Focus Hawaii Sid Pershing

Authors

• Lance Chase
• Sid Pershing

Files

Description

Hosted by Lance Chase, this episode of Focus Hawaii features Dr. Sid Pershing, Chief of Staff at Kahuku Hospital, who shares his journey from medical training in California and medical missions in Samoa and the Marshall Islands to his current work on Oahu’s North Shore. He discusses the unique challenges of operating a small, community‑owned rural hospital—including financial pressures, limited resources, and a large indigent population—while highlighting the facility’s accredited services, dedicated staff, and partnerships with larger Honolulu hospitals for specialized care. The conversation also explores Dr. Pershing’s involvement in emergency medicine, medevac cases, community fundraising efforts, and his unexpected passion for polo, culminating in an upcoming benefit match to support Kahuku Hospital.

Length of Video

00:26:48

File Size

2.3GB

Archives Call Number

22.FH

Air Date

1991

Keywords

Sid Pershing, Kahuku Hospital, rural healthcare, community-owned hospital, North Shore Oahu, emergency medicine, hospital funding, uninsured patients, medical missions, Samoa, Marshall Islands, healthcare challenges, physician recruitment, accreditation, quality assurance, community support, fundraising event, Hawaii Polo Club, polo benefit match, rural medicine, medevac services, pediatric care, obstetrics, surgical services, local healthcare access

Disciplines

Business | Education | Medicine and Health Sciences

Recommended Citation

Chase, Lance and Pershing, Sid, "Focus Hawaii Sid Pershing" (1991). Focus Hawaii. 138.
https://digitalcollections.byuh.edu/focushawaii/138