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Often times people ask about the local hospital and what it has to offer, especially since many of our owners are retired or in the process of retirement. This is from the (NHCH) Hospital home page. Take a look. Patricia Freeman has helped raise funds to support this diverse hospital.

North Hawaii Community Hospital. http://www.fivemtn.org/images/topnav_02.jpg

Cradled in the foothills of the dormant volcano, Kohala, North Hawai’i Community Hospital (NHCH) is the first in the country to integrate the latest Western, technology-based medicine with ancient Hawaiian, Asian, and holistic healing arts. Its vision is to become the most healing hospital in the world. The 35-bed, acute care facility, located in Waimea, opened in 1996 and was ranked No. 1 nationally in 1997 for patient satisfaction by Dallas-based Solution Point, a survey company that rates hospitals from the patient’s perspective.

NHCH offers a full spectrum of acute care services with a commitment to patient-centered care that treats the whole person – mind, body, and spirit – in the context of family, culture, and community. Designed as a “healing instrument”, NHCH is fast becoming a prototype for the practice of blended medicine.

Friends of the Future came into being in 1988 when an unusual collection of people (corporate CEO’s, taro farmers, professors, scientists, religious and cultural practitioners and others) met, at first having no connection other than their friendship with organization founder Kenneth Brown. However, over two years of meetings and coming to know one another, the group identified several common values centered on the Hawaiian culture and a common dream for healthy communities.

Friends of the Future’s guiding principles are:

• The spirit of giving; Invoking the spirit of giving and aloha is the essence of Friends of the Future.
• Honoring and learning from the native Hawaiian culture; Friends of the Future is rooted in the spirit and values of the Hawaiian culture.
• Face-to-face, heart-to-heart communications; When we talk face-to-face and heart-to-heart, stereo-types and prejudices fade and, gradually, “them” becomes part of “us”.
• Diversity and trust; We believe diversity is life-sustaining in both nature and society. Communication among diverse peoples, values, cultures and world views, brings the old and the new together to create a better way. And we also create a place where people are listened to and feel trusted.
• Bringing out the best in everyone; In this environment of diversity and trust, we facilitate opportunities where people are willing to share their values and wisdom, and to contribute their very best.
• Lokahi: Peace, Unity and Harmony; We seek to create and sustain a cooperative environment.
• Commitment to follow-up and action; It is through our actions that we demonstrate our commitment to our cause.

Visit the Friends of the Future web site: fofhawaii.org   A great local program to support and donate to.

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