Pali Momi Foundation

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - PROJECT DESCRIPTION PALI MOMI FOUNDATION SEEKS TO UPGRADE ITS RADIOGRAPHY SYSTEM FOR THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AT PALI MOMI MEDICAL CENTER AT 98-1079 MOANALUA ROAD, AIEA, HI 96701-4713. THIS PROJECT WILL ESTABLISH A NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART RADIOGRAPHY SYSTEM, BRINGING ADVANCED IMAGING TECHNOLOGY TO MEET THE DIAGNOSTIC NEEDS OF PATIENTS ACCURATELY AND EFFICIENTLY. NEED AND POPULATION SERVED THIS PROJECT IS NEEDED BECAUSE PALI MOMI EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PROVIDES EMERGENCY CARE FOR ALL PEOPLE, 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS A YEAR. THIS IS THE ONLY LEVEL III TRAUMA CENTER SERVING THE CENTRAL AND WEST OAHU AREAS. THIS PROPERTY IS OWNED BY HAWAII PACIFIC HEALTH. THE POPULATION TO BE SERVED IS THE GENERAL PATIENT POPULATION OF PALI MOMI MEDICAL CENTER, SERVING RESIDENTS OF CENTRAL AND WEST OAHU. PALI MOMI ADMITS OVER 5,500 PATIENTS, HAS OVER 35,000 EMERGENCY VISITS, AND HANDLES NEARLY 400 TRAUMAS PER YEAR. APPROXIMATELY 62% OF PALI MOMI PATIENTS ARE OVER THE AGE OF 65 AND 16% OF PATIENTS ARE UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED. SCOPE OF WORK THIS PROJECT WILL ESTABLISH A NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART RADIOGRAPHY SYSTEM, BRINGING ADVANCED IMAGING TECHNOLOGY TO MEET THE DIAGNOSTIC NEEDS OF PATIENTS ACCURATELY AND EFFICIENTLY. THE SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES INCLUDES RENOVATION OF THE INTERIOR ARRANGEMENT OF THE EXISTING FACILITY, PURCHASE OF AFFIXED EQUIPMENT, AND INSTALLATION OF AFFIXED EQUIPMENT. PALI MOMI WILL REPLACE EXISTING EQUIPMENT, WHICH IS AT ITS END OF LIFE, WITH HIGHLY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE. THE PHYSICAL SPACE WILL BE MODIFIED TO ACCOMMODATE NEW EQUIPMENT AND TO MODIFY HEATING, VENTILATION, AND AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC) SYSTEM TO SUPPORT THE NEW EQUIPMENT. FUNDING PALI MOMI FOUNDATION REQUESTS CPF/CDS FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $500,000 TO SUPPORT THIS PROJECT. THE CPF/CDS FUNDING WILL BE USED TO PURCHASE A RADIOGRAPHY SYSTEM AND UPGRADE THE FACILITY TO SUPPORT THE NEW EQUIPMENT. THE TOTAL PROJECT COST IS $1,000,000, OUT OF WHICH $686,775 ARE ALLOWABLE COSTS. IN ADDITION TO THIS FEDERAL APPROPRIATION, PALI MOMI SECURED STATE OF HAWAII GRANT-IN-AID IN THE AMOUNT OF $100,000. THE BALANCE OF PROJECT COSTS WILL BE MET BY SECURED ORGANIZATIONAL FUNDS.