LIHUE — Dr. Craig Ono, chief of staff for the Shriners Hospitals for Children-Honolulu, looked at his patient’s fingers and followed that examination with a check of his knees Thursday at The Kauai Medical Clinic Bone and Joint Center in
LIHUE — Dr. Craig Ono, chief of staff for the Shriners Hospitals for Children-Honolulu, looked at his patient’s fingers and followed that examination with a check of his knees Thursday at The Kauai Medical Clinic Bone and Joint Center in Lihue.
“We have been seeing him since he was less than a year old,” Ono said. “Today, we’re just checking up on him to see how he’s doing.”
Ono was on Kauai with a staff from the Shriners Hospitals for Children-Honolulu hosting an outreach clinic for prospective and current patients Thursday and today.
“We’re happy to coordinate this for Kauai’s children,” said Stanton Pa, president of the Kauai Shriners. “The families are happy to have this service to care for their children.”
The Shriners Club recently received a contribution from the Kauai Pop Warner Football League for its work on Kauai, which includes coordinating the clinic.
All children up to 18 years old are eligible for care at Shriners Hospitals for Children if the physician determines that a child can benefit from care at the hospital, said Angela Keen, Shriners spokeswoman. The Shriners Hospital team conducts clinics on Kauai twice a year, and accepts insured and uninsured patients regardless of family’s ability to play.
The Shriners Kauai will be hosting its 2016 installation of officers during its meeting Feb. 6 at the Wailua Brick Oven Pizza.
