Hawaii Pacific Health

It's another week in the books for our 2024 HPH Summer Student Research Program scholars! These committed individuals have been honing their skills and adapting to new learning experiences while diving deeper into their scientific research projects. They put the finishing touches on their clever presentations to educate kupuna at the Lanakila Multi-Purpose Senior Center about the importance of healthy habits at the Healthy Living community health event. 🌱💪 The scholars had the privilege to speak with HPH Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer Art Gladstone about his unique pathway in medicine and HPH’s vision to create a healthier Hawaii. 💡🔮 Keep following their incredible journey!

Looking out for your loved ones has never been more important as we face rising COVID cases in Hawaii. Learn from Dr. Paul Eakin, associate medical director of pediatric emergency medicine at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children, what you and your ohana can do to keep safe from COVID. 💪🌺 #HealthierHawaii

Amid research and presentation preparations, the HPH Summer Student Research Program (SSRP) scholars’ week continued with a trip to Waipahu High School’s new Academic Health Center (photo 1). Waipahu High School’s health academy students will be able to receive hands-on training by being alongside HPH physicians, nurses and staff in this fully operational primary care clinic which will simultaneously offer active services to the community. One of its facilities includes the Anatomage Table, a 3D virtual dissection table displaying human anatomy and simulations (photo 2). Photo 3: SSRP scholars Shari Ho and Alex Ueoka consult with Dr. Andras Bratincsak about their scientific research projects. Photo 4: SSRP scholars Kara Ushijima and Max Schermer complete the finishing touches on their Healthy Living presentation about the value of maintaining physical activity.

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Last week, our summer interns at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children, Pali Momi Medical Center, Straub Benioff Medical Center and within our HPH Shared Services departments, participated in an event called Friday Night at the ER. Throughout the simulated 24-hour game play, interns make managerial decisions for their unit in their hospital to best manage staffing as well as patient arrivals and transfers. This game allows interns to collaborate, gain a better understanding of how different departments work together in the hospital and strategize ways to best manage their hospital.  Continue to follow us on social media as our interns continue throughout their internship. Three more weeks to go! #hphohana

In week two of the Summer Student Research Program (SSRP), the Scholars visited the island of Kauai to learn about the care provided by Kauai Medical Clinic and Wilcox Medical Center and meet with other organizations that share our mission to create a healthier Hawaii by focusing on educational, nutritional and environmental factors in our community. Our community partner, Kamehameha Schools, arranged for the Scholars to meet with the Waipa Foundation, Kumano I Ke Ala, Prince Kuhio’s birthplace caretakers, Ho'ola Lahui Hawai'i physicians and Alakoko Loko I’a to learn about land conservation, cultural education, rural medicine, farming efforts, Prince Kuhio’s leadership and efforts to restore the Alakoko Fishpond. The Scholars learned about land conservation and educational programs at the Waipa Foundation by hiking thru the ahupuaa and working on their farm. They learned about growing and harvesting kalo and the teamwork required to paddle a double-hulled canoe from interns at the Kumano I Ke Ala farm in Waimea. The Scholars came away inspired by Prince Kuhio’s leadership during the difficult and tumultuous years before and after the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy. The day ended with a field trip to the Alakoko Fishpond where restoration efforts by the community have not only created a healthier ahupuaa, but a deeper appreciation for the Hawaiian community’s depth of resource management knowledge.

Join us in supporting the Blood Bank of Hawaii (BBH) at the Hawaii Pacific Health Harbor Court Blood Drive happening during Lifesaving Week Thursday, July 11, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Harbor Court, 55 Merchant St., 25th floor. Bring a photo ID that includes your legal first and last name to the blood drive and mention group code “Hawai‘i Pacific Health #1166” at check-in. You can mention our HPH group code at any future appointments scheduled with the BBH. Whenever someone donates blood between June 1 and Aug. 31, BBH will give a donation to Special Olympics Hawaii to help their athletes compete at no cost. Donations are by appointment only. Schedule your appointment by visiting BBH.org or by calling 808-848-4770.

The Hawaii Pacific Health 2024 Summer Student Research Program (SSRP) scholars closed out their eventful first week at a kickoff reception June 21. Hawaii Pacific Health President & CEO Ray Vara welcomed those in attendance, including the scholars’ principal Investigators, distinguished guests, HPH leaders, physicians, staff and family members. SSRP Director Dr. Andras Bratincsak introduced the scholars and spoke about how the program has made an impact in the medical community over the 39 years it has been operating.

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Our mission is creating a healther Hawaii and one of the ways we can achieve that is by supporting healthier communities. This is why we're proud to support Hawaii Habitat for Humanity Association (HHFHA) by providing $500,000 in social-impact loans, which will allow HHFHA to make revolving loans to the Kauai- and Oahu-based affiliates to help the not-for-profit construct affordable single-family homes to be purchased by income-qualifying families. HPH's loan reflects our commitment to making social-impact investments to improve conditions that affect health where Hawaii's residents live, work, learn and play.