#Melinda Sweany

Nuestro Futuro Foundation has awarded $200,000 annually for the next three years to the Maui Health Foundation’s Patient Resource Assistance Fund, strengthening support for high‑risk, low‑income patients who face barriers to recovery after hospitalization.

Maui Health Foundation Chief Philanthropy Officer Melinda Sweany has announced the addition of Leana Taylor, MA, ATC, CPT, as Director of Philanthropy. This new position was created to expand outreach efforts in support of Maui’s healthcare system, with Taylor focusing on building donor relationships, major gift and planned giving.

The new CDU, which will be built off of the Emergency Department, will streamline diagnosis and improve care for those requiring immediate life-saving intervention while also allowing physicians and staff to monitor patients who do not require inpatient admission but are not well enough to go home.

The Maui Health Foundation has received a $2.25 million grant from Hawaiʻi Community Foundation’s Maui Strong Fund for the construction of up to 15 additional transitional housing units for healthcare professionals directly impacted by the August 2023 Lahaina fire.

Maui Health’s Chief Philanthropy Officer Melinda Sweany has been honored with the prestigious “Women Who Mean Business Award” by Pacific Business News (PBN). Sweany was recognized for her outstanding leadership at the 2024 Women Who Mean Business Award Gala, held on March 28, 2024, in Waikīkī, Oʻahu.

Maui Health Foundation held a groundbreaking and blessing ceremony on Feb. 12 for construction of 16 homes on the Maui Lani Fairways property to help healthcare providers impacted by the wildfires and to recruit desperately needed healthcare professionals to work on Maui.