Program areas at Navian Hawaii
Direct Hospice services: Hospice Hawaii dba Navian Hawaii provides expert medical, emotional, practical, psycho-social, and spiritual care to persons facing life-limiting illnesses and to their families 24 hours a day, seven days a week by qualified physicians, nurses, Hospice aides, social workers, non-denominational chaplains, and other professionals on the islands of oahu, molokai, and lanai. Patients may receive our care in their own homes and in nursing facilities and care homes where they reside. In 2022, Hospice Hawaii served 631 patients on the islands of oahu, molokai, and lanai and had 36,066 patient days of care. Of those patient days of care, 2,736 days were for pediatric care in our pediatric concurrent care program, the first in Hawaii. Hospice Hawaii dba Navian Hawaii also provided uncompensated and charity care in 2022 at an estimated cost of $27,200. Hospice Hawaii dba Navian Hawaii volunteer services to patients and their families in 2022 were enriched by our volunteer trainings that educated 39 Hospice Hawaii volunteers in 5 formal training sessions and 4 additional onboarding sessions. Community bereavement support groups met monthly via zoom meetings. In 2022, there were a total of 286 support group participants.
Community education: Hospice Hawaii dba Navian Hawaii gives presentations to healthcare agencies and to the community on the islands of oahu, molokai, and lanai with regards to life-limiting illnesses to inform and educate the public. In 2022, Hospice Hawaii employees educated the public on Hospice services, Hospice myths, palliative care, history & philosophy of Hospice and palliative care, end of life care issues, advance care planning, spirituality, and dealing with grief during holiday. Additionally, Hospice Hawaii partners with other Hospice and palliative care organizations to inform the community on end of life matters. In 2022, Hospice Hawaii employees made 21 presentations to various groups on the previously mentioned topics.
Inpatient Hospice services: the kailua home on the island of oahu provides residential care 24 hours a day, seven days a week to our Hospice patients that cannot be adequately provided care in their own homes. Patients receive expert, compassionate care and around the clock monitoring to be kept as symptom free and comfortable as possible in our five-bed homelike residential facility. In 2022, the kailua home served 67 patients and provided 1,126 patient days of care.