Amy Feeley-Austin, MS MPH, has accepted the position of Chief Operating Officer for the Hawaiʻi Health System Corporation’s (HHSC) West Hawaii Region (WHR). In her new role, which begins on December 12, she will manage daily operations at Kona Community Hospital (KCH) and Kohala Hospital (KH). She will also manage current projects and future growth opportunities.

Feeley-Austin is a seasoned healthcare administrator and public health practitioner with over 20 years of experience in healthcare and community-based public health. Her background includes executive roles, including leading an independent Clinically Integrated Network within the Hawaiʻi Health Network, directing the Quality Department at AlohaCare, and serving as the Executive Director for the First Accountable Care Organization with The Queen’s Health System. She is also an advocate for women’s and children’s health, particularly around issues related to perinatal health equity and integrated behavioral health and social services. Currently serving as the board president of Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Hawaii, Amy has been actively working to expand access to perinatal and keiki care across the islands for many years.

Amy resides in Kona with her husband, three children, and several cats. In her spare time, she enjoys baking and participating in triathlons. Her personal motto is to live boldly, with compassion and great love.

Photo credit: Hawaiʻi Health Systems Corporation, West Hawaiʻi Region