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RESOLUTION NO. 155 13
A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE HAWAII STATE ASSOCIATION OF
COUNTIES INCLUDES IN ITS 2014 LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE A BILL TO FUND
THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION PRIMARY CARE TRAINING
PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, the State of Hawai`i is facing a severe shortage of health care providers,
especially in primary care; and
WHEREAS, access to quality health care on Hawai`i Island is a critical and growing
problem; and
WHEREAS, Hawai`i Island faces a potential loss of 134 physicians per year as they
retire; 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 includes the Hawai`i Island Family
Medicine Residency Program and training for advanced practice nurses from the School of
Nursing and Dental Hygiene at the University of Hawai`i at Manoa and the School of Nursing at
the University of Hawai`i 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, continued access to quality health care in Hawai`i is dependent on the
success of programs like the Hilo Medical Center Primary Care Training Program; now,
therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the
Hawai`i State Association of Counties is requested to include in its 2014 legislative package a
bill appropriating $2,800,000, or funds as may be necessary, out of the general revenue of the
State of Hawai`i for a primary care training program at the University of Hawai`i at Hilo as
provided in Exhibit A.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the Clerk of the County of Hawaii is directed to
transmit copies of this Resolution to the Honorable Mayor William P. Kenoi, and to the
President and the Secretary of the Hawai`i State Association of Counties.
Dated at , Hawai`i, this day of , 2013.
INTRODUCED BY:
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COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawai`i EOFF
FORD
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by ILAGAN
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the KANUHA
County of Hawai`i on
KERN
ONISHI
ATTEST: POINDEXTER
WILLE
YOSHIMOTO
Reference: C-366/Waived GREDC
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON&PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 155 13
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Exhibit A
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JUSTIFICATION SHEET
PROPOSER: Hawai`i State Association of Counties
TITLE: RELATING TO HEALTH
PURPOSE: This proposed Bill for an Act provides $2,800,000 for Hilo
Medical Center's primary care training program.
MEANS: Appropriates funds from the general revenues of the State of
Hawai`i.
JUSTIFICATION: Access to health care is a critical issue in Hawai`i, especially on
the Neighbor Islands. A medical residency program based at
Hilo Medical Center will help to ease this shortage by training
physicians and providing access to critical rural underserved
areas of Hawai`i.
. B . NO .
A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO HEALTH.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
1 SECTION 1 . The legislature finds that the State faces a
2 severe shortage of healthcare providers . This situation
3 is particularly acute in primary care , where most of the
4 prevention, early intervention, and healthcare cost
5 savings occur .
6 The legislature further finds that the Hawaii health
7 systems corporation primary care training program is an
8 effective way to reduce the impact of the shortage of
9 primary care providers and improve access to healthcare
10 throughout the State . Administered by Hilo medical
11 center in coordination with the Hawaii health systems
12 corporation regions , this interdisciplinary program
13 includes : the Hawaii island family medicine residency
14 program; training for advanced practice nurses from the
15 school of nursing and dental hygiene at the University of
16 Hawaii at Manoa and the school of nursing at the
17 University of Hawaii at Hilo; clinical pharmacists from
18 the University of Hawaii at Hilo ' s college of pharmacy;
19 and post-doctoral fellows from I Ola Lahui , an
20 organization that trains psychologists to meet the needs
21 of residents of rural areas .
22 The success of this training model , which will be
23 expanded to other neighbor island health facilities , will
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1 generate interdisciplinary teams capable of caring for
2 four times as many patients as independent practicing
3 physicians . Hawaii will benefit greatly as the Hawaii
4 health systems corporation regions ' program will
5 eliminate the need to train or attract unattainably high
6 numbers of physicians .
7 The purpose of this Act is to address the shortage
8 of primary care providers in the State by appropriating
9 funds for the interdisciplinary Hawaii health systems
10 corporation primary care training program at Hilo medical
11 center .
12 SECTION 2 . There is appropriated out of the general
13 revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $2 , 800 , 000 or
14 so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2014-
15 2015 for the interdisciplinary Hawaii health systems
16 corporation primary care training program at Hilo medical
17 center.
18 The sum appropriated shall be expended by the Hawaii
19 health systems corporation for the purposes of this Act .
20 SECTION 3 . This Act shall take effect on July 1 ,
21 2014 .
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23 INTRODUCED BY: