Islands Hospice to open first Maui care facility

Islands Hospice is expanding its Maui care services by opening its first inpatient facility on the Valley Isle in July. The nonprofit health care agency began serving Oahu residents in 2009, and first entered Maui in July 2014, serving patients in private homes, nursing homes and assisted living facilities. “Data obtained from Medicare revealed a significant unmet need for end-of-life care in the Maui community, which prompted our expansion,” Islands Hospice CEO Dr. Michael Duick told PBN,…