kapiolani medical center 100 years 1909 to 2009
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100 yearso caring or children1909-2009
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Ababys 1st birthday is a special occasion
in Hawaii. No auntie would dare miss
the celebration, though the toddler is too
young to blow out the candles or remember the luau!
Yet, this joyous tradition can trace its roots to a dierent era
in Hawaii, a time when ewer than one-third o all babies
lived to see their frst birthday. It was a tragic act o lie in
turn-o-the-century Hawaii.
This changed in 1909 when Kauikeolani Childrens Hospital,
which later became Kapiolani Medical Center or Women &
Children, opened its doors or all keiki in Hawaii.
A century later, Kapiolani is still the only ull-service
pediatric hospital between Los Angeles and Hong Kong.
During its 100 years o pediatric service, the hospital has
touched the lives o almost every amily in Hawaii, and
thousands more in the Pacifc.
Nearly hal o Oahus babies are born at Kapiolani. Many
public fgures, civic and business leaders can claim their
birthplace here. In act, our 44th President Barack Obama
commended the excellence o Kapiolani Medical Center
the place o my birth. He added, Hawaii has always been a
home to me. (see p.6).
Kapiolani does more than just deliver babies. It is the
Pacifc Regions recognized leader in pediatric care. Children
A Century to Celebrate2009 Marks 100 Years o Caring or Children
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Aloha!
2009 is an exciting year or
Kapiolani Medical Center as we
celebrate a century o pediatric
care in Hawaii. Since 1909, this
non-prot hospital has continued
to serve children rom all over
Hawaii, and beyond. The specialty
care provided to amilies like
yours is equal to the na-
tions nest hospitals. Were
proud to provide the highest-quality medical
care to children who need us, regardless o the
amilys ability to pay.
We look orward to serving the community
or another 100 years. Were committed to
helping our precious keiki grow up strong and
healthy. Thats Kapiolanis mission. We greatly
appreciate your support.
Martha SmithChie Operating Ofcer
Kapiolani Medical Center or Women & Children
rom all over depend on Kapiolani Medical Centers newborn
and pediatric intensive care units, pediatric emergency room,
and pediatric cancer center. When critically ill kids need open-
heart surgery, blood transusions,
bone-marrow transplants and
more, their amilies turn to
Kapiolani.
For 100 years, the community
has relied on Kapiolani to deliver
lie-saving medical care, close
to home, eliminating the need
or many amilies to travel to the
mainland or treatment.
Get involved: visit KapiolaniGit.org
Did you know?Kapiolani is non-proft. That means any
profts are reinvested right back into
patient care so we can see all children,
regardless o ability to pay. In act, 52%
o Kapiolani patients come rom uninsured
or underinsured amilies. Last year,
Kapiolani provided more than $2.6 million
in uncompensated care.
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Share Your Kapiolani StoryDo you have a personal experience, cherished memory, or refection about Hawaiis
childrens hospital? We invite you to share that story with us.
The Kapiolani Story Project is a historical archive. It will honor patients and amilies whohave been touched by Kapiolani, and healthcare providers who delivered care with skill
and compassion.
Please visit www.KapiolaniGift.org to share your story, and read other stories.
The Kapiolani Story Project
Reyns Story
My name is Reyn. I was 10 monthsold when I was diagnosed with
tetralogy o Fallot a hole in my heart.
I needed open-heart surgery.
My mom is a pretty calm person. But
when she handed me to the anesthesi-
ologist, she says all her emotions poured
out. My parents were araid they might
not see me again. But the doctors atKapiolani Medical Center wereready or me. They saved my lie
that day.Im a 6th grader at Moanalua. I play
baseball or the White Sox. My avorite
subject is math. I dont remember my
heart surgery, but I know it happened
because o the scar on my chest. My
mom says Im lucky because its a nice
scar, very straight and clean. Someday,
I want to be a cardiologist at Kapiolani
Medical Center so I can help other kids
living with heart deects. Go Bows!!!
