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Kreuzer: ‘We’re now able to greatly reduce emergency transit times for patients who require transfer, which in turn will improve outcomes for those patients’

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Coordinated medical response means more life-saving opportunities across Big Island

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MEDIA RELEASE Kona Community Hospital recently received a state-of-the-art piece of equipment called the Cell Saver through the state’s Trauma Fund. The machine offers the opportunity to collect, wash, and re-infuse a patient’s “own” blood during an operation. It returns fresh, high-quality blood of a patient seeking an alternative method to the common transfusion of […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Five months ago, Kona Community Hospital (KCH) established a Trauma Program Committee to develop policies and procedures in order for Kona Community Hospital to function and be designated as a Level III Trauma Center (a facility that is able to provide resources for emergency resuscitation, stabilization, emergency surgery and intensive care of most […]

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