[HIham] Hospitals need ham radio assistance

[Bev Yuen]

Hi everyone,
As you may know, the hospitals in the islands have ham radio stations 
for use in an emergency.  Some have installed stations, some have the 
"suitcase radios" or "flyaway kits" deployed as necessary.  Many of 
these hospitals have volunteer ham radio operators on staff and/or 
community volunteers who assist them.  Several of these hospitals are 
actively looking for more community volunteers.  (But, probably most 
of them could use more assistance.)  On Oahu, this group is organized 
under Health Comm.  See  http://aditl.com/hc/ for more information on 
the group.

The ham radio groups at Pali Momi and Straub Medical Centers are 
looking for a few community volunteers.

Licensed operators who live in the area of these facilities are 
particularly welcome.  Others who could easily come to either Straub 
or Pali Momi in an emergency would be helpful also.  They would also 
like to hear from interested others who would like to help out and 
would be interested in getting their ham radio licenses.

Volunteers will be asked to:
    * Become official volunteers of the hospital.  That is needed to 
get a volunteer badge which allows admittance to the facility during 
an emergency and identifies you as there on official business at other times.
    * Come to training and possibly a few meetings of the group each 
year.  The current staff/volunteers will work with you to familiarize 
you with the radios, the operating area and the procedures specific 
to that hospital.
    * Assist with equipment tests and participate in drills several 
times a year.

If you are interested or would like more information, please contact 
me as follows:
Bev Yuen, AH6NF
e-mail:  bevyuen at hawaii.rr.com
phone:  536-8180

Or,
Bart Aronoff
ba at hawaii.rr.com

Thanks for your assistance.
Bev, AH6NF