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_ . <br /> <br /> - HAMAKUA HEALTH CEN~fER <br /> P.O. Box 509 Q Honokaa Hawaii 96727 <br /> COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES <br /> ' JOHN RAY„CHAIRMAN <br /> RECEIVED '7 <br /> MARCH 19 ,1997 nme„-- ey - <br /> Datez~ <br /> 3 ~ ~-is".2. <br /> County Council ; , , ~ <br /> TESTIMONY IN SUPt'ORT~f,~ON-~?'RpPiT taR,q~lt ~'R'RUt~QSAL FOR <br /> HAMAKUA HEALTF{ CEI~"Ct=R QtJ"fR~ACH AhtC)if'A'~'IEI~tT ED. PROG. <br /> My name is Galt Walter. i`tn the Executive Airector of the Hamakua Heath <br /> Center. I'm sorry! couldn't be?here today but t was schecluied tr3 be out of state at <br /> this time for a white and could not change those, plans, Ptease accept mywrittan <br /> testimony in support of our grant proposaf In lieu of presence tyre you. <br /> Our Health center has continued to grouts since our transition from plantation <br /> days and the infirmary, We are proud of our federally'designated community <br /> health centerand the full range of corrtprehensve services that we now offer, <br /> especially in a community thatis destgttat~d as.Wnderserved medically. 1Ne now <br /> provide services that have.hetped affedthe heath outcomes of rnany of our <br /> patients. Many of these progr~arrns, however,~are not reirrrburseaf~le through- <br /> medical insurances. They are.; though; pr+ag~irtits necessary to,assist our staff in <br /> their conFinued effortm edf3ca#e Cai~:cet~trr~rity'pa#i~ttS Ito assist our patients <br /> down their path of health rrraintair>~ce and wellness. <br /> The two programs that we are requesting your assistance for are two such <br /> programs---Outreach and Patient Education. Art example of how Patient <br /> Education has assisted those:in need is-the irr~lementation of our diabetic patient <br /> education program. dour years: ago, vre hallo totally out of zormot diabetic patient <br /> population at the center. Diabetes is ti^se slumber one disease that we deal with. <br /> We ware amputating foes and few frequently because of poor patent compliance <br /> and patient management of their illness. We instituted our diabetic program and <br /> have worked very hard doing intense case management on this population. Our <br /> patient educator has quite a comprehensive program in place for each patient <br /> and monitors our patients very closely every visit. This took a lot of time, training, <br /> education and follow up. Today, our diabetic population is stable. We've done <br /> only one amputation in two years. Our patients have individual monitoring cO13S~ DSo. ~q----- 3' <br /> ~7 <br /> programs that they must follow and they do on a regular basis. They have ivo,___,_ l~1,1 i7 <br /> Tel: (808) 775-7204 tr Fax: (808) 775-9404 ~f, Presented Sr fifth <br /> 22ei. llate ' ~1AR 1 q ~pq7 <br /> <br />