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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-11-20 Mayor Harry Kim to undergo surgery to alleviate blockage in artery in lower extremities -- press release Wil Okabe Managing Director Harry Kim Mayor Barbara J. Kossow Deputy Managing Director County of Hawai‘i Office of the Mayor 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603  Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720  (808) 961-8211  Fax (808) 961-6553 KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Hwy., Bldg C  Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i 96740 (808) 323-4444  Fax (808) 323-4440 November 20, 2018 NEWS RELEASE Mayor Harry Kim to Undergo Procedure to Clear Blockage in Artery Hawai'i County Mayor Harry Kim will undergo surgery on Friday at the Straub Medical Center in Honolulu to clear a blockage in an artery in his lower extremities. Kim had been originally scheduled to have the surgery done at Stanford Medical Center. The purpose of the surgery is to alleviate claudication, or too little blood flow to the legs, caused by the narrowing of arteries supplying blood to the lower extremities. The Mayor could be released from the hospital the same day as the surgery, which normally is an out-patient procedure. “I have to be home because I want to be in the Christmas Parade with my grand- daughter on Saturday,” Kim said. County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. Wil Okabe Managing Director Harry Kim Mayor Barbara J. Kossow Deputy Managing Director County of Hawai‘i Office of the Mayor 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603  Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720  (808) 961-8211  Fax (808) 961-6553 KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Hwy., Bldg C  Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i 96740 (808) 323-4444  Fax (808) 323-4440 November 20, 2018 NEWS RELEASE Mayor Harry Kim to Undergo Procedure to Clear Blockage in Artery Hawai'i County Mayor Harry Kim will undergo surgery on Friday at the Straub Medical Center in Honolulu to clear a blockage in an artery in his lower extremities. Kim had been originally scheduled to have the surgery done at Stanford Medical Center. The purpose of the surgery is to alleviate claudication, or too little blood flow to the legs, caused by the narrowing of arteries supplying blood to the lower extremities. The Mayor could be released from the hospital the same day as the surgery, which normally is an out-patient procedure. “I have to be home because I want to be in the Christmas Parade with my grand- daughter on Saturday,” Kim said. County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.