Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
| Kapiʻolani Medical Center for Women and Children | |
|---|---|
| Hawaiʻi Pacific Health | |
 | |
 Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children (2021) | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Honolulu, Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi, United States |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Community, Specialist |
| Type | Non-profit |
| Patron | Queen Kapiʻolani |
| Network | Hawaiʻi Pacific Health |
| Services | |
| Level III Pediatric Trauma Center | |
| Beds | 207 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1890 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.kapiolani.org |
| Lists | Hospitals in the United States |
Kapiʻolani Medical Center for Women and Children is a Women's and Children's hospital, It is part of Hawaiʻi Pacific Health's network of hospitals. It is located in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi within the neighborhood of Mōʻiliʻili. Kapiʻolani Medical Center is Hawaiʻi's only children's hospital with a team of physicians and nurses and specialized technology trained specifically to care for children, from infants to young adults. It is the state's only 24-hour pediatric emergency department, pediatric intensive care unit and adolescent unit. The hospital provides comprehensive pediatric specialties and subspecialties to infants, children, teens, and young adults aged 0–21 throughout Hawaii.[1][2]
The facility was founded by Queen Kapiʻolani as the Kapiʻolani Maternity Home in 1890 for which she held bazaars and lūʻaus to raise the $8,000 needed to start the hospital. It has since changed its name several times. Kauikeōlani Children's Hospital opened in 1909 named for Emma Kauikeōlani Napoleon Mahelona (1862–1931), the wife of Albert Spencer Wilcox (1844–1919).[3] In 1978, it merged with Kapiʻolani Hospital to become Kapiʻolani Medical Center for Women and Children.[4][5] On August 4, 1961, future US president Barack Obama was born in the hospital.[6][7][8][9][10]
References
- ↑ "What is a NICU? What is a PICU?". Hawaii Pacific Health. Archived from the original on October 15, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- ↑ "Kapiolani - Patients & Visitors - Diamond Head Tower". www.hawaiipacifichealth.org. Archived from the original on August 31, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
- ↑ Nellist, George F., ed. (1925). "Albert Spencer Wilcox". The story of Hawaii and its builders. Honolulu: Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Archived from the original on September 21, 2012. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
- ↑ "100 years of caring for children". Honolulu: Kapiolani Health Foundation. 2009. Archived from the original on July 12, 2009. Retrieved June 22, 2009.
- ↑ Kessing, Alice (August 19, 2009). "Queen Kapi'olani's living gift to island keiki". MidWeek. Honolulu. Archived from the original on April 30, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2009.
- ↑ Maraniss, David (August 24, 2008). "Though Obama had to leave to find himself, it is Hawaii that made his rise possible". The Washington Post. p. A22. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
- ↑ Serafin, Peter (March 21, 2004). "Punahou grad stirs up Illinois politics". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
- ↑ Hoover, Will (November 9, 2008). "Obama's Hawaii boyhood homes drawing gawkers". The Honolulu Advertiser. p. A1. Archived from the original on April 2, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
Birthplaces and boyhood homes of U.S. presidents have been duly noted and honored
- ↑ "Kapi' olani Health Foundation, The Centennial Dinner January 24, 2009". Honolulu: Kapiolani Health Foundation. January 24, 2009. Archived from the original on December 15, 2009. Retrieved June 22, 2009.
- ↑ Nakaso, Dan (December 22, 2008). "Twin sisters, Obama on parallel paths for years". The Honolulu Advertiser. p. B1. Archived from the original on January 29, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2009.
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