When patient care needs are too complicated and require a higher level of support than can be given at home, or in other settings, transitional, short-term care at the Pohai Malama a Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Care Center might be an option.
The 14,000-square-foot, 12-bed home-like center was opened in 2012 with the generous support from the East Hawaii community.
But maintaining a facility that operates 24/7, 365 days a year takes many hands and hearts, said inpatient unit manager Jeff Calley.
One big-hearted group that helps ensure each patient in need and every loved one who visits is comforted by the facility’s surroundings is the Hui o Wahine organization.
Hospice of Hilo is grateful to have been selected as one of Hui o Wahine’s community service project organizations. Members dedicate part of a Saturday morning twice a month to weed the grounds of the facility under the supervision of the inpatient care center’s facility manager.
Throughout the year, Hui o Wahine members also collect toiletries to assemble kits with soap, a towel, toothbrush, toothpaste, brush and comb for the Hilo Medical Center and nonprofit organizations such as Hospice of Hilo.
For more information about donating time or resources toward the maintenance of the inpatient care center, call Lisa Kwee at 969-1733.