Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children is opening a new emergency room Dec. 5 as part of the hospital’s $180 million Diamond Head Tower.
The hospital will host a blessing and open house Thursday of the facility, which is twice as big as the current emergency department with 24 private treatment rooms, including two for trauma and two for triage.
The 14,000-square-foot ER will have an on-site radiology suite for X-rays and offer separate adult and pediatric waiting rooms.
Kapiolani’s emergency room currently averages 45,000 patient visits each year, with about two-thirds being children.
The hospital said it is still exploring options for the existing ER space.
Media conglomerate buying Time Inc.
NEW YORK >> Magazine and broadcasting company Meredith is buying magazine publisher Time for about $1.8 billion, with help from the billionaire Koch brothers, to bulk up on readers as the publishing industry navigates the difficult transition to digital from print. Iowa-based Meredith Corp. owns 17 TV stations that reach 12 million U.S. households. Its women- and lifestyle- focused magazines and websites include Better Homes & Gardens, Family Circle and Allrecipes. Time Inc., based in New York, has publications including Time, Sports Illustrated, People, Fortune and Entertainment Weekly. Including Time’s debt, Meredith values the deal at $2.8 billion.
ON THE MOVE
The University of Hawaii Foundation has announced the following new members of its management team:
>> Jason Ono, CPA, is the new chief administration officer for the foundation. Ono previously served as vice president and business controller at Bank of the West in San Ramon, Calif.
>> Cannon Brooke is the foundation’s new director of development research. Brooke returns to the nonprofit organization after he served as an associate director of prospect research at Foundations of Hawaii Pacific Health.
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