AlohaCare, in partnership with nationwide provider Circadian Health, launched its first Virtual Care Program in Hawaiʻi for members with the most severe form of heart disease, which continues to be the leading cause of death in the country.
According to a recent joint announcement, the program provides medical devices such as blood pressure monitors, weight scales and pulse oximeters, as well as around-the-clock customer service, to individuals while monitoring their conditions.
Of 127 members enrolled from August to December 2025, 81 individuals were fully onboarded, resulting in 39 Emergency Department visits and 16 hospitalizations avoided, the heath organizations reported.
AlohaCare told Aloha State Daily by email that 146 participants have been enrolled to date.
“We have tried other programs in the past (for different health conditions) that have not attracted this level of member enthusiasm and voluntary enrollment,” AlohaCare CEO Francoise Culley-Trotman said. “For members and our team, the appeal is the availability of ongoing support with condition management from a virtual care team coordinating with the individual’s PCP and specialists. Cardiologists often do not have urgent appointments slots available for quick heart failure interventions, and this program allows for quick interventions.”
She noted that Circadian is a contracted AlohaCare provider and “was selected to support our members along with their care team — families, PCPs and specialists — to achieve the best health outcomes possible for the enrolled individuals.”
The local nonprofit health plan’s aim is for its members to receive access to quality care and achieve their desired health goals.
“This program aligns well to help us achieve those goals. It falls within the services we provide as a Medicaid health plan,” Culley-Trotman said.
“Circadian Health is honored to partner with AlohaCare to bring advanced heart failure monitoring to communities across Hawaiʻi,” said Circadian Health CEO Gregg Kimmer, in a statement. “Far too many communities in America still struggle to reach the specialty care they urgently need, and Hawaiʻi is no exception. By combining connected devices with a local, culturally attuned care team monitoring participants 24/7, we are giving AlohaCare’s participants more support at home, helping them stay ahead of worsening symptoms and avoid trips to the emergency room or hospital. ER avoided, life continued.”
Culley-Trotman told ASD that this is AlohCare’s first time working with Circadian.
“We are happy to welcome to the Hawai’i market,” she continued. “AlohaCare would like to see all eligible individuals who are interested in this support participate in the program. We would especially like to expand awareness to primary care providers and cardiology specialists. By learning about the positive outcomes, we hope they can tell their patients and increase referrals.”
When asked what this means for local families and communities, she said, “There is already evidence that the individuals participating are avoiding unnecessary emergency department visits and hospitalizations, which is evidence of better management of their conditions. Additionally, from recent surveys, member satisfaction is 85.71%.”
“We hope this program can be a bridge between patients and their busy cardiology specialists. By giving our members a specialized care team that can assess the patient’s needs, triage and recommend next steps, we can reduce the stress on our families, while helping to reduce the burdens of overcrowded hospital emergency rooms and overstretched specialists.”
For more information, call 808-900-4470 or visit https://app.circadiancare.com/alohacare.
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Kelsey Kukaua Medeiros can be reached at kelsey@alohastatedaily.com.
