Jason Chang, President and CEO of The Queen’s Health Systems, and Alex Wroe, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of The Queen’s Medical Center, joined HI Now Daily to discuss Hawaiʻi’s health care landscape and how a potential merger between Hawaiʻi Pacific Health and insurance provider HMSA could impact our communities across the state, regarding access, affordability, and choice.
Founded in 1859 by King Kamehameha IV and Queen Emma, The Queen’s Health Systems is a nonprofit organization committed to providing high quality care to improve the well-being of Native Hawaiians and all people of Hawaiʻi. It is the preeminent health care system in the state, featuring the only Level 1 Trauma Center, Comprehensive Stroke Center, and Organ Transplant Center in Hawaiʻi. Queen’s also provides the most comprehensive behavioral health services in the state, including Hawaiʻi’s only freestanding nonprofit psychiatric hospital serving youth 4-17 years of age.
To learn more about how this potential merger could affect you, visit HealthCareMergerRisksHI.org. For more information about the services provided by The Queen’s Health Systems, visit www.queens.org and follow them on Facebook and Instagram.
