Queen's finalizes deal to buy HMC-West and reopen in 2013

By Kristen Consillio

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Aug 28, 2012

~~<p>The parent company of the Queen's Medical Center has finalized a deal with St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii to acquire and reopen by fall 2013 the shuttered Hawaii Medical Center in West Oahu.</p>
<p>"We recognize the vital need to reopen the Ewa hospital with an emergency department for West Oahu residents and our agreement represents a major step forward in that direction," Jerry Correa, St. Francis president and chief executive officer, said in a statement.</p>
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The parent company of the Queen's Medical Center has finalized a deal with St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii to acquire and reopen by fall 2013 the shuttered Hawaii Medical Center in West Oahu.

"We recognize the vital need to reopen the Ewa hospital with an emergency department for West Oahu residents and our agreement represents a major step forward in that direction," Jerry Correa, St. Francis president and chief executive officer, said in a statement. Login for more...