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HHSC is the “Safety Net” for Neighbor Island Acute Care and for Long-Term Care (“LTC”) in the State of Hawaii. This means that HHSC facilities provide services to all regardless of whether an individual has health insurance or the ability to pay for the health care service they receive. The system operates 847 licensed beds in facilities located on three different islands. In Fiscal Year 2018, HHSC hospitals: provided a total of 13,016 acute care admissions and 70,398 acute care patient days; 575 long-term care admissions, 50,353 long-term care patient days; delivered 1,872 babies; and handled 75,456 emergency room visits (excluding inpatient admissions).
