Senate panel advances bill that would allow hospital takeover

By Kristen Consillio

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Feb 14, 2013

~~<p>A state Senate committee passed a bill Wednesday that would allow for the privatization of eight public hospitals operated by Hawaii Health Systems Corp.</p>
<p>Two-thirds of HHSC's 12 struggling "safety-net" facilities on Maui, Lanai and Hawaii island have been exploring a public-private partnership with Phoenix-based Banner Health, a nonprofit that generates $5 billion in annual revenue, to improve the quality of health care services on the neighbor islands.</p>
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A state Senate committee passed a bill Wednesday that would allow for the privatization of eight public hospitals operated by Hawaii Health Systems Corp.

Two-thirds of HHSC's 12 struggling "safety-net" facilities on Maui, Lanai and Hawaii island have been exploring a public-private partnership with Phoenix-based Banner Health, a nonprofit that generates $5 billion in annual revenue, to improve the quality of health care services on the neighbor islands. Login for more...