Celebrating
THE NEW DIAMOND HEAD TOWER
Program for Diamond Head Tower Donor Event
Hawai‘i’s 2012 CMN Hospitals Champion
Cody Sugai and 2016 CMN Hospitals
Champion Julie Kobayashi
UNTIL THEY BUILT THE DIAMOND HEAD TOWER, SPACE HAD BEEN LIMITED
AT KAPI‘OLANI MEDICAL CENTER FOR WOMEN & CHILDREN. THE NEW BUILDING HAS OPENED UP NEW POSSIBILITIES, ADDING 200,000 SQUARE FEET
L-R: Capital Campaign Co-Chair Bert Kobayashi, KMCWC
CEO Martha Smith, Susan Kobayashi, Director of Philanthropy
Linda Jameson, and KMCWC Board Chair Dr. Douglas Kwock
WITH FIVE FLOORS THAT INCLUDE AN AUDITORIUM, CONFERENCE CENTER,
REHABILITATION CENTER AND CHAPEL.
The tower opening in July was the
overnight in the new neonatal intensive
ultimate celebration of the Campaign
care unit and the pediatric intensive
for Hawai‘i’s Children, which raised
care unit. Research shows that
more than $34 million toward this
patients heal better and faster when
first phase of construction to rebuild
families are involved with their care.
the hospital.
The neonatal intensive care unit is
“This is certainly a highlight of my
near 13-year career at Kapi‘olani –
Dr. Ronald Sutherland and Suzanne Sutherland in front of
their donated room In Memory Of Vincent
for the simple fact that this new tower
and the overall expansion will redefine
our care,” said Kapi‘olani Chief Executive Officer Martha Smith. “With this
tower, we’ve expanded the neonatal
intensive care unit, pediatric intensive
care unit and the medical surgical
unit for women. Each of those areas
has more private rooms than we ever
thought possible.”
KHF Board Chair Jeff Arce and Family in front of
NICU Family Lounge named in their honor
More space means families will soon
be able to stay with their loved ones
8
now five times as large as the current
space, growing from 8,000 square
feet to 40,000 square feet with
70 private rooms large enough for
parents or caregivers to be bedside.
State-of-the-art rooms are equipped
with the latest technology to enhance
patient care and safety, including
wireless communication features,
digital screens, nurse call systems,
decentralized nursing stations, and
emergency power and data for
patient monitoring systems.