State Hospital plans 150-bed long-term care facility
An updated master plan for the Hawaii State Hospital includes development of a new 150-bed long-term care facility on the site of the Bishop Building located near the front of the Kaneohe campus, a state official said.
Plans are to have a private contractor construct and operate the long-term care facility, but discussions are pending on whether the demolition of the Bishop Building would be covered by the contractor, Janice Okubo, a spokeswomen for the state Department of Health, said Thursday.
“The vision is for a 150-bed facility that would provide long-term care for both people in the community as well as patients in the hospital,” Okubo said.
The updated master plan was scheduled to be unveiled Thursday at the Kaneohe Neighborhood Board meeting.