Kula Hospital’s long-term care facility and emergency department remain closed following March Kona low storm damage, with no timetable announced for repairs or reopening. Displaced patients are being temporarily housed at other Maui facilities and on Oahu.
- Maui Health and the state are still assessing how to repair and reopen storm-damaged sections of Kula Hospital after March Kona low storms caused extensive water intrusion and infrastructure damage.
- 109 patients and residents were displaced by the closure, including nine individuals with intellectual disabilities from Hale Makamae.
- Some Hale Makamae residents transferred to Oahu will return to Maui this month and be housed temporarily on the Maui Memorial Medical Center campus.
- State data shows the emergency department closure has caused only a modest increase in patient transports without impacting EMS response times.
- Kula Clinic was not damaged and continues offering outpatient services weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Source: Maui News
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