{"id":18044,"date":"2023-05-09T03:47:37","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T13:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/?p=18044"},"modified":"2023-05-09T03:47:39","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T13:47:39","slug":"funds-for-hilo-medical-center-expansion-secured-hawaii-island-lawmakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/2023\/05\/09\/funds-for-hilo-medical-center-expansion-secured-hawaii-island-lawmakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Funds For Hilo Medical Center Expansion Secured \u2013 Hawaii Island Lawmakers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-attachment-id=\"18016\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/web1_210830-new-hmc-01copy-1280x720\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/web1_210830-new-hmc-01copy-1280x720-1.jpg?fit=1280%2C720\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"web1_210830-new-hmc-01copy-1280&#215;720\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/web1_210830-new-hmc-01copy-1280x720-1.jpg?fit=300%2C169\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/web1_210830-new-hmc-01copy-1280x720-1.jpg?fit=640%2C360\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/web1_210830-new-hmc-01copy-1280x720-1.jpg?resize=427%2C240\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18016\" width=\"427\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/web1_210830-new-hmc-01copy-1280x720-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C576 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/web1_210830-new-hmc-01copy-1280x720-1.jpg?resize=300%2C169 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/web1_210830-new-hmc-01copy-1280x720-1.jpg?resize=768%2C432 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/web1_210830-new-hmc-01copy-1280x720-1.jpg?w=1280 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Last month, Hawaii Island lawmakers announced a $50 million in capital improvement project funds have been appropriated in the state budget for Hilo Medical Center.<br><br>The funds will be used for the construction and equipment of the intensive care unit and the expansion of the medical-surgical unit.<br><br>Hilo Medical Center is the largest hospital on Hawaii Island and the designated Level III Trauma Center.<br><br>&#8220;This appropriation marks the culmination of several years of work to bring this effort to fruition, which began in 2020 when\u00a0Hilo\u00a0Medical\u00a0Center\u00a0first approached the\u00a0Hawaii\u00a0Island Delegation regarding the need to accommodate the growing demand for services from the East\u00a0Hawaii\u00a0Community,&#8221; said Representative Mark Nakashima.<br><br>&#8220;The funding for this\u00a0expansion\u00a0at\u00a0Hilo\u00a0Medical\u00a0Center\u00a0will address the issues of expanded services and increased capacity that have been a problem recognized by our\u00a0Hilo\u00a0Representatives,&#8221; said Representative Richard H.K. Onishi.<br><br>The State Budget Bill (HB300 HD1 SD1) that covers the Hilo Medical Center expansion is just waiting to go to Governor Josh Green\u2019s desk for signature. For more information on the bill, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitol.hawaii.gov\/session\/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&amp;billnumber=300&amp;year=2023\">capitol.hawaii.gov\/session\/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&amp;billnumber=300&amp;year=2023<\/a>.<br><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last month, Hawaii Island lawmakers announced a $50 million in capital improvement project funds have&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18016,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[11,5],"tags":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/web1_210830-new-hmc-01copy-1280x720-1.jpg?fit=1280%2C720",1280,720,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/web1_210830-new-hmc-01copy-1280x720-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/web1_210830-new-hmc-01copy-1280x720-1.jpg?fit=300%2C169",300,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/web1_210830-new-hmc-01copy-1280x720-1.jpg?fit=640%2C360",640,360,true],"large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/web1_210830-new-hmc-01copy-1280x720-1.jpg?fit=640%2C360",640,360,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/web1_210830-new-hmc-01copy-1280x720-1.jpg?fit=1280%2C720",1280,720,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/web1_210830-new-hmc-01copy-1280x720-1.jpg?fit=1280%2C720",1280,720,true],"ultp_layout_landscape_large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/web1_210830-new-hmc-01copy-1280x720-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C720",1200,720,true],"ultp_layout_landscape":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/web1_210830-new-hmc-01copy-1280x720-1.jpg?resize=870%2C570",870,570,true],"ultp_layout_portrait":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/web1_210830-new-hmc-01copy-1280x720-1.jpg?resize=600%2C720",600,720,true],"ultp_layout_square":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/web1_210830-new-hmc-01copy-1280x720-1.jpg?resize=600%2C600",600,600,true],"covernews-slider-full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/web1_210830-new-hmc-01copy-1280x720-1.jpg?resize=1115%2C715",1115,715,true],"covernews-slider-center":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/web1_210830-new-hmc-01copy-1280x720-1.jpg?resize=650%2C500",650,500,true],"covernews-featured":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/web1_210830-new-hmc-01copy-1280x720-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C576",1024,576,true],"covernews-medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/web1_210830-new-hmc-01copy-1280x720-1.jpg?resize=540%2C285",540,285,true],"covernews-medium-square":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/web1_210830-new-hmc-01copy-1280x720-1.jpg?resize=375%2C250",375,250,true]},"author_info":{"info":["admin"]},"category_info":"<a href=\"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/category\/_news\/hawaii-filipino\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Hawaii - 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