Kula Hospital

Details

Name :

Kula Hospital

Address  :

100 Keokea Place

Town  :

Kula

State  :

Hawaii

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

96790

Phone  :

808 878 1221

Fax  :

808 878 1791

Web URL  :

Email  :



History

Kula Hospital began operations in 1909 as a tuberculosis facility In 1936 Kula Sanitorium with 200 beds for tuberculosis TB patients became an addition to the hospital By the 1960s it began offering psychiatric care Kula evolved into a longterm care facility during the early 1970s

Kula now employs 180 employees In fiscal year 1999 there were 36 admissions and 37934 patient days Its patient services include
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