Kapiʻolani Medical Center for Women and Children
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| Geography | |
| Location | Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, United States |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Community |
| Hospital type | Non-profit |
| Network | Hawaii Pacific Health |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 207 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.kapiolani.org |
| Lists | Hospitals in Hawaii |
Kapiʻolani Medical Center for Women and Children is part of Hawaii Pacific Health's network of hospitals. It is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, within the residential inner city district of Makiki. Kapiʻolani Medical Center is Hawaii'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 room, pediatric intensive care unit and adolescent unit.
The facility was founded by Queen Kapiʻolani as the Kapiʻolani Maternity Home in 1890 for which she held bazaars and luaus to raise $8,000 needed to start the Home. It has since changed its name several times. Kauikeolani Children’s Hospital opened in 1909 named for Emma Kauikeolani Napoleon Mahelona (1862–1931), the wife of Albert Spencer Wilcox (1844–1919). In 1978, it merged with Kapiʻolani Hospital to become Kapiʻolani Medical Center for Women and Children.
Coordinates: 21°17′59″N 157°50′01″W / 21.2998°N 157.8335°W
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