When you live on an island in the Pacific, there are a few items that are a must: sunscreen, flip flops, a love of seafood—and of course, a comfortable Midmark exam table. In fact, for the caregivers at Lana`i Community Health Center, the Midmark exam table is a key element in their effort to provide healthcare services that enrich and empower lives to help build healthy families. The community health center is located on Lana`i, the sixth-largest of the Hawaiian Islands, and provides primary care, dental, behavioral health and selected specialty services to the island’s population. Of the 3,100 residents, nearly one-third are elderly and half of the population lives 200 percent below the federal poverty level. The health center, which was established in 2007, currently sees app

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