Kapi'olani Health Foundation

THE MISSION OF KAPI'OLANI HEALTH FOUNDATION (THE FOUNDATION) IS TO CREATE A HEALTHIER HAWAI'I THROUGH SUPPORT OF KAPI'OLANI MEDICAL CENTER FOR WOMEN & CHILDREN (KAPI'OLANI). KAPI'OLANI IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT MEDICAL CENTER LOCATED IN HONOLULU THAT IS DEDICATED TO THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF ALL HAWAI'I RESIDENTS ALONG WITH WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN NEED OF SPECIALTY CARE ACROSS THE PACIFIC REGION. KAPI'OLANI IS HAWAI'I'S ONLY FULL-SERVICE MATERNITY, NEWBORN AND PEDIATRIC SPECIALTY HOSPITAL. KAPI'OLANI IS PART OF HAWAI'I PACIFIC HEALTH, ONE OF THE STATE'S LARGEST HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS. AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT MEDICAL CENTER, KAPI'OLANI RELIES ON PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY TO FULFILL ITS MISSION AND CARE FOR ITS PATIENTS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. CONTRIBUTIONS, BOTH UNRESTRICTED AND DESIGNATED, HELP THE MEDICAL CENTER PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL MEDICAL CARE IN HAWAI'I. GENEROUS DONATIONS ASSIST, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THESE AREAS: PATIENT AND SPECIALITY CARE, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, COMMUNITY HEALTH AND UNCOMPENSATED CARE. SERVICES INCLUDE: PATIENT AND SPECIALITY CARE CANCER AND INFUSION CENTER FOR WOMEN & CHILDREN KAPI'OLANI IS PURSUING A FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN TO BUILD A NEW CANCER CENTER FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN. THE CENTER WILL BE LOCATED IN THE FORMER EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SPACE AT THE HOSPITAL. THE NEW CENTER WILL BE MORE THAN 25,000 SQUARE FEET. WITH A LARGER DEDICATED SPACE KAPI'OLANI WILL BE ABLE TO EXPAND PATIENT CARE SERVICES BY OFFERING A CHEMO-INFUSION PHARMACY, SINGLE FLOOR ACCESS TO AN OUTPATIENT INFUSION CENTER, SEPARATE ENTRANCES AND WAITING SPACES FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN, AN OUTDOOR HEALING GARDEN AND ACCESS TO CUTTING-EDGE TREATMENTS AND THERAPIES. THE PROPOSED CENTER AND SPECIALTY SERVICES WILL FURTHER ENHANCE ONCOLOGY CARE AT KAPI'OLANI FOR BOTH WOMEN AND CHILDREN ACROSS THE ENTIRE STATE AND PACIFIC REGION. COMMUNITY HEALTH AND UNCOMPENSATED CARE CHILD LIFE SERVICES KAPI'OLANI'S CHILD LIFE PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED TO HELP PEDIATRIC PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES COPE WITH HOSPITALIZATION AND TREATMENT. DONATIONS SUPPORT THE FINANCIAL NEEDS OF THE CHILD LIFE PROGRAM INCLUDING THE SALARIES OF CHILD LIFE SPECIALISTS/THERAPISTS; THE BRAIN STATION PROGRAM THAT RELIES ON SUPPLIES FOR CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES; INTEGRATED SERVICES INCLUDING AROMATHERPY AND HEALING TOUCH AND ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES. PATIENT ASSISTANCE FUND: THE PURPOSE OF THE PATIENT ASSISTANCE FUND IS TO ASSIST MEDICAL CENTER PATIENTS AND/OR THEIR SUPPORT SYSTEM RECEIVING SERVICES, INCLUDING THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES AT THIS FACILITY. THE MANAGEMENT AND DISBURSEMENT OF THE PATIENT ASSISTANCE FUND OR FAMILY FUND IS LEFT TO THE DISCRETION OF THIS FACILITY TO MEET SPECIFIC PATIENT CARE NEEDS. THE FUNDS MAY BE USED FOR PATIENTS AND/OR THEIR SUPPORT SYSTEM THAT HAVE FINANCIAL BARRIERS AND NEED CONTINUED MEDICAL OR PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT OR TO FACILITATE DISCHARGE. NEARLY HALF OF KAPI'OLANI'S PATIENTS COME FROM UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED FAMILIES. IN OUR COMMITMENT TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY, NO PATIENT IS TURNED AWAY FROM RECEIVING CARE.