Photo by ACES XP: (l-r) Michael Robinson, President, Kapi‘olani Health Foundation; Sam Fujikawa, Management Trustee, PAMCAH-UA Local 675; Kent Matsuzaki, Co-Chairman, Management Trustee, PAMCAH-UA Local 675; Gregg Serikaku, Management Alt. Trustee, PAMCAH-UA Local 675; Martha Smith, CEO, Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children; Francis Chun, Trust Fund Administrator, PAMCAH-UA Local 675; Reginald Castanares, Chairman, Union Trustee, PAMCAH-UA Local 675; Ray Vara, CEO, Hawai‘i Pacific Health; Valentino Ceria, Union Trustee, PAMCAH-UA Local 675; Mark Suzuki, Management Trustee, PAMCAH-UA Local 675. Unable to attend: Matthew Brady , Union Trustee, PAMCAH-UA Local 675
By Staff Reports
(Honolulu)– The Plumbing and Mechanical Contractors Association of Hawai‘i – Plumbers & Fitters Local Union 675 (PAMCAH-UA Local 675) yesterday presented $100,000 to the Kapi‘olani Health Foundation in support of its Campaign for Hawai‘i’s Children, a capital campaign to raise funds for the rebuild of Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children.
“During a recent tour of the hospital, we immediately recognized how this project will allow Kapi‘olani to meet critical current and future needs for Hawaii’s young patients and families,” Business Manager Reggie Castanares said. Citing Kapi‘olani’s plans for the larger, private neonatal and pediatric intensive care rooms that are a key element of the rebuild, he added, “Parents who must stay for long periods of time with infants and children requiring urgent care need privacy. We’re blessed to be in a position to support the hospital’s expansion, assuring that Hawaii families will benefit in the coming years.”
Martha Smith, CEO of Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children, said, “Hawaii’s Plumbers and Fitters Union has a long history of giving back to the community and we are honored to be among its many beneficiaries. It’s clear that PAMCAH-UA Local 675 shares Kapi‘olani’s vision to provide access to the best medical care for all Hawaii families.”
Co-chaired by Dee Jay Mailer and Bert Kobayashi, the Campaign has raised more than $28 million toward a $30 million goal to fund this first phase of a multi-year master plan to rebuild Kapi‘olani Medical Center.
About Kapi‘olani’s Campaign for Hawai‘i’s Children
Rapidly emerging technologies have fundamentally changed the care delivery process and a rebuild of Kapi‘olani is vital in order to provide the level of comfort and care that Hawai‘i’s families deserve. The Phase 1 renovation and rebuild will 1) allow for family-centered care, with private rooms in the neonatal and pediatric intensive care units to let families to participate in their child’s care around the clock—a concept at the center of hospital rebuilds nationwide; 2) meet the critical care needs of Hawai‘i’s keiki, as the Pacific region’s sole tertiary referral center and Level III-B Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; and 3) provide teaching space to train Hawai‘i’s health care professionals in ObGyn and Pediatric care.
Paving the way for Phase 1 to begin in earnest, a new parking garage was completed and opened on February 11. In 2014, construction will start on the new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit building.
About Kapi‘olani Health Foundation
Kapi‘olani Health Foundation supports the charitable mission of its nonprofit hospital affiliate, Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children by raising funds to provide people of Hawai‘i and the Pacific Region with specialty medical care, purchase life-saving equipment, support community outreach and education, and further local research. Learn more at www.KapiolaniGift.org
About Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children:
Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children is well recognized as Hawai‘i’s leader in the care of women, infants and children. With 207 beds, the nonprofit hospital is Hawai‘i’s only maternity, newborn and pediatric specialty hospital. It is also a tertiary care, medical teaching and research facility. Specialty services for patients throughout Hawai‘i and the Pacific Region include intensive care for infants and children, 24-hour emergency pediatric care, air transport, maternal fetal medicine, and high-risk perinatal care. More than 1,407 employees and 630 physicians provide specialty care at Kapi‘olani Medical Center. The hospital is home to Kapi‘olani Women’s Center, Kapi‘olani Breast Center and Kapi‘olani Women’s Cancer Center – the state’s only dedicated breast health and gynecological cancer centers. Kapi‘olani offers numerous community programs and services, such as the Kapi‘olani Child Protection Center and Sex Abuse Treatment Center. Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children is an affiliate of Hawai‘i Pacific Health, the state’s largest health care provider. Learn more at: www.kapiolani.org.