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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0083.013 2012-2014 ter:CO NT*•• p,p•. ca . o ; u�=* --=t OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU •/`i�9 TF OF HP�P'r• HONOLULU, HAWAII 96813-3077 / TELEPHONE 768-3810 BERNICE K.N.MAU CITY CLERK N February 20, 2013 The Honorable J. Yoshimoto, Chair Hawaii County Council 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 1502 Hilo, HI 96720 Dear Chair Yoshimoto: This is to inform you that Resolution 13-26, urging the Legislature to appropriate funds for the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation Primary Care Training Program, was adopted by the Council of the City and County of Honolulu at its meeting on Wednesday, February 20, 2013. As directed by the Resolution, a copy is attached for your information. Sincerely, Ael Mace BERNICE K.N. MAU City Clerk he Attachment Comm. No. 9*2 . �3 Ref. To: Ref. Date MAR 0 G 2013 CITY COUNCIL .Q ] CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU No. 13-26, CD1 HONOLULU, HAWAII RESOLUTION URGING THE LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION PRIMARY CARE TRAINING PROGRAM. WHEREAS, the State of Hawaii is facing a severe shortage of health care providers, especially in primary care; and WHEREAS, the John A. Burns School of Medicine estimates that in 2012 the State of Hawaii had a shortage of 635 physicians including a shortage of 291 physicians on Oahu, and that the statewide shortage is expected to increase to 1,600 by 2020; and WHEREAS, the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation Primary Care Training Program is a statewide program administered by Hilo Medical Center; and WHEREAS, the Primary Care Training Program provides training for advanced practice nurses from the School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and the School of Nursing at the University of Hawaii at Hilo, clinical pharmacists from the University of Hawaii at Hilo College of Pharmacy, and post- doctoral fellows from I Ola Lahui, an organization that trains psychologists to meet the needs of those living in rural areas; and WHEREAS, the success of the program's training model, which is expected to be expanded to neighbor island health facilities, will create interdisciplinary teams capable of caring for many more patients, helping to alleviate the physician shortage; and WHEREAS, the health care needs of the State of Hawaii, including the City and County of Honolulu, will suffer without assistance from the State Legislature; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City and County of Honolulu that the Hawaii State Legislature is urged to appropriate $2,800,000 for the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation Primary Care Training Program for the fiscal year 2013-2014, and the same sum for the fiscal year 2014-2015; and OCS/021213/10:15/YL 1 s CITY COUNCIL ' Q_] i CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU No. 13-26, CD1 HONOLULU, HAWAII RESOLUTION BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that copies of this Resolution be transmitted to Governor Neil Abercrombie, Senate President Donna Mercado Kim, Speaker of the House of Representatives Joe Souki, Hawaii County Council Chairperson J Yoshimoto, and Hawaii State Association of Counties President Mel Rapozo. INTRODUCED BY: Stanley Chang DATE OF INTRODUCTION: February 6, 2013 Honolulu, Hawaii Councilmembers 2 CITY COUNCIL CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU HONOLULU, HAWAII CERTIFICATE RESOLUTION 13-26, CD1 Introduced: 02/06/13 By: STANLEY CHANG Committee: INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS AND HUMAN SERVICES Title: RESOLUTION URGING THE LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION PRIMARY CARE TRAINING PROGRAM. Links: RES13-26 RES13-26, CD1 CR-45 Voting Legend: Y=Aye, Y' =Aye w/Reservations, N=No,A=Absent,ABN=Abstain INTERGOVERNMENTAL 02/14/13 CR-45 — RESOLUTION REPORTED OUT OF COMMITTEE FOR ADOPTION AS AFFAIRS AND HUMAN AMENDED IN CD1 FORM. SERVICES COUNCIL 02/20/13 CR-45 AND RESOLUTION 13-26, CD1 WERE ADOPTED. ANDERSON Y CHANG Y FUKUNAGA Y HARIMOTO Y KOBAYASHI Y MANAHAN Y MARTIN Y MENOR Y PINE Y I hereby certify that the above is a true record of action by the Council of the City and C. _.. • onolulu on UTION. BE NICE K.N.MAU,CITY CLERK RNEST Y.MARTIN,CHAIR AND PRESIDING OFFICER