Dr. Sias Calling
Ive been a primary care pediatricianor more than 40 years at Kauikeo-
lani and Kapiolani Medical Center. Ive
worn many hats, including Chie o Sta,
Board Member, and Proessor o Pediat-
rics at the University o Hawaii medical
school. I have devoted my careerto grassroots pilot projects thatbegin here in Hawaii and becomenational models.
The medical home approach, which
emphasizes amily-centered care, started
because I elt that babies, children with
special needs, and young parents they
dont have a voice. They need someone
to advocate or them.
So in the 1960s, Kapiolani developed a
community outreach program. We set up
a poison control center, a birth deects
center, an outpatient clinic to care or the
poor, a pediatric emergency ward, and
much more.In Hawaii, the ohana is very signicant.
We recognize that a child is born
innocently. Its everyones role to help
oer a nurturing environment.
Addies Story
When I was our and a hal yearsold, I woke up one day and
I elt junk. I couldnt stand by mysel.
I had a ever.
It was acute leukemia. For two and a hal
years, my amily took me to Kapiolani
Medical Center or chemotherapy. We
went every week. I lost my hair. My whole
body hurt. My mom says I didnt know
how sick I was. I hope I never eel like
that again.
I made riends with other kidswith leukemia. We got bettertogether. Everyone helped me. Now,when I visit Kapiolani, the nurses tell me
how long my hair is, how big Im getting.
They always give me a hug.
Im eight years old. Im a leukemia survivor.
I want to be a nurse when I grow up. For
all the hugs I got at Kapiolani Medical
Center, I wanna say Mahalo!
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Tadds Odds
Iwas born premature. I weighed 1 lb.15 oz., and spent 3.5 months in the
Newborn Intensive Care Unit. I had ve
surgeries in the rst month. I was on
oxygen nearly the whole time. My odds
o survival were 50/50.
The neonatologists and surgeons did
everything to save me. My mom says I
had really good nurses who took care
o me. They gave me a lot o love. Thats
what made the dierence.
Support is whats really important in lie.
Without the support o my amily and
riends, I wouldnt have accomplished
anything close to what I have today.
I support Kapiolani because whatthey do or the community is soimportant. You can see it in how manylives theyve saved. Kapiolani is one o
the best hospitals. They need our support,
just as much as we need them. It goes
around and it benets everyone.
Stevens Reason
Iwas born two months prematureand weighed only 2 lbs. Back then,
Kapiolani Medical Center had no etal
monitor; my incubator was just a heated
enclosure. Less than 50 percent o pree-
mie inants survived. My mom says
I was smaller than a paint brush. I t in
the palm o her hand.
Today, Im 6 2 and weigh 190 lbs. I serve
on the board o Kapiolani Medical Center
because without this hospital, I wouldnt
be here. People have a purpose in lie.
My dad always told me, When you drink
water, remember the source. He taught
me the importance o giving back to the
community.
I eel lucky that a city our size hasa childrens hospital, out here inthe middle o the Pacifc Ocean.Its ve hours to fy to a childrens hospital
on the mainland. In critical cases, new-
borns dont have ve hours.
Valasis Journey
My ather tries to be brave. Butit was hard or him when I got
leukemia. Many people back home in
Samoa, when they hear cancer, they
think theres no cure. But we came to
Kapiolani. The doctor explained,there is hope or kids who haveleukemia.There are lots o survivors.
When I went home, it was hard or my
ather to see me. I lost all my hair, I lost
weight, I wasnt the same. But my mother
said, Her hair will grow back. Her eye-
brows will grow back.
When my ather saw me this Christmas, a
weight was lited o his shoulders. People
were surprised to see I have grown, Im
strong! I think thats when they started
to believe. I told them, They can cure
cancer at Kapiolani Medical Center. I have
seen it. I thank God and the doctors and
nurses or everything. No worries.
