Pali Momi Foundation

PALI MOMI MEDICAL CENTER (PALI MOMI) IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT MEDICAL CENTER LOCATED IN WEST O'AHU THAT IS DEDICATED TO THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF ALL HAWAI'I RESIDENTS. PALI MOMI HAS DELIVERED MANY MEDICAL FIRSTS FOR CENTRAL AND WEST O'AHU OFFERING A FULL RANGE OF SERVICES. PALI MOMI IS PART OF HAWAI'I PACIFIC HEALTH, ONE OF THE STATE'S LARGEST HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS. AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT MEDICAL CENTER, PALI MOMI RELIES ON PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY TO FULFILL ITS MISSION AND CARE FOR PATIENTS REGARDLESS OF THE PATIENT'S ABILITY TO PAY. CONTRIBUTIONS, BOTH UNRESTRICTED AND DESIGNATED, HELP THE MEDICAL CENTER PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL MEDICAL CARE. GENEROUS DONATIONS ASSIST, AND ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THESE AREAS: PATIENT AND SPECIALITY CARE, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, COMMUNITY HEALTH AND UNCOMPENSATED CARE. PATIENT AND SPECIALTY CARE WOMENS CENTER THE WOMEN'S CENTER AT PALI MOMI MEDICAL CENTER IS ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST COMPREHENSIVE FACILITIES OF ITS KIND IN CENTRAL AND WEST OAHU, WITH MORE THAN 59,000 PROCEDURES ANNUALLY. THE PALI MOMI WOMEN'S CENTER PROVIDES ADVANCED SCREENING METHODS FOCUSED ON EARLY DETECTION AND DIAGNOSIS FOR CONDITIONS RANGING FROM BREAST CANCER TO BONE DENSITY, ENGABLING PATIENTS TO FOCUS ON PROACTIVE HEALTH CARE. A RECENT WOMEN'S CENTER FUNDED PROJECT WAS THE PURCHASE OF A 3D MAMMOGRAPHY SYSTEM, KNOWN AS TOMOSYNTHESIS. THIS DIGITAL TYPE OF DIAGNOSTIC BREAST CANCER SCREENING IS PRECISE, CLEAR AND EFFECTIVE FOR DENSE BREAST TISSUE. EDUCATION AND RESEARCH CLINICAL TRAINING FOR TEENS THE CLINICAL TRAINING FOR TEENS PROGRAM ENABLES STUDENTS TO LEARN THE SKILLS NECESSARY FOR AN ENTRY LEVEL POSITION IN HEALTH CARE. THESE PROGRAMS ARE A STARTING POINT IN THE MEDICAL FIELD THAT ALLOW STUDENTS TO EARN MONEY WHILE EXPLORING THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY AND FURTHERING THEIR EDUCATION. STUDENTS COMPLETE COURSES IN ONE OF FIVE PROGRAMS INCLUDING MEDICAL ASSISTANT, NURSE AIDE, PATIENT SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE, PHLEBOTOMIST AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENT PROCESSING TECHNICIAN. UPON COMPLETING COURSES, STUDENTS EARN CERTIFICATIONS FOR HIGH-DEMAND POSITIONS AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENTER CAREERS IMMEDIATELY AFTER HIGH SCHOOL GRATUDATION. IN ADDITION, ALL STUDENTS WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE A CLINICAL TRAINING FOR TEENS PROGRAM ARE GUARANTEED AN INTERVIEW FOR HIRE AT A HAWAI'I PACIFIC HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER OR CLINIC. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LAB PALI MOMI HAS THE ONLY CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LAB IN CENTRAL AND WEST OAHU, WITH SPECIALIZED TEAMS PROVIDING LIFESAVING TREATMENT IN EMERGENCIES. MORE THAN 1,300 MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURES ARE DONE ANNUALLY, SUPPORTING A RANGE OF CARDIAC CONDITIONS FROM CORONARY AND STRUCTURAL HEART DISEASE TO ARRHYTHMIAS AND HEART FAILURE. THE FOUNDATION HAS EMBARKED ON A NEW CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO UPGRADE THE CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LAB BY INVESTING IN NEW EQUIPMENT TO SUPPORT EMERGENCY CARDIAC PROCEDURES. COMMUNITY HEALTH AND UNCOMPENSATED CARE PATIENT ASSISTANCE FUND: OHANA FUND THE PURPOSE OF THE PATIENT ASSISTANCE FUND IS TO ASSIST MEDICAL CENTER PATIENTS AND/OR THEIR SUPPORT SYSTEM RECEIVING SERVICES, INCLUDING EMERGENCY ROOM AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES AT THIS FACILITY. THE MANAGEMENT AND DISBURSEMENT OF THE PATIENT ASSISTANCE FUND, OR OHANA FUND, IS LEFT TO THE DISCRETION OF THIS FACILITY TO MEET SPECIFIC PATIENT CARE NEEDS. THE FUNDS MAY BE USED FOR PATIENTS AND/OR THEIR SUPPORT SYSTEM THAT HAVE FINANCIAL BARRIERS AND NEED CONTINUED MEDICAL OR PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT OR TO FACILITATE DISCHARGE.