Wilcox Health Foundation

WILCOX MEDICAL CENTER (WILCOX) IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT MEDICAL CENTER DEDICATED TO THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF KAUA'I RESIDENTS. WILCOX, LOCATED IN LIHUE, IS THE LARGEST MEDICAL FACILITY ON KAUA'I, PROVIDING THE KAUA'I COMMUNITY WITH ACCESSIBLE, QUALITY HEALTH CARE. WILCOX IS PART OF HAWAI'I PACIFIC HEALTH, ONE OF THE STATE'S LARGEST HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS. AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT MEDICAL CENTER, WILCOX 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 SPECIALTY CARE, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, COMMUNITY HEALTH AND UNCOMPENSATED CARE. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS EMERGENCY AND TRAUMA PROGRAMS THE WILCOX EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT REQUIRES ONGOING SUPPORT AS TRAUMA CASES HAVE INCREASED. MAJOR GIFTS AND ANNUAL DONATIONS CONTINUE TO FUND UPGRADES TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. OVERALL IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE CREATING TRAUMA RESUSCITATION SUITES AS WELL AS RENOVATING SPECIALTY SPACES FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, INFECTIOUS CONTROL, PEDIATRIC ROOMS, AND OB-GYN CARE. SINCE WILCOX HAS LIMITED ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR ACUTE EMERGENCY PATIENTS, DONATIONS WILL SUPPORT KAUAI'S FIRST EMERGENCY MEDICINE TELEMEDICINE PROGRAM FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. IMAGING SERVICES MAJOR GIFTS AND CAPITAL FUNDING HELPED TO PURCHASE A NEW CT SCANNER THAT REPLACES AN EXISTING MODEL INSTALLED IN 1999. EQUIPPED WITH ADVANCED FEATURES AND RELIABILITY, THE NEW CT SCANNER WILL HELP TO DETECT AND MONITOR DISEASES AND CONDITIONS, SUCH AS CANCER AND HEART DISEASE. THE NEW SCANNER REQUIRES A LOWER DOSE OF RADIATION AND IS EQUIPPED WITH SOFTWARE CAPABLE OF RECONSTRUCTING AND REFORMATTING IMAGES POST SCANNING. THIS IMAGING TECHNOLOGY WILL SUPPORT EMERGENCY AND TRAUMA CASES. GRANTS, MAJOR GIFTS AND CAPITAL FUNDING WERE SECURED TO BEGIN THE RENNOVATION OF THE NUCLEAR MEDICINE LAB. THE UPGRADED LAB WILL INCLUDE A NEW STATE OF THE ART NUCLEAR MEDICINE CAMERA AND ADJOINING HOT LAB. THE UPGRADED LAB WILL IMPROVE TREATMENT FOR CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS ON KAUA'I. THE NEW CAMERA WILL PROVIDE CARE TO PATIENTS ON KAUA'I THAT CAN HELP ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR THEM TO TRAVEL TO O'AHU FOR NUCLEAR MEDICINE EVALUATIONS AND TREATMENT. EDUCATION AND RESEARCH SIMULATION LAB THE WILCOX SIMULATION LAB INCLUDES HIGH-TECH MANIKINS THAT THE MEDICAL STAFF USE TO PRACTICE PROCEDURES THAT THEY RARELY SEE. THE LAB OFFERS A REALISTIC AND RISK-FREE ENVIRONMENT. A STATE-OF-THE-ART TRAINING SYSTEM ALLOWS NURSE EDUCATORS TO CREATE SCENARIOS WHERE THE MANAKINS EXHIBIT VARIOUS CONDITIONS AND CARE RESPONSES. CLINICAL EDUCATION TRAINING PROGRAM WILCOX PARTNERS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO PROVIDE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAIN AS CLINICAL NURSE AIDES AS PART OF THEIR HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM. 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. MAJOR GIFTS AND CAPITAL INVESTMENTS SUPPORT THE PROGRAM BY FUNDING THE INSTRUCTOR POSITION AS WELL AS MEDICAL EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO TURN CLASSROOMS INTO REALISTIC CLINICAL TRAINING FACILITIES. 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. COMMUNITY HEALTH AND UNCOMPENSATED CARE PATIENT ASSISTANCE FUND: MALAMA 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 MALAMA 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.