Did you know?Because o its status as a research acility, Kapiolani
Medical Center participated in important clinical trials
beore a treatment was available anywhere else in
Hawaii. One premature baby who benefted rom those
trials, conducted in Kapiolanis Newborn Intensive
Care Unit, is proessional goler Tadd Fujikawa.
Tadd at 1lb. 15 oz.
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Valentines Day was the perect occa-
sion or 150 heart patients and their
amilies to celebrate the Kardiac Kids
reunion. The event capped the rst o
ve Heart Weeks in 2009, when pe-
diatric cardiologists rom the nations
nest childrens hospitals, includingKapiolani Medical Center, partner to
perorm open-heart surgery and
other lie-saving cardiac procedures.
The Centennial Dinner January 24, 2009More than 700 community leaders gathered to honor Kapiolani Medical
Center and Kauikeolani Childrens Hospitals 100 years o pediatric care in
Hawaii. Forty keiki, all ormer and current patients, greeted the guests and
joined musician Henry Kapono (whose twins were born at Kapiolani) on
stage to close the evening.
2009: A Year-Long Celebration!
Kardiac Kids ReunionFebruary 7, 2009
S.CongressmanNeilAber
crombiewithformerpatie
ntsofKapiolaniMedical
Center.
BeckyPietsch,DavidPietsch(ChairmanotheBoard,Hawaii
Pacifc
Health),GovernorLindaLingle,ChuckSted(PresidentandC
EO,
HawaiiPacifcHealth),andVivienSted.
MusicianHenryKaponotakesthestage
withKapiolanikeiki.
Kodey Deuz, ormer open-heart surgery patient, with hismom and sister.
Pediatric cardiologists with ormer cardiac patients.
PresidenBarack Obama sen
this ofcial congratulatory messageread by Congressman Abercrombie
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Youre Invited!Kapiolani Medical Center is hosting several
Centennial-themed special events throughout
2009. Please visit www.KapiolaniGift.org or the latest
updates on when and where to catch these un, amily-
oriented gatherings.
august 26
The 100 Years of Caring TV SpecialDont miss this ascinating, 60-minute historical account
o the impact o Hawaiis childrens hospital. The show will
be broadcast rom 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. on KITV, KGMB, KHNL,
and KFVE; then again rom 9:00 to 10:00 p.m. on KHON.
august 27-28
Kapiolani Radiothon for KidsListen to KSSK FMs live broadcast!
august 30
Kapiolanis 100th Birthday Celebration
Were taking over the entire Honolulu Zoo or this one!
Bring the whole amily. Plenty o games and prizes.
Registration or this event begins Aug. 1
at www.KapiolaniGift.org.
september 23
Jus fo Fun Golf Tournament
Join us at the Pearl Country Club and compete or cash
prizes jus o un! Please call (808) 983-8281 to register.
Space is limited.
OctOber 18
The NICU Reunion at Kids Fest
Calling all ormer patients o the Newborn Intensive
Care Unit! Bring the whole amily. Plenty o games,
prizes, and ood at the annual Kids Fest event at Bishop
Museum. Special early opening breakast and
program or NICU amilies at 9:30 a.m. Kids Fest
opens to the public 10:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
nOVember 25
Happy Birthday Kapiolani!Checkwww.KapiolaniGift.org or ongoing
details about
the hospitals
celebration to
mark a century
o pediatric
care in
Hawaii.
Doctors Day march 31, 2009apiolani Medical Center said Mahalo! to its physicians or their ongoing
upport and care o patients. Guests enjoyed local style favors, a sushi bar,
nd a trip down memory lane with Centennial trivia and vintage artiacts.
Dr. Walton Shim goes or par.
Dr. Shim and Dr. Malcolm Ing.
diac Kids (riends since their surgery days) catch uphe latest news.
Did you know?Kapiolani Medical Center gave out
60,286 adhesive bandages and
469,942 diapers to patients last year.
