Wherever You Are In Hawai'i, You're Never Far from Quality Healthcare
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Hilo Medical Center (HMC) is the largest facility in the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation. Established in 1897, HMC has grown from a 10-bed hospital, erected by the Hawaiian Government, to the present facility of 264 licensed beds, consisting of 130-acute licensed and 22 skilled nursing beds, including a 20-bed psychiatric unit, a separate 112-bed licensed extended care facility and an accredited home care agency. Built in 1984, next to the old hospital, the new facility sits on roughly 20.5 acres of land, adjacent to the picturesque Wailuku River. Also on the campus is the Hilo Surgical Associates Office, St. Francis Dialysis Center, the Veteran’s Administration (VA) Community Based Outpatient Clinic and the medical center's Hawaii Pacific Oncology Center.
Today, HMC is the largest employer in Hilo, with over 900 employees.
Patient services include:
- 24-Hour Emergency Care
- Cardiac Angiography
- Cardiac Telemetry
- Critical Care
- EEG
- Food and Nutrition Services
- Hawaii Pacific Oncology Center (Medical Oncology and Radiation Oncology)
- Home Healthcare
- Laboratory and Blood Bank Services
- Obstetrics/Gynecology
- Pediatrics
- Pharmacy
- Psychiatric Care
- Radiology, Spiral CT Scanner, MRI, Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine
- Rehab Services-Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Same Day Surgery, Surgical Services, and Special Procedures
- Social Services
HMC had 6,778 acute admissions and 665 long-term-care admissions this past year. In addition, HMC delivers over 1,100 babies, has over 29,500 emergency visits (second busiest in the State, after Queens Medical Center on Oahu), and provides surgical services for over 3,600 people each year.
Continuing to meet the health needs of our region, HMC has embarked on a strategy to extend and enhance services, particularly outpatient services, currently provided.
The history of HMC reflects a colorful and active past dedicated to the best inpatient and outpatient care services possible to the residents and visitors of East Hawaii and Hawaii County.