Facing the future together By Lisa DahmHawaii Catholic Herald Petra Ranches’ first action when working with new clients at St. Francis Hospice is to meet them and personalize their care. Whether they need relief from physical, emotional or spiritual symptoms, the nurse practitioner’s goal with hospice care is to first understand the patients’ immediate needs, […]
Talk story: Illness and suffering can bring us closer to God
Office for Social Ministry “Dear brothers and sisters: We are celebrating the 33rd World Day of the Sick in the Jubilee Year 2025, in which the church invites us to become ‘pilgrims of hope.’ ‘Hope does not disappoint’ (Rom 5:5); indeed, it strengthens us in times of trial. … Let us stop for a moment to […]
Annual St. Marianne walk a benefit for St. Francis Kupuna Village
Join the fifth annual St. Marianne Cope Walk, 7:30-11 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 26 for a fun, three-mile stroll from Magic Island to Kewalo Basin Park and back. Proceeds benefit the St. Francis Kupuna Village in Liliha, Hawaii’s first one-stop health and wellness center for seniors, caregivers and other family members. Entertainment will be provided by […]
Annual St. Marianne walk to benefit St. Francis Kupuna Village in Liliha
Join the fifth annual St. Marianne Cope Walk, 7:30-11 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 27 for a fun, three-mile stroll from Magic Island to Kewalo Basin Park and back. Proceeds benefit the St. Francis Kupuna Village in Liliha, Hawaii’s first one-stop health and wellness center for seniors, caregivers and other family members. Entertainment will be provided by […]
St. Francis makes changes to management
St. Francis Healthcare System recently made changes to its management team to meet the growing needs of the organization and the community. Dr. Tariq “Terry” Al-Mutawa has been promoted to chief medical officer; Holly Davis has been named executive director of St. Francis Hospice; and Gary Simon has been appointed director of corporate affairs […]
Honor loved ones by lighting up a tree
St. Francis Hospice invites the community this month to honor the memory of family and friends this Christmas season at two 27th annual “Light Up a Memory” tree lighting ceremonies. The events, which are free, offer encouragement and support, holiday entertainment and refreshments.
Hospice to honor deceased in ceremony of roses
St. Francis Hospice Bereavement Services is inviting the public to honor the memories of St. Francis Hospice patients and others at an inter-faith service, 7 p.m., Nov. 7, at the University of Hawaii’s Newman Center in Manoa. The event, “A Rose for Remembrance,” will remember the deceased by dedicating roses in their memory. Participants may […]
Mom of eight, Franciscan Sister celebrates Mother’s Day
Sister Patricia Schofield of the Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities, left, with family members at the Marianne Cope Convent in Liliha May 12. Sister Patricia’s son Joe, his wife Amy and stepdaughter Alyssa spent Mother’s Day in the Islands. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz) Sister Patricia Schofield is a Sister of […]
St. Francis Healthcare opens phase one of its Kupuna Village
Franciscan Sisters Helen Agnes Ignacio (seated), Francis Regis Hadano and Rose Annette Ahuna look at a mural of St. Marianne Cope in the Sullivan Building lobby, April 24. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz) St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii celebrated April 24 the completion of “Phase I” of its new St. Francis Kupuna […]
Photo: Grant presentation
Central Pacific Bank Foundation awarded the first third of a $15,000 grant to St. Francis Healthcare System for the transformation of its Liliha campus into the St. Francis Kupuna Village, a health, wellness and social services center for Hawaii’s elderly population. The grant will be paid over three years. The money will go toward a […]