Did you know?Kapiolani is Hawaiis pediatric
medical center. We specialize in
treating kids. When children are
critically ill with a lie-threatening
illness like cancer or heart
problems, their amilies turn
to Kapiolani.
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Jeanettes Tuesdays
Ihave volunteered at Kapiolani Medi-cal Center or 31 years. Im told that I
have given 3,530 hours o my time to the
hospital, and my weekly volunteer shit
has helped the git shop run smoothly or
three decades.
I have never regretted volunteering
at Kapiolani. I enjoy being here. I look
orward to my Tuesday mornings in the
git shop, seeing the people I work with
and the other volunteers at the hospital.
I deeply eel that one should,through volunteering, give back tothe community.My late husband, Jack,got me involved. He was on the board o
Kapiolani Medical Center and suggested
I volunteer my time at the git shop, and
Ive been here ever since.
I think Kapiolani Medical Center is a
antastic hospital. The git shop has
certainly grown and I like to think o it as
the best hospital shop!
Jes Miracle
Thirteen years ago, Jamie arrived 3
1/2
months early. She weighed only
1 lb. 11 oz. My daughters hand wasso small, it couldnt wrap aroundmy fnger.
I am grateul to Kapiolani Medical Center.
I not or all the proessionals, their
training, and the right equipment, our
outcome couldve been a lot dierent.
Jamie is now a healthy 13-year-old at
Punahou School.
The people at Kapiolani make miracles
happen every day. My wie, Loan, and
I joined the Kapiolani Health Founda-
tion to make sure they can keep making
miracles. Were spreading the word that
Hawaiis childrens hospital is a communi-
ty asset. As a non-prot hospital, it needs
community support.
We recently toured the Newborn
Intensive Care Unit at Kapiolani. Jamie
went around the room,telling every amily
there, I was one o
those preemies; it
will be ok. I was really
proud o her.
Taylors Story
Ive been through seven majorsurgeries in my lie. I had a rare blood-
vessel problem in my liver and stomach.
I had anemia, GI bleeding, atigue, low
hemoglobin. My heart had to work
overtime. I had a tube in my chest or our
years. I couldnt swim or play sports.
I loved getting the tube out. Now Ican go to the beach! You can see myscars. My riends say theyre cool.
My mom says without Kapiolani Medical
Center, she wouldnt know what wed do.
The doctors and nurses are always there
or us. They care about me. And I like
staying in Hawaii. Getting treatment on
the mainland was hard. Here, my amily
and riends visit me. People send cards
and fowers. My teachers call me.
I want to be a child lie specialist at
Kapiolani Medical Center. I want to help
kids orget their pain.
The Kapiolani Story Project
Did you know?Kapiolani Medical Center sees patients
rom every community on Oahu, rom all
Neighbor Islands, and throughout Polynesia
and the Pacifc Basin.
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Stanords Preemies
All three o our children were bornprematurely at Kapiolani Medical
Center. My son, Stanord, was induced
because o low amniotic fuid. Dustin was
eight weeks early; he needed steroids to
mature his lungs. Celine came out 4 lbs.,
9 oz. and beet red, something about too
many red blood cells.
Dustin was in the Newborn Intensive
Care Unit or a week. He was so young, he
didnt know how to eat; the nurses had to
teach him. We were worried, but Dustin
got the care o angels. Were so thankul
he survived.
Kapiolani Medical Center is aplace where all my worries goaway.They have very good programsor gestational diabetes and emergent
care. With those specialized doctors
and nurses around, I elt comortable.
Kapiolani is a special place, lled with
love. Its the best place or amilies to startthe journey o lie.
Beths Miracle
My daughter had a perect preg-nancy. But at delivery, Carters
heart rate slowed. His lungs collapsed.
A valve in his heart wouldnt close. The
hospital where Carter was born couldnt
handle it, so they called the emergency
transport team at Kapiolani Medical
Center.
