robotics, cardiac care with catheterization labs, stroke care, maternity services (~950 births/year), and behavioral health (Hale Ho'ola 12-bed psychiatric unit). Diagnostic capabilities include advanced imaging (640-slice CT, MRI, angiography) and laboratory services. The system also provides rehabilitation therapy, pharmacy services, TeleHealth, and operates the Hawaii Island Family Medicine Residency program for physician training.

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Functional benefit

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UCSF HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 March 2024Deep clinical partnership connecting East Hawaii healthcare facilities with UCSF Health in San Francisco. UCSF will expand support for Hawai'i patients needing specialist care in oncology, neurology, and other areas, bringing specialized care closer to home for Hawaii residents.
• Clinical Laboratories of HawaiicoreTechnology or IntegrationMedical laboratory testing company offering full range of anatomical and clinical tests for Hawaii's medical community, serving the East Hawaii Region hospitals and clinics.
• Hawaii Emergency Physicians Associated (HEPA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded in 1971 by three physicians to improve emergency medical care quality in Hawaii. HEPA physicians staff emergency rooms at Hilo Benioff Medical Center, Honokaa Hospital, and Kau Hospital.
• Hawaii Radiologic AssociatescoreTechnology or IntegrationLeading radiology group on the Big Island of Hawaii with locations on East and West sides, providing diagnostic and interventional imaging services including MRI, CT, Ultrasound, and X-ray.
• MEDITECHcoreTechnology or IntegrationElectronic Health Record platform provider enabling patient records to follow patients from physician office to hospital to home-based care with digital access for patients and providers.
• Mid Pacific HospitalistsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeam of Board Certified Internal Medicine and Family Practice physicians caring for Hawaii's inpatients, working collaboratively with HEPA physicians for seamless hospitalization.
• Hawaii Pacific HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLargest nonprofit healthcare organization in Hawaii, receiving $100 million from Benioffs for Straub Medical Center renovation. Jointly working with East Hawaii Region on healthcare expansion.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kuakini Medical Center: Nonprofit acute care hospital in Honolulu offering general medical, surgical, and specialty services. Comparable as a community-hospital peer in Hawaii with overlapping service lines and similar patient demographics, despite urban location.
• Kona Community Hospital: HHSC West Hawaii Region facility on Hawaii Island providing acute care, emergency, and specialty services. Most direct peer — sibling HHSC public hospital system on the same island, offering identical service mix and competing for the same Hawaii Island patient population.
• The Queen's Health Systems: Largest private nonprofit hospital system in Hawaii, operating The Queen's Medical Center and multiple neighbor-island facilities. Direct comparable as another multi-hospital Hawaiian health system providing general medical, surgical, and specialty services, competing for the same patient population and specialty talent.
• Hawaii Pacific Health: Largest nonprofit healthcare organization in Hawaii, operating Straub Medical Center, Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi Medical Center, and Wilcox Medical Center. Direct peer — also a multi-hospital nonprofit system in Hawaii, recently received $100M from the Benioffs and is a named collaborator with East Hawaii Region.
• Maui Health System: Operates Maui Memorial Medical Center, Kula Hospital, and Lanai Community Hospital under a community-hospital public benefit model. Direct comparable as a multi-facility Hawaiian hospital system serving a rural/outer-island community similar to East Hawaii.
• Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital: HHSC Kauai Region facility operating as a Critical Access Hospital on Kauai. Direct comparable as another HHSC-operated CAH serving a rural Hawaiian community with limited specialty access and similar public-entity operating model.
• Adventist Health Castle: Acute care hospital in Kailua, Oahu, operated by Adventist Health. Comparable as a community-based acute care hospital in Hawaii with similar service line breadth (emergency, surgical, maternity, specialty care) and similar community-hospital positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Kaiser Permanente Hawaii: Integrated managed care system operating Moanalua Medical Center and numerous clinics in Hawaii. Comparable as a large incumbent Hawaiian healthcare operator with an integrated payer-provider model that competes for the same insured population.

Regional players

• Wahiawa Health: Federally Qualified Health Center serving central Oahu with primary care, behavioral health, and limited specialty services. Comparable as a safety-net provider in Hawaii addressing rural/underserved healthcare access for low-income populations.
• Bayhealth: Not-for-profit multi-hospital system in Delaware with a critical-access community hospital feeding a regional referral center. Comparable as a regional public-benefit multi-hospital system with CAH-designated facilities serving rural communities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hilomedcenter
• Facebookfacebook.com/HonokaaHospital
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hale-ho-ola-hamakua-foundation

Compliance11 records

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