Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 229, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the Department of Health to evaluate the impact of the physician "on-call" crisis on the Queen's Medical Center Trauma Center's ability to provide emergency medical services. This concurrent resolution further requests the Department of Health to recommend appropriate private sector and government responses to the "on-call" crisis to ensure continued access to emergency trauma level care.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 229, H.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.