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iti ""os N�. <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII :*:6`_-'= .FI: •': STATE OF HAWAII <br /> � <br /> rf o ;:*- ; <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 155 13 <br /> A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE HAWAII STATE ASSOCIATION OF <br /> COUNTIES INCLUDES IN ITS 2014 LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE A BILL TO FUND <br /> THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION PRIMARY CARE TRAINING <br /> PROGRAM. <br /> WHEREAS, the State of Hawai`i is facing a severe shortage of health care providers, <br /> especially in primary care; and <br /> WHEREAS, access to quality health care on Hawai`i Island is a critical and growing <br /> problem; and <br /> WHEREAS, Hawai`i Island faces a potential loss of 134 physicians per year as they <br /> retire; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation Primary Care Training Program is <br /> a statewide program administered by Hilo Medical Center; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Primary Care Training Program includes the Hawai`i Island Family <br /> Medicine Residency Program and training for advanced practice nurses from the School of <br /> Nursing and Dental Hygiene at the University of Hawai`i at Manoa and the School of Nursing at <br /> the University of Hawai`i at Hilo, clinical pharmacists from the University of Hawaii at Hilo <br /> College of Pharmacy, and post-doctoral fellows from I Ola Lahui, an organization that trains <br /> psychologists to meet the needs of those living in rural areas; and <br /> WHEREAS, continued access to quality health care in Hawai`i is dependent on the <br /> success of programs like the Hilo Medical Center Primary Care Training Program; now, <br /> therefore, <br />