For their last academic session, students visited a unique hospital in Waimea: North Hawai’i Community Hospital. The hospital not only integrates many complementary healing practices with traditional medicine, the building was designed to enhance the healing environment.
The hospital includes aromatherapy in their patient care, and also offers aromatherapy to all their staff. Oshibori is used as a “pick me up” near the end of each shift. Students were able to experience this, with their choice of essential oils.
We were lucky to have scheduled our visit on North Hawai’i Community Hospital’s 18th Birthday, and were treated to lunch as well as cake and ice cream.
After lunch, students visited the Radiology department and the helipad, and then heard from Arielle Michael, Director of Holistic Care Services.