Aloha Medical Mission, a secular, nonprofit 501(c)(3) volunteer organization based in Honolulu, Hawaii, provides free health care to underserved people in the Pacific, Asia, and Hawaii. It was founded in 1983 by Drs. Ramon Sy and Ernesto Espaldon under its parent organization, the Philippine Medical Association. That first year, a team of physicians and nurses traveled to a small Philippines town and performed free cleft-lip surgery on children whose families were too poor to afford the operation.
Since then, the scope of surgeries has expanded to include other surgical specialties and dentistry. Medical services were added to the missions, which grew in number and country diversity. In the past two years, missions have been sent to Burma (Myanmar), Laos, Nepal, and the Philippines.
Beginning in 1993, fellowships in ophthalmology provided by a Honolulu-based ophthalmologist have helped train 26 Filipino physicians, all of whom have returned to the Philippines to practice in their local communities.
A joint project in 2007 with the Polynesian Voyaging Society led to medical clinics held on Yap, Ponap (Pohnpei), Satowan, and Chuuk. We have collaborated with local agencies and hospitals in sending cargo containers of medical supplies to hospitals in the Philippines and Micronesia.
In 2000, the Aloha Social Services Bangladesh medical clinic was started in Bangladesh. It has developed into a multiservice facility providing medical care, early education for children too poor to attend school, vocational and literacy training for parents, advocacy for womens rights, and micro-loans to needy families.
In the early 1990s, we began programs to bring free medical care to the homeless, the uninsured and the indigent in the state of Hawaii. Collaborating with the Waikk Health Center, we sent caravans of doctors and nurses to beach camps. For two years beginning in 1995, we staffed a clinic to treat the homeless at The Institute for Human Services (IHS).
In 2002, we established the only free medical clinic in Hawaii. This clinic served new immigrants, the homeless and the uninsured. In early 2010, we closed the clinic, transferring our patients to the Kalihi-Plama Health Center, which was then better able to provide a full range of patient services.
In 2002, we established the only free dental clinic in Hawaii. This clinic continues on as AMMs main health-care focus in Hawaii. We serve the 30 percent of the state population that lacks dental insurance and care for about 120 patients per month.
Our project, Kkua me ka Laulima: Help With Many Hands, was initiated in August 2010. AMM developed the collaboration of two local hospitals (Queens Medical and Castle Medical centers), private surgeons and anesthesiologists, and two community health centers on Oahu (Kalihi-Plama and Kkua Kalihi Valley health centers) to provide free outpatient general surgery services to the uninsured poor. We hope to expand the breadth of surgical services and the number of participating hospitals, physicians and community clinics. By April 2011, two patients were operated on under the auspices of this program.
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Rating 4.8 out of 5 based on 18 reviews
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newest oldest highest lowestSharae Dias
2 years ago
Spoke to someone over the phone gave all my info said I would qualify with my daughter. Waited a week for the appointment drove down just for them to tell me we don't qualify. What a waste of time, why say over the phone that they could help.
RunEmHard 728
3 years ago
Very very helpful and professional people serving the public who qualified . Needed work done one my dental and Aloha medical mission was there for me. God bless the staff and all that work for Aloha Medical Mission . Aloha .
Munkhtaivan Javzandulam
3 years ago
First time visiting to this clinic was nice. Staff was very friendly.
RunEmHard 728
3 years ago
Very very helpful and professional people serving the public who qualified . Needed work done one my dental and Aloha medical mission was there for me. God bless the staff and all that work for Aloha Medical Mission . Aloha .
b ran (is)
3 years ago
They were great, i just walked in and within 45 minutes saw the dentist and was able to get referred somewhere else, no more toothaches! THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH!!!
Munkhtaivan Javzandulam
4 years ago
First time visiting to this clinic was nice. Staff was very friendly.
b ran (is)
4 years ago
They were great, i just walked in and within 45 minutes saw the dentist and was able to get referred somewhere else, no more toothaches! THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH!!!
Robert McCarty
4 years ago
Awesome place, people are nice and it's a free dental clinic.
JoshuaSwiger
4 years ago
They provide an excellent service to the community. If you need medical or dental care and don't have insurance, call them. They will either provide care at no cost or refer you to a low-cost clinic.
Omisong Sikyang
4 years ago
I went there with hopes and prayers of getting my tooth fixed and by the grace of god they helped me so much with my root canal and sent me off with joy! Mahalo medical mission dental, you guys truly are a huge help to the less fortunate and in need of dental assistance , god bless each and everyone of you !
malofou malaeulu
4 years ago
I was in so much pain for root canal cost from kalihi palama health center went to aloha and everyone was so friendly nice worker even the doctors thank you guys so much now I'm pain free got my root canal fixed I prefer you to go here I'm going in for cleaning next week free clinic very affordable
Tracy Kapali
4 years ago
I've ALWAYS had dental coverage, but my choice of work has me without dental coverage right now. Needless to say when I recently chipped a molar and was digging out any extra food that got stuck my anxiety was through the roof. I found this place from a Google search and I have to say the staff is AWESOME got two cavities filled and this is the first doctor that stuck me with a needle and I DID NOT feel it.
March Irons
4 years ago
The best dental in Hawaii..Good customer services..
Maine Wooden
5 years ago
Awesome Everything. The staff make you feel like family.
Robert McCarty
5 years ago
Awesome place, people are nice and it's a free dental clinic.
JoshuaSwiger
5 years ago
They provide an excellent service to the community. If you need medical or dental care and don't have insurance, call them. They will either provide care at no cost or refer you to a low-cost clinic.
Omisong Sikyang
5 years ago
I went there with hopes and prayers of getting my tooth fixed and by the grace of god they helped me so much with my root canal and sent me off with joy! Mahalo medical mission dental, you guys truly are a huge help to the less fortunate and in need of dental assistance , god bless each and everyone of you !
Tracy Kapali
5 years ago
I've ALWAYS had dental coverage, but my choice of work has me without dental coverage right now. Needless to say when I recently chipped a molar and was digging out any extra food that got stuck my anxiety was through the roof. I found this place from a Google search and I have to say the staff is AWESOME got two cavities filled and this is the first doctor that stuck me with a needle and I DID NOT feel it.
malofou malaeulu
5 years ago
I was in so much pain for root canal cost from kalihi palama health center went to aloha and everyone was so friendly nice worker even the doctors thank you guys so much now I'm pain free got my root canal fixed I prefer you to go here I'm going in for cleaning next week free clinic very affordable
March Irons
5 years ago
The best dental in Hawaii..Good customer services..
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