It was an emotional roller coaster.But at Kapiolani, everything wasabout the baby. Carter had an oscil-lator pumping 600 breaths a minute, a
tube into his chest, eeding tubes into his
tummy, I.V. lines into every appendage
o his body.
We thank God or
Kapiolani. Carter is
a miracle. Can you
imagine him not
living, not contribut-
ing to this world?
I wanted to giveback to Kapiolani.
One preemie had a
Wubbanub paci-
er and he loved
it. It lays fat on the
chest and doesnt all out.
I thought, Theyre abulous or 2-pound
babies! Were sending 50 each month in
my grandsons name.
Braydens Birth
Brayden arrived October 5, 2008,two months ahead o schedule.
He spent his rst month in Kapiolanis
Newborn Intensive Care Unit.
Brayden struggled with the bottle, sothe nurses ed him through a tubethat went through his nose andinto his stomach. He could onlydrink 5 cc o milk at a time. Its scary to
realize that, i Brayden was born just one
generation ago, he probably wouldnt
have survived. But at Kapiolani, he was
nurtured constantly.
By our months old, Braydens weight
had caught up and
at seven months,
hes blossomed
into a beautiul,
chubby-cheeked
little guy. He
weighs 18 lbs.
and recently gothis rst two teeth.
He is such a
riendly baby and
always happy.
Like so many in
Hawaii whose child
needed critical care, we will orever be
grateul to people like Dr. Brian Ching
who cared or Brayden. Mahalo Kapiolani!
Share your story at KapiolaniGit.org
Get involved: visit KapiolaniGit.org
Did you know?Kapiolani Medical Center is an academic
teaching acility. For 30 years, weve
partnered with the University o Hawaiis
John A. Burns School o Medicine to trainHawaiis uture pediatricians, obstetricians
and nurses. Last year, 35 pediatric resident
doctors received their training at Kapiolani.
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CANADA | 41
FRANCE | 1
ITALY | 2
US MAINLAND | 1,248
AUSTRALIA | 40
KAUAI | 1,009
LANAI | 148
MAUI | 1,176
MOLOKAI | 305
OAHU | 64,814GUAM | 25
JAPAN | 284
PACIFIC ISLANDS | 314
HAWAII | 2,820
NEW ZEALAND | 5
GERMANY | 1
UNITED KINGDOM | 10
IRELAND | 2 NETHERLANDS | 3
SPAIN | 1REA | 8
WAN | 2
ABC StoresAce HardwareWilliam and Mary AitonAlana Dung Research Foundation
Alexander & Baldwin FoundationAmerican Savings BankAnnie H. Parke TrustBarbara Cox AnthonyJe and Loan ArceAtherton Family FoundationAvon Foundation or WomenBank o HawaiiRobert R. BeanJohn H. ButzkeMr. and Mrs. Stanord Carr
Emily O. Castle
Castle & Cooke HawaiiCentral Pacifc BankRichard ChanCharles B. Wang FoundationChildrens Miracle NetworkClear Channel Radio
Combined Federal CampaignConsuelo FoundationCostco WholesaleDFS Hawaii
Louise J. DavidsonDuracellEstate o Leinani PetersonEstate o Myrna LumFirst Hawaiian BankMuriel M. FlandersFrances and Ada ForbesMaud OSullivan FrickleFriends o Hawaii Charities, Inc.General Growth Properties, Inc.Bill and Sheri GleasonHMSA Foundation
Harold K. L. Castle FoundationHawaii Anesthesia Group, Inc.Hawaii Community Foundation -Ivena Ziegenhein FundHawaii Community Foundation -Oscar & Rosetta Fish SpeechTherapy & Forensics Fund
Hawaii Cord Blood BankHawaiian TelcomHenry and Frances Battin TrustHonolulu Federal Credit Union
James & Abigail Campbell FamilyFoundationJames Haruji and Fumiko TamuraFoundationKaiser PermanenteClyde and Holly KaneshiroKapiolani Hospital AuxiliaryMr. and Mrs. Edward KawananakoaPoomaikelani KawananakoaMary R. KingMr. and Mrs. Sidney S. KosasaDr. Thomas and Mi KosasaLance Armstrong Foundation
Longs DrugsLudwick Family FoundationFrederick and Mary LymanMarch o Dimes - Hawaii ChapterMarchesa Kapiolani K. MarignoliMarjorie Booth Stephens Fund
Marriott Resorts HawaiiCecil MarshallMcInerny FoundationMildred McIntosh
Monarch Insurance Services, Inc.Emma MossmanPanda Restaurant GroupRE/MAX 808 RealtyMr. and Mrs. Allan H. RentonRonald McDonald House Charitieso HawaiiSaeway FoundationSams ClubSamuel N. and Mary CastleFoundationMr. and Mrs. William W. Saunders7-Eleven Hawaii Inc.
