• About the Tower
• Highlights
• New Dining Room
• Virtual Tour
• Departments
• Location
• Thank You

The creation of space was vital in the rebuild of the medical center — so that we can continue providing family-centered care for all of Hawaii’s children and families for generations to come.

It’s no coincidence that colorful paintings, murals and photographs of magical scenes that seem to be taken straight from the imaginations of keiki (and keiki at heart) decorate the walls, hallways and rooms of the building. Research has shown that art has the power to heal. Certain images – such as vivid paintings of landscapes, friendly faces and familiar objects – have been proven to calm patients, and can help lower blood pressure and heart rate thanks to their stress-reducing effects. Research also shows that patients heal better and faster when families are involved with their care. Now, larger, private ICU rooms allow parents and caregivers to stay overnight comfortably, which enables them to be better involved with their loved one’s care.

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Building Highlights

• Multidisciplinary outpatient clinics.
• The Nan, Inc. Auditorium, a 1,600-square-foot, state-of-the-art teaching and education space.
• Eight conference and education rooms.
• A 4,000-square-foot employee fitness center to enhance and support the overall health and well-being of Hawaii Pacific Health employees.

In order to be good stewards of the community and environment, Hawaii Pacific Health is pursuing a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification for the Diamond Head Tower. Featured design and construction elements of the building were selected to make the following impact:

• Wide use of regional materials that have been recycled, are rapidly renewable, or are certified by the Forest Stewardship Council.
• Use of materials that reduce emissions of volatile organic compounds to improve indoor air quality.
• Use of low-flow fixtures such as water closets and faucets, which reduces water use by 32 percent for an annual savings of 720,000 gallons.
• Efficient design and equipment selection that will achieve an annual energy cost savings of 20 percent (or $340,000 annually).
• Reduce storm water runoff by 35 percent.

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New Dining Room

Departments

Emergency Department

Kapiolani has a team of board-certified pediatric emergency medicine physicians and adult emergency medicine physicians on-site 24/7. Together with Emergency Certified nursing staff and other health care professionals, they are equipped to care for bumps, bruises and broken arms as well as acute respiratory, trauma and critical care needs of adult and pediatric patients.

New features include:

• 14,000-square-foot space, which is more than twice the size of the previous Emergency Department.
• 24 private treatment rooms, including 2 trauma rooms and 2 triage rooms.
• Three rooms equipped as negative-pressure isolation rooms.
• On-site satellite radiology suite for plain X-rays, eliminating the need to transport patients to the medical center’s Imaging Department.
• Separate adult and pediatric waiting areas.
• Child-friendly décor, including the use of soothing color palettes and artwork.
• Central, open business center.

The Emergency department is the only Level III Pediatric Trauma Center serving Hawaii and the Pacific region.

Learn more about the Emergency Department at Kapiolani

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

At Kapiolani, we care for approximately 1,000 of the tiniest and most vulnerable infants in Hawaii each year, with an average daily census of 73 babies.

Specialized procedures performed here include:

• ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation)
  EMCO provides oxygenation and circulation by taking the child’s blood, running it through a bypass machine, providing oxygen to the blood and returning it to the body.
• Whole Body Cooling
  This treatment has seen improved neurological outcomes for infants who have suffered a low-oxygen event during the birth process.

The NICU team is comprised of professional staff and medical personnel who are well trained and have experience in neonatal care, to include:

• Neonatologists
• Registered nurses
• Neonatal nurse practitioners
• Pediatric neonatal hospitalists
• Respiratory therapists
• Social workers
• Case Management
• Rehabilitation Services
• Lactation consultants
• Palliative care personnel
• Pastoral Care Services
• Registered dietitians
• Behavioral Health Services
• Pharmacists
• Other medical specialists and consultants as needed

We provide a specialized training academy for neonatal nurses.

Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Our PICU serves nearly 500 children in Hawaii each year ranging in age from 1 week to 21 years of age, with an average daily census of 11 patients. We provide a specialized training academy for PICU nurses who deliver special services that include but are not limited to:

• Open Heart Program (five times per year)
  Serves children with congenital heart defects or conditions that need non-surgical interventions.
• ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation)
  ECMO provides oxygenation and circulation by taking the child’s blood, running it through a bypass machine, providing oxygen to the blood and returning it to the body.
• Dialysis CRRT (Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy)
  Continuous 24/7 therapy where blood is dialyzed so that fluid as well as waste that would normally be excreted through a functioning kidney can be removed.
• Trauma
  We collaborate with Queen’s Medical Center to provide specialized pediatric postoperative care for any trauma, to include rehabilitative services.
• Transplant Program
  We collaborate with Queen’s Medical Center for solid organ transplant where the transplant surgery (kidney) is done at Queen’s Medical Center with our PICU nurse assisting in care postoperatively for the first 24 hours. We then transfer the patient to Kapiolani to provide specialized postoperative care.

Medical Surgical Unit

The Medical Surgical Unit (Med Surge) offers 12 private rooms for adult patients. Each room is equipped with telemetry monitoring capabilities for central monitoring at the nurses station. Med Surge serves the following:

• Oncology patients, to include chemotherapy.
• Post-surgical patients.
• Orthopedic patients.
• Pregnant patients less than 20 weeks gestation with medical surgical needs.
• Mothers of NICU babies requiring postpartum care.
• Postpartum moms who have experienced a loss.

Rehabilitation Services

The Colonel Harland Sanders Pediatric Rehabilitation Center is home to specialized programs and rehabilitation services for infants and children. Some highlights of the 8,000-square-foot facility include:

• A therapy gym area to promote motor development, strength, mobility, balance and coordination in a safe, therapeutic, kid-friendly environment.
• Multi-specialty room for an augmentative communication program for children who require an assistive device to communicate or customized equipment for seating and mobility.
• Exercise room for older children recovering from orthopedic surgery or sports injuries, or those who need an exercise plan for weight management.
• Occupational therapy splinting room designed for the fabrication of custom splints to prevent loss of range of motion for children in a coma or for burn management.
• Two speech therapy rooms with two-way mirrors and audio capacity for observation.
• Facilities for day program and neighbor island families to wait while their children are in extended therapy sessions.
• New staff work stations and offices, along with a staff lounge and conference room.

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