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This Concurrent Resolution requests the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation (HHSC), a state-created entity that manages public hospitals, to develop a plan by July 1, 2024, for Ka Hospital to acquire and install modern computed tomography (CT) equipment. A CT scan is a medical imaging technique that uses X-rays to create detailed cross-sectional images of the body. The plan must include a list of suitable CT equipment, the total estimated cost for purchasing and installing it, and a projected timeline for these actions. The resolution also requires HHSC to submit this plan to the Hawaii State Legislature by twenty days before the start of the 2023 legislative session, and a certified copy will be sent to the HHSC Board of Directors. This action is prompted by the fact that Ka Hospital, built in 1971, is the sole hospital serving the large Ka District on Southern Hawaii Island, is a designated critical access hospital serving a medically underserved area, and is the only facility in the district offering x-ray services.