Hilo Medical Center

1190 Waianuenue Avenue
Hilo, HI 96720
Hilo Medical Center is a State owned hospital located in Hilo, HI. It has 2 specialty units, including Adult and Pediatric and Intensive Care.  
 
 
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Hospital Profile

Address
1190 Waianuenue Avenue
Hilo, Hawaii (HI)
Provider Type
Acute Care
Ownership
State
Accepts Medicare
Yes
Accepts Medicaid
Yes
 

HealthGrades Hospital Ratings

Cardiac services: Below national average in 1 of 2 areas

Critical Care services: At national average in 2 of 2 areas

Gastrointestinal services: At national average in 2 of 3 areas

General Surgery services: At national average in 1 of 2 areas

Orthopedic services: Above national average in 1 of 1 areas

Pulmonary services: At national average in 2 of 2 areas

Hospital Features

Hilo Medical Center is a Short Term hospital. The facility has 134 beds of which 123 are Adult and Pediatric and 11 are Intensive Care.

  • Total beds
134
  • Intensive Care beds
11
  • Adult and Pediatric beds
123
  • Teaching Hospital
No
 
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Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 1 of 2 procedures
Length of Stay is at the state average in 2 of 2 procedures
Hospital Service Lines Cost Length of Stay
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Cardiac Doctors Associated with this Hospital

+ Cardiology
Top 10 Procedures and Diagnoses
bullet Heart Failure
bullet Pneumonia
bullet Heart Attack
bullet Gastrointestinal Bleed
bullet Stroke
bullet Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
bullet Sepsis
bullet Hip Fracture Repair
bullet Bowel Obstruction
bullet Respiratory Failure
 

There can be enormous quality differences between one hospital and another, and between one doctor and another.

For example, a recent study by HealthGrades found that a typical patient would have, on average, a 69 percent lower chance of dying in a five-star rated hospital compared to a one-star rated hospital.

 
Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for years 2006 through 2008.
 
 

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