Patricia SheehanNatalie G. ShortSophie Russell Testamentary TrustMr. and Mrs. Edwin SorensonMr. and Mrs. Charles A. StedElisabeth B. Sturges
Susan G. Komen or the Cure,Hawaii Afliate
The Family o George Carter Sr.
The Gertrude Damon Trust
The Harry & Jeanette WeinbergFoundation, Inc.
The Hearst Foundation, Inc.
The Ron & Sanne Higgins FamilyFoundation
The Sophie Overend Foundation
Times Super Market
Margaret Todd
Dr. Lawrence K.W. Tseu
Victoria S. & Bradley L. GeistFoundation
John C. and Bubba Walker, Jr.Walmart Stores
Albert S. and Emma KauikeolaniNapoleon Wilcox
William G. Irwin Charity Foundation
Francis Wrigley
The Top 100 Donors Over 100 YearsThe ollowing donors have provided signicant charitable support to Kapiolani Medical Center over the past century. As a non-prot
hospital, we are grateul to all our donors. Please note that our anonymous donors do not appear below.
Where do Kapiolani
patients come from?Kapiolani Medical Center or Women & Children treated more than
70,000 keiki in 2008, or everything rom broken bones to cancer.
As the only ull-service pediatric center in the Pacifc Basin, it cares
or kamaaina statewide, kids throughout the Pacifc, U.S. military
dependents, and those visiting rom Asia, Europe and around the world.
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The Next 100 Years o CareBuilding or the Future at Kapiolani Medical CenterAs Kapiolani Medical Center celebrates 100 years o pediatric care in Hawaii,
were also busy preparing or the next century o caring or the community.
Hospital volunteers and leadership are preparing plans or an expansion and rebuild. Many years o preparation and planning have
already occurred. We are actively securing the building permits and developing the architectural plans.
Why is this important? First, the hospital was built more than 30 years ago. The
acility must be equipped or the 21st century, ready to tackle new technologies, and
able to deliver liesaving medical advances or the communitys sake.
Second, Kapiolani needs more space. As the Pacifc Regions recognized expert in
pediatric and newborn special care, more amilies are turning to Kapiolani. Were
treating more premature babies than ever. Also, research shows that sick and injured
children recover better and aster when amilies are involved. This requires more space.
An eort o this magnitude will require strong support rom the community.
Fortunately, many donors and community leaders support a capital campaign to
expand and renovate Kapiolani Medical Center. They recognize the need is urgent;
Hawaiis children cannot wait.
Children are Hawaiis mostprecious resource. At KapiolaniMedical Center, were not justcaring or kids, were caring or
the uture o Hawaii.
Chuck StedPresident and CEO,Hawaii Pacifc Health
Architects rendering o the planned renovations to Kapiolani Medical Center or Women & Children.
Did you know?Hawaiis population is only 1/3 the amount
usually needed to sustain a childrens
hospital. Yet, our geographic isolation
makes it vital to have a world-class
childrens hospital in Hawaii.
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