News & Current Events
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.
Hawaii Pacific Health Medical Group Names Terence Young and Amanda Woo to New Leadership Roles
Hawaii Pacific Health Medical Group has expanded its executive team. Terence Young has been named to the new position of chief operating officer, while Amanda Woo takes Young’s previous position as vice president of Clinical Operations for HPHMG.
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.
Hawaii Pacific Health Promotes Breast Cancer Awareness Month Throughout October
Hawaii Pacific Health (HPH) is promoting the importance of early breast health screenings, including mammograms, during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Hawaii Pacific Health Breaks Ground on New Straub Clinic in Central Oahu
Hawaii Pacific Health and Town Center of Mililani leaders broke ground today on a new medical facility that will serve people of all ages in Central Oahu.
Hawaii Pacific Health Partners with 13 University of Hawaii at Manoa Student-Athletes
Hawaii Pacific Health (HPH) has partnered with 13 University of Hawaii at Manoa student-athletes for the 2022-23 school year. The student-athletes represent six different sports and were selected not only for their performances on the court, on the field and in the sand, but also for their dedication in the classroom and their community.
Hawaii Pacific Health Recognized by Hawaii State Legislature for COVID-19 Pandemic Response
Hawaii Pacific Health was recognized for its invaluable and innovative work to keep Hawaii’s people, as well as HPH physicians, nurses and staff, safe and cared for throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ukrainian Medical Professionals Visit Hawaii Pacific Health Medical Centers
Five medical professionals from Ukraine will spend five days learning, training and collaborating with Hawaii doctors, nurses and other health care experts about treatment and rehabilitation of war injuries.
Hawaii Pacific Health Medical Centers Nationally Recognized for Their Commitment to Providing High-Quality Cardiovascular Care
Pali Momi Medical Center, Straub Medical Center and Wilcox Medical Center have received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke quality achievement award.
Family Medicine Physician Dr. Daniel Muench Joins Hawaii Pacific Health Medical Group, Straub Kahala Clinic
Hawaii Pacific Health Medical Group welcomes Dr. Daniel Muench to Straub Medical Center – Kahala Clinic & Urgent Care. A family medicine physician, Muench attends to a broad spectrum of medical conditions in order to help address the health care needs of patients of all ages in the community.
Hawaii Pacific Health Welcomes Pulmonologists Dr. Ronson Sato and Dr. Sheri Shimizu-Saito
Two local physicians have joined the Hawaii Pacific Health Medical Group. Drs. Ronson Sato and Sheri Shimizu-Saito are both graduates of Iolani School and the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM), and each brings more than a decade of experience to the Department of Pulmonology at Straub Medical Center.
Dr. Shilpa Patel Named Chief Quality Officer of Hawaii Pacific Health
Dr. Shilpa Patel has been named chief quality officer of Hawaii Pacific Health. Patel brings a wealth of clinical, administrative and educational leadership experience to the position.
Children Younger Than 5 Years Among the Hundreds of Kids Who Received the COVID-19 Vaccine at Hawaii Pacific Health Facilities
The first doses of Pfizer’s three-dose COVID-19 vaccine for children younger than age 5 were administered during two large-scale public clinics at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children and Kauai Medical Clinic.
Hawaii Pacific Health Launches COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts for Children Aged 6 Months Through 4 Years
Ten children ranging in ages from 14 months to 4 years received their first doses of the three-dose Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children younger than age 5 today at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children.
Hawaii Pacific Health to Offer Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine for Children Younger Than Age 5 Starting June 25
Hawaii Pacific Health will begin offering Pfizer’s three-dose COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 6 months through 4 years at vaccination clinics on Oahu and Kauai. Parents can now sign up online for the appointment-only time slots.
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