Our Mission
The mission of the Kapi‘olani Health Foundation is to improve the health of Hawaii’s people through funding of medical care, equipment, health education and research at Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children and Kapi‘olani Medical Center at Pali Momi.
Ways Your Support Helps
As a non-profit hospital, Kapi‘olani Medical Center relies on community support to fulfill its mission. Our generous donors, through contributions to the Kapi‘olani Health Foundation, help the hospital provide exceptional medical care for Hawaii’s women and children, including the very sickest, in four key areas:
Patient Care
Kapi‘olani Medical Center’s unique, family-centered approach to healthcare puts patients and families at the center of the healthcare experience. This creates an environment in which women, children and their families can heal together, with better outcomes.
Capital Improvements
Kapi‘olani Medical Center was built in the1970s. Today, we face an urgent need to renovate, expand and update our 30-year-old hospital. Philanthropic support of capital improvements of Kapi‘olani Medical Center will remain a focal effort for the Kapi‘olani Health Foundation in the coming years. Nothing less than a state-of-the-art hospital, close to home, is what Hawaii’s women and children deserve.
Education and Research
Your support makes possible the vital health education and community outreach programs that can improve medical outcomes. Your support also makes possible the critical research in prenatal, neonatal and children’s medicine that will lead to new and effective treatments being discovered.
Uncompensated Care
As a mission-driven hospital, Kapi‘olani Medical Center provides quality care to all who need it, regardless of their ability to pay. Fifty-two percent of children seeking care are from uninsured or underinsured families, yet Kapi‘olani never turns a child away. Community support helps us carry out this worthy part of our mission.
Read other Patient Stories:
Haez's Story
On Oct. 11, 2008, Caley went into pre-term labor. At just 31 weeks pregnant, she would need the kind of specialized care that only Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children can provide.
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Keegan’s Story
When you’ve undergone three open-heart surgeries, 13 interventional catheterizations, and had one pacemaker placed – all in less than a decade, you might find it hard to smile.
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Faith’s Story
Faith’s mom is a nurse at Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children. She has congratulated many proud new parents in the hallways. But on October 27, 2008, it was her turn.
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Aidan’s Story
One Saturday morning, 4-year-old Aidan was running a low-grade fever. Things quickly got worse. He passed out in his mother’s arms, and was rushed to Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children.
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Taylor’s Story
Her little girl was “super” athletic: gymnastics, hula, surfing with her dad every weekend. She’d never been really sick, either. But on May 8, 2008, Jayme found out why her daughter, Taylor, was running a high fever.
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Jayremiah’s Story
Jayremiah was born on July 4, three months premature, and profoundly deaf. Even the strongest hearing aids did not give him any benefit.
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