HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-11-23 Mayor Harry Kim's surgery to alleviate blockage in artery in lower extremities goes well -- press release
Wil Okabe
Managing Director
Harry Kim
Mayor
Barbara J. Kossow
Deputy Managing Director
County of Hawai‘i
Office of the Mayor
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November 23, 2018
NEWS RELEASE
Mayor Harry Kim’s Procedure to Clear Blockage in Artery Goes Well
Hawai'i County Mayor Harry Kim underwent surgery on Friday at the Straub Medical
Center in Honolulu to clear a blockage in an artery in his lower extremities, and the
procedure was successful.
Bobbie Kim, the Mayor’s wife, said the results of the procedure were good, and that the
Mayor was expected to return to Hilo on Friday evening.
“We thank everybody for their prayers; lots of people prayed for Harry,” said Bobbie
Kim. “The procedure was successful and he’s just fine.”
“Look for Harry at the Christmas Parade on Saturday,” she said.
The purpose of the surgery, which routinely is an out-patient procedure, was to alleviate
claudication, or too little blood flow to the legs, caused by the narrowing of arteries
supplying blood to the lower extremities.
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