Pu’ulu Lapa’au
The Hawaii Program for Healthcare Professionals
Our mission is to promote patient safety and care by improving the health, well-being, and effectiveness of healthcare professionals. We do this by offering confidential support and advocacy to physicians, residents, medical students, nurses and dentists with concerns pertaining to:
- Substance use
- Mental or physical illness
- Stress and work-life balance
- Ethics and workplace function, including boundary violations and disruptive behavior
- Practice re-entry
We facilitate referral for assessment and treatment, and provide monitoring and documentation of recovery activities. When requested, we solicit pro-active engagement with families, colleagues, hospitals and regulatory agencies. Pu’ulu Lapa’au is widely successful in assisting physicians in their continuation or return to clinical practice. We are physicians caring for physicians, and as we take a proactive approach to physician wellness, we also believe that we should share our experience and success with the larger medical and public communities. Our volunteer Directors have clear objectives: safety and optimal health for patients and physicians.
“Together, we improve, protect and inspire the ideals of Medicine”
Physicians for Physicians
WELCOME. Pu`ulu Lapa`au is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to assisting colleagues in their journey of life and medicine. Our non-disciplinary assistance and advocacy has benefited hundreds of Hawaii physicians, their families, and patients. We have positive relationships with Hawaii’s hospitals, healthcare and regulatory agencies, and with national organizations specializing in physicians’ health. Our established record of success derives from the dedication of our volunteer Directors and our staff, and of those who have contributed to our financial stability through donations, grants and organizational contracts. These generous supporters and gratified clients have assured our ability to work with all segments of Hawaii’s healthcare community. A very sincere mahalo to all of them!