Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 88 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Director of Health to develop a trauma system plan for Hawaii.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Health, the Hawaii Government Employees Association, the Healthcare Association of Hawaii, Hawaii Pacific Health, American Medical Response, and one individual.

Your Committee finds that the trauma system in Hawaii is facing critical issues, such as the availability of on-call emergency physicians, that must be addressed to ensure the integrity of trauma care in this State. Developing a comprehensive, state-wide trauma system plan will facilitate the direction of the necessary implementation.

Your Committee amended this measure by including transportation services as an important component of the trauma system plan.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 88, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 88, S.D. 1.