North North Hawaii Community Hospital is a full-service acute care hospital centrally located in Waimea (Kamuela) on the Big Island of Hawaii.  Governed by a local board of directors, this community owned non-profit hospital opened in May 1996 and primarily serves the 45,000 residents and visitors of the northern and western regions of the Big Island.  NHCH offers a full spectrum of acute-care hospital services with a commitment to patient-centered care that treats the patient as a whole person—mind, body and spirit—in the context of family, culture and community.  Designed as a "healing instrument," NHCH is fast becoming a prototype for the careful integration of select complementary healing practices with high-quality medical care.