Straub Foundation

THE MISSION OF STRAUB FOUNDATION IS TO CREATE A HEALTHIER HAWAI'I THROUGH SUPPORT OF STRAUB CLINIC & HOSPITAL (DBA STRAUB BENIOFF MEDICAL CENTER). STRAUB CLINIC & HOSPITAL (STRAUB) IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT MEDICAL CENTER LOCATED IN HONOLULU THAT IS DEDICATED TO THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF ALL HAWAI'I RESIDENTS. STRAUB INCLUDES A MEDICAL CENTER IN HONOLULU AND A NETWORK OF NEIGHBORHOOD CLINICS. STRAUB IS A PART OF HAWAI'I PACIFIC HEALTH, ONE OF THE STATE'S LARGEST HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS. AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT MEDICAL CENTER, STRAUB RELIES ON PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY TO FULFILL ITS MISSION AND CARE FOR PATIENTS REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. CONTRIBUTIONS, BOTH UNRESTRICTED AND DESIGNATED, HELP THE MEDICAL CENTER PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL MEDICAL CARE IN HAWAI'I. 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 BURN CARE UNIT STRAUB HAS THE PACIFIC REGION'S ONLY MULTIDISCIPLINARY BURN CARE UNIT. FIREFIGHTERS, ELECTRICIANS AND RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT HAWAI'I AND THE PACIFIC BASIN RELY ON THIS HIGHLY SPECIALIZED LIFESAVING CARE. BESIDES THE SPECIALTY CARE THAT THE STRAUB TEAM PROVIDES AT ITS BURN CARE UNIT, PHYSICIANS SERVE PATIENT NEEDS ACROSS THE NEIGHBOR ISLANDS, WHEN NECESSARY, THROUGH VIRTUAL VISITS. RECENT COMMUNITY DONATIONS HAVE SUPPORTED ONGOING SPECIALTY TRAINING FOR CLINICIANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO SERVE BURN PATIENTS. FUNDING HAS ALSO BEEN INVESTED IN EQUIPMENT NECESSARY FOR SPECIALIZED PROCEDURES AND ADVANCED WOUND CARE STRAUB. EDUCATION AND RESEARCH SUMMER STUDENT RESEARCH PROGRAM SINCE 1986, THE SUMMER STUDENT RESEARCH PROGRAM (SSRP) HAS EXPOSED STUDENTS TO A CAREER IN MEDICINE WHILE OFFERING AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLINICAL RESEARCH STUDY. SSRP PARTICIPANTS ARE ENGAGED IN A STRUCTURED MEDICAL PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTED BY THE "LIFE CYCLE OF RESEARCH" CURRICULUM, "CAREERS IN MEDICINE" TALKS WITH PHYSICIANS, AND VISITS TO MEDICAL FACILITIES AND HOSPITALS. THROUGHOUT THE EIGHT-WEEK PROGRAM, STUDENTS ARE INVITED TO PURSUE OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS SHADOWING PHYSICIANS AND OBSERVING SURGERIES BASED ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL AREAS OF INTEREST IN MEDICINE. SINCE THE PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED, MORE THAN 400 STUDENTS HAVE PARTICIPATED, AND A MAJORITY HAVE GONE ON TO MEDICAL/RESEARCH PROGRAMS AT PRESTIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS NATIONWIDE. TO DATE MORE THAN 130 SSRP ALUM ARE PRACTICING IN HAWAI'I. COMMUNITY HEALTH AND UNCOMPENSATED CARE PATIENT ASSISTANCE FUND: KOKUA FUND THE PURPOSE OF THE PATIENT ASSISTANCE FUND IS TO ASSIST MEDICAL CENTER PATIENTS AND/OR THEIR SUPPORT SYSTEM RECEIVING SERVICES, INCLUDING THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES AT THIS FACILITY. THE MANAGEMENT AND DISBURSEMENT OF THE PATIENT ASSISTANCE FUND, OR KOKUA 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.