East Hawaii Region
Hilo Medical Center
Ka'u Hospital
Hale Ho'ola Hamakua


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Executive Management Team

Howard Ainsley Howard Ainsley
Regional Chief Executive Officer
hainsley@hhsc.org
Money S. Atwal Money S. Atwal
Regional Chief Financial Officer
Regional Chief Information Officer
matwal@hhsc.org
Dan Brinkman, RN, MPA Dan Brinkman, RN, MPA
Regional Chief Nurse Executive
dbrinkman@hhsc.org
Teana Kahoohanohano Teana Kaho`ohanohano
Assistant Hospital Administrator
Long Term Care and Rehabilitation Services Director
tkahoohanohano@hhsc.org
Dr. Ted Peskin Dr. Ted Peskin
Regional Medical Director for Acute Care
tpeskin@hhsc.org
Julie-Beth Ako Julie-Beth Ako
Hospital Systems Services Director
jako@hhsc.org
Boyd Murayama Boyd Murayama
Medical Group Practice Director
bmurayama@hhsc.org
Steve Palmore Steve Palmore
Interim Corporate Compliance Officer
spalmore@hhsc.org
Holly Ka'akimaka Holly Ka'akimaka
Regional Director of Human Resources
hkaakimaka@hhsc.org
Medical Staff Officers
Edwin Montell, M.D. Chief of Staff
Kathleen Katt, M.D. Chief Elect

Sydney Tatsuno, M.D. Secretary
David Jung, M.D. Treasurer
Daniel Belcher, M.D. Past Chief of Staff
Mouhamed Kannass, M.D. Department of Medicine Chief
Frederick Nitta, M.D. Department of Surgery
Ian Ebesugawa, M.D. Member-at-Large
Curtis Lee, M.D. Member-at-Large
Lovina Sabnani, D.O. Member-at-Large

Medical Directors

Ted Peskin, M.D. Acute Medical Director
Craig Shikuma, M.D. ECD Medical Director
Dennis Lee, M.D. Psychiatric Medical Director
Kevin Wilcox, M.D. HPOC Medical Director
Jon V. Martell, M.D. Hospitalist Services Medical Director
Kristine McCoy, M.D. HHSC Primary Care Training Program
Contact Hilo Medical Center
Phone: (808)932-3000
  Fax: (808) 974-4746


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