KAPA‘A — Hawai‘i Health Systems Corporation Kaua‘i Region CEO and president Lance Segawa invited people to take some head cabbages on Saturday during the HHSC Kaua‘i Region community health and wellness resource fair at Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital (SMMH).
Segawa and a lot of his team from HHSC Kaua‘i Region, including the SMMH ‘ohana, as well as community partner representatives were on hand to personally answer questions from the steady stream of people who flowed through the big tent and guided by the Pacific Media Group team.
“Aloun Farm gave us a lot of extra head cabbages,” Segawa said. “The Nutrition and Dietary departments are looking for cabbage recipes, but make sure you take some cabbages, too.”
People were provided up-to-date information on the SMMH Master Plan that changed the campus as phases and aspects of the plan are being put into effect, including the start of in-house diagnostic laboratory services that started on Monday with the help of highway flags and banners to guide patients to the right area.
A lot of people were provided the opportunity of putting faces to names associated with the different HHSC Kaua‘i Region, which operates both the SMMH and the Kaua‘i Veterans Memorial Hospital on the westside. HHSC also operates a number of community clinics in Waimea, Port Allen, Kalaheo, Po‘ipu and Kapa‘a with hints of a Lihu‘e Clinic opening in May.
Doctors Kanwardeep Singh Kaleka, Lani McKenna, and Andrew Stenovich were listed on material about The Clinic at Lihu‘e that will offer primary care, and outpatient behavioral health when the facility opens in a few months.
Customer opportunities came in the form of free tests like the balance test being offered by the Therapies Department, free premium giveaways available from HHSC professionals, and an opportunity to get lunch options for sale from the SMMH Nutrition Department that baby sat containers of head cabbages waiting to leave with fair attendees.
The Nutrition Department also had healthy snacks like cookies available for sale as well.
Attendees left with bags filled with information and brochures, as well as prizes being distributed by Pacific Media Group. But, despite the full bags, there was always room for a head cabbage, or two.
