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Costco Hawaiʻi donates funds for new ultrasound machine to Kapiʻolani Medical Center

Kapiʻolani is Hawaiʻiʼs only high-risk maternity center, performing more than 9,700 fetal ultrasounds for at-risk moms and babies each year. A specialized ultrasound is critical in monitoring a babyʼs growth in utero, identifying complications, and diagnosing fetal abnormalities. It also serves as a vital tool in performing fetal surgery while a baby is still in the womb.

Costco managers from warehouses across the state gathered at Kapiʻolani to make the presentation, which was accepted by Kapiʻolani Medical Center Chief Operating Officer Martha Smith.

Robert Loomis, general manager of Costco Iwilei, said, “Kapiʻolani plays a vital role in the health of Hawaiʻiʼs children and mothers. So when we heard that the communityʼs only high-risk maternity center had a need for a new ultrasound machine, our members and employees welcomed the chance to raise the necessary funds.” Truly a grassroots community effort, the money was raised a dollar at a time through Costcoʼs participation in the Miracle Balloon Campaign, a fundraiser for the Kapiʻolani Childrenʼs Miracle Network that was held during the month of May.

Barbara OʼRegan, a representative from Childrenʼs Miracle Network; and doctors and staff from the Kapiʻolani Fetal Diagnostic Center including Nola Faria, clinical supervisor, Dr. Ivica Zalud, medical director, and Dr. Lynnae Sauvage, maternal fetal medicine specialist, were also in attendance at the presentation.

About Childrenʼs Miracle Network

Childrenʼs Miracle Network is a nonprofit organization dedicated to saving and improving the lives of children by raising funds for childrenʼs hospitals across North America. Each year the 170 Childrenʼs Miracle Network hospitals provide the finest medical care, life-saving research and preventative education to help millions of kids overcome diseases and injuries of every kind. To learn more go to

www.childrensmiraclenetwork.org.

About Kapiʻolani Medical Center for Women & Children

Kapiʻolani Medical Center for Women & Children is Hawaiʻiʼs only Pediatric Specialty Hospital and High Risk Maternity Center. With 197 beds and 90 bassinets, Kapiʻolani Medical Center is a tertiary care medical teaching and research facility specializing in the care and treatment of women, infants and children. Pediatric services for children throughout the state and Pacific Region include intensive care for infants and children, 24-hour emergency care and pediatric air transport. It is one of only 170 designated Childrenʼs Miracle Network hospitals in North America.

About Hawaiʻi Pacific Health

Kapiʻolani Medical Center for Women & Children, Pali Momi Medical Center, Straub Clinic & Hospital and Wilcox Memorial Hospital are the four hospital affiliates of the nonprofit healthcare organization Hawaiʻi Pacific Health. Its mission is to provide the highest quality healthcare and services to the people of Hawaiʻi and the Pacific Region. Hawaiʻi Pacific Health administrative offices are located at 55 Merchant Street, 26th Floor, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi 96813. Telephone: (808) 535-7100.