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02/09/2023   Hawaii Pacific Health
Disney Delivers Joy for Patients at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children

The magic of Disney is now enhancing the patient experience at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children. This new program brings classic tales to life through interactive artwork and digital displays for pediatric patients and their families.

02/01/2023   Hawaii Pacific Health
$1.5 Million in Capital Support to Enable More Hawaii Families to Achieve Affordable Homeownership

An innovative partnership between Hawaii Pacific Health and The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation will help Hawai‘i Community Lending expand its loan fund for low-income households and communities to achieve and sustain self-sufficiency through homeownership.

01/26/2023   Hawaii Pacific Health
Straub Medical Center Begins Construction on its Health Care Campus of the Future

Work is underway on Straub Medical Center’s new, state-of-the art health care campus of the future. Thursday Jan. 26, 2023, crews began the construction phase of the multi-year project with the demolition of buildings along South Hotel Street.

11/04/2022   Hawaii Pacific Health
Hawaii Pacific Health Employees Donate More Than $1 Million to Support Patient Care and Hawaii Communities

Hawaii Pacific Health employees joined together to raise $1,001,116 during the 2022 Employee Giving Campaign.

09/10/2022   Hawaii Pacific Health
16th Annual Kapiolani Radiothon for Kids Raises $516,250 for Hawaii Keiki

For the second year in a row, the Kapiolani Radiothon for Kids raised more than half-a-million dollars for Hawaii children. Generous donors and community partners gave a total of $516,250 during the first in-person Kapiolani Radiothon broadcast since 2019.

09/09/2022   Hawaii Pacific Health
16th Annual Kapiolani Radiothon for Kids Celebrates Return to In-Person Broadcast with Full Day of Surprises

Several surprises were on the menu at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children as the medical center welcomed back KSSK’s Michael W. Perry and The Posse, Curt Williams, Scotty B and generous community partners to its Dining Room for the 16th annual Kapiolani Radiothon for Kids.

08/16/2022   Hawaii Pacific Health
Dr. Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg Help Advance Imaging Technology at Wilcox Medical Center with $1.8 Million Donation

Wilcox Medical Center is embarking on a project to upgrade and advance one of its two computed tomography (CT) machines made possible, in large part, to the generosity of Dr. Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg. The couple donated $1.8 million to help the medical center reach its $4 million goal to fund the project.

05/24/2022   Hawaii Pacific Health
Blessing Held for New Emergency Department at Wilcox Medical Center

State and county leaders joined Wilcox Medical Center staff and community members today to celebrate the blessing of the facility’s new Emergency Department (ED). The new space features two trauma resuscitation suites and several specialized care rooms. Wilcox is Kauai’s only Level III Trauma Center and the first in Hawaii to be verified by the American College of Surgeons.

04/14/2022   Hawaii Pacific Health
Haumea Friel Named Hawaii’s First Children’s Miracle Network National Champion

Haumea Friel has been named a 2022 National Champion by Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals – a first for a child from Hawaii. The 7-year-old accepted the honor as part of Children’s Hospital Week celebrations in Orlando, Florida.

04/06/2022   Hawaii Pacific Health
Sex Abuse Treatment Center at Kapiolani Highlights New Online Resources for Sexual Assault Awareness Month

The Sex Abuse Treatment Center (SATC), a program of Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children, is observing Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) by offering the public several opportunities to learn more about issues surrounding consent, respecting boundaries and resources in place for survivors.

04/04/2022   Hawaii Pacific Health
Kapiolani Patient Xander Cabales Named Hawaii’s 2022 Children’s Miracle Network Champion

Xander Cabales says his mission in life is to inspire others. The 15-year-old will do just that over the next year as he serves as the Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) Champion for Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children. Xander accepted the prestigious role in front of Kapiolani staff members today at the medical center’s auditorium. He will share his courageous story throughout the coming year, inspiring countless CMN community partners and supporters committed to the health and well-being of Hawaii’s keiki.

03/01/2022   Hawaii Pacific Health
Hawaii’s Walmart and Sam’s Club Stores Raise $383,060 for Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children

Cow bells, a pie-throwing event and generous local donors all helped Hawaii Walmart and Sam’s Club stores raise more money for the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals than any other market in the country in 2021. Hawaii’s 13 Walmart and Sam’s Club locations raised $383,060.83 for Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children, Hawaii’s only Children’s Miracle Network Hospital.

02/23/2022   Hawaii Pacific Health
Straub Medical Center Staff Reunites With COVID-19 Survivor During Tear-Filled Ceremony

COVID-19 survivor Paul Greenslade and his wife, Karen, returned to Straub Medical Center nearly two years after his hospitalization for COVID-19 to reunite with the health care workers who helped save his life, and witness the unveiling of a new bench for the medical center's Healing Garden and a plaque commemorating Paul’s "second life." The bench was purchased through a donation made by the Greenslades to Straub in honor of the nurses, physicians and support staff who had cared for Paul.

01/25/2022   Hawaii Pacific Health
Wilcox Medical Center Blesses New Generators That Will Keep Kauai's Hospital Powered Through Outages for Decades to Come

Three new generators that will provide electricity to Wilcox Medical Center during emergencies and power outages were blessed during a ceremony that celebrated these critical, one-megawatt power sources. The new generator system will provide uninterrupted power for hospital operations at Wilcox Medical Center when needed, and was a collaborative project between Wilcox and federal, state and county agencies.

12/13/2021   Hawaii Pacific Health
Straub Medical Center Breaking Ground on New Health Care Campus

Straub Medical Center's multi-year redevelopment project for its future health care campus is highlighted in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser.


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