Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital sits at 4800 Kawaihau Road in Kapaa, Hawaii and takes care of adults, seniors age 65 or older, and young adults, with 80 licensed beds-including 66 long-term care beds, 9 for psychiatric care, and 5 for acute care-and you'll find that they're a Critical Access Hospital run by a state agency, so things sometimes feel more straightforward than fancy, and the hospital's known for helping people with behavioral health needs, including those facing psychiatric emergencies, with services for the deaf and hard of hearing and several approaches like activity therapy, behavior modification, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and individual psychotherapy, plus integrated dual disorders treatment for people with more than one mental health diagnosis, and you'll see they use a bunch of standard medications like Abilify, Vraylar, Clozaril, Prolixin, Haldol, Latuda, Zyprexa, Invega Trinza, Seroquel, Risperdal, Geodon, and Mellaril when they're called for, and they accept payments from Medicaid, Medicare, private health insurance, military insurance, and state welfare funds which can help residents and families figure things out financially. The hospital has a Behavioral Health Unit for psychiatric hospital care, and people living on Kauai come here for both emergency and ongoing help since they run an Emergency Department that's staffed 24 hours a day by board-certified doctors, and they're part of several healthcare groups with the CMS Certification Number 121306, so they keep up with rules and standards, and they recorded 153 total patient days and one discharge according to the latest counts, which might seem small because a lot of folks stay for longer care.
General surgery, radiology, and physical rehabilitation are available, so people can recover or keep moving around as best they can, and you'll notice they take care of medical and psychiatric needs in the short- or long-term, making use of swing bed units for extra flexibility, with SNF (skilled nursing facility) beds for those who need more support, and they've got an inpatient pharmacy, dietary counseling, social services, physical and occupational therapy, recreational therapy, and childbirth education classes, which isn't something you see everywhere. Families and patients can use their patient portal to stay up to speed, and the hospital is linked up with the KVMH Charitable Foundation and KVMH Auxiliary, who help provide services and support, and for folks needing care outside the main building, there are clinics spread around the area, like The Clinic at Waimea, The Clinic at Port Allen, The Clinic at Kalaheo, The Specialty Clinic at Kalaheo, Urgent Care at Poipu, The Clinic at Kapaa, and The Clinic at Lihue, giving people several options, and the hospital provides both inpatient and outpatient care along with social and long-term care services, so people who need skilled nursing, psychiatric inpatient care, or urgent help can get what's needed, all in one local healthcare facility that tries to cover a bit of everything for the Kauai community. You can find more about the hospital on their website.
