Samuel Mahelona Memorial HospitalResidential Treatment in Kapaa, HI
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Hawaii Health Systems Corporation (HHSC) Kauai Region comprises two hospitals and seven primary care clinics distributed across Kauai island. Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital (KVMH) in Waimea is a full-service Critical Access Hospital established in 1957. Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital (SMMH) in Kapaa, founded in 1917, is the oldest operating hospital on Kauai and is designated a Critical Access Hospital with 80 licensed beds serving acute care, psychiatric care, skilled nursing care, and long-term care. SMMH provides inpatient psychiatric care for adults, 24-hour emergency services, medical care, skilled nursing, radiology, pharmacy, and ancillary services including occupational therapy, physical therapy, recreational therapy, dietary counseling, and social services. The clinics are strategically located in Waimea, Port Allen, Kalaheo, Poipu, Kapaa, and Lihue. As established in 1996 through Act 262 of the Hawaii State legislature, HHSC Kauai Region functions as a "safety-net" facility delivering essential medical care to surrounding communities regardless of ability to pay.
Role
Residential Treatment
Evidence-based approaches
Activity therapy
Activity Therapy. Structured therapeutic activities, recreation, movement, hands-on tasks, used as a vehicle for connection and emotional regulation. Often paired with talk therapy in residential and group programs.
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Spots the thought-feeling-action loops that fuel urges, then rewires them with practical skills you take into the moment.
Dialectical behavior therapy
Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Pairs acceptance with change. Especially useful when emotions feel too big to ride out without acting on them.
Group therapy
Group Therapy. A small facilitated circle where people working on similar struggles practice naming what is hard, hearing themselves in others, and learning skills together. The room is the medicine.
Integrated mental and substance use disorder treatment
Integrated Treatment. Treats addiction and co-occurring mental health conditions in the same plan, rather than sequentially. Most clinically effective when both are present.
Individual psychotherapy
Individual Psychotherapy. One-to-one sessions with a licensed clinician. The standard-bearer of mental-health care; most evidence-based plans build around it.
Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
Telehealth Therapy. Real clinical sessions delivered over video. Same evidence base as in-person care for most conditions; meets you where you actually are instead of where the office is.
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