Inspire 2018 FALL

HPH: Hawaii Pacific Health Employees Donate $1 Million

Wilcox team members pose with Rudy the Chief Canine Officer Wilcox team members pose with Rudy the Chief Canine Officer
The generosity of our employees goes hand in hand with how caring they are of our patients and their families.
Gail Lerch

It was a super finish for the superhero-themed Hawaii Pacific Health Employee Giving Campaign this year. HPH employees showed their giving power by raising a record $1,070,115 to help patients and their families. This is the second straight year that HPH's 4,000 employee donations surpassed the $1 million mark.

"The generosity of our employees goes hand in hand with how caring they are of our patients and their families,” said HPH Executive Vice President of Human Resources and General Services Gail Lerch, “and we see that commitment to improve the health and well-being of others every day at our medical centers.”

This was HPH’s 17th Employee Giving Campaign and the most successful in the organization’s history. The majority of the money will benefit the following programs and services at HPH’s four medical centers:

  • Kapiolani Medical Center’s Child Life and Chaplaincy programs help kids and families cope with their hospitalization.
  • Pali Momi Medical Center’s Emergency and Trauma Fund provides equipment, education and training that are critical to supporting Central and West Oahu’s only Level III Trauma Center.
  • Straub Medical Center’s Kokua Fund offers patient emergency assistance for out-of-pocket costs that can be devastating when a medical crisis arises.
  • Wilcox Medical Center’s Telemedicine program provides more specialty services and physicians for Kauai allowing patients to receive care without traveling to Oahu.

“We are proud to have employees at every level of our organization who believe so deeply in our mission to create a healthier Hawaii,” Gail said.

For more information about Hawaii Pacific Health’s philanthropic mission visit Give2HPH.org