Hawaii

Queens Medical Center

Founded by Queen Emma and King Kamehameha IV in 1859, Queen's Medical Center is a private, non-profit, acute medical care facility located in downtown Honolulu. As the leading medical referral center in the Pacific Basin, it offers a comprehensive range of primary and specialized care services. Queen's is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and affiliated with the Voluntary Hospitals of America (VHA). The medical center is also approved to participate in residency training by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.

Being the largest private hospital in Hawaii, Queen's is licensed to operate with 505 acute care beds and 28 sub-acute beds. The medical center has more than 3,000 employees and over 1,200 physicians on staff. AIDS support program and comprehensive weight management programs are conducted by QMC along with the health education classes. It also offers volunteer services.

The facilities of QMC are Cafe Aloha, Harkness Dining Room, Traveling Cart, Queen's Cafe and Vending Machines. Other amenities include automated teller machine, chapel, gift shop, Hawaii medical library, historical room, lost and found items and pager service for families of ICU patients. Parking facility is also available in the garages.

Queens Medical Center accepts both Medicare and Medicaid patients.

Address: 1301 Punchbowl Street , Honolulu
State: Hawaii
Phone: 808-538-9011
Email: email@queens.org
URL: www.queens.org
County: Honolulu
Number of Beds: 0
Total Staff : 0

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Articles about this hospital

Queen's Medical Center Appoints Vice President of Nursing & Chief Nursing Officer
Date: 2005-07-07
Cindy Kamikawa has been appointed Vice President of Nursing and Chief Nursing Officer at the Queen's Medical Center effective July 1,2005.

Gary A. Okamoto retires as president and CEO of the queen's health systems
Date: 2005-06-24
Queen's Health System announces the retirement of Gary A. Okamoto on Sept. 1, 2005.

Queen's Medical Center breaks ground on new outpatient ambulatory center in Hawaii Kai
Date: 2005-06-22
Art Ushijima

Laughter is good medicine: The Queen's Medical Center launches the "Chuckle Channel" May 2 for in-house patient viewership
Date: 2005-05-02
Hob Osterlund Spearheads

Alan Suyama, M.D. named outstanding physician 2005 at the queen's medical center
Date: 2005-04-08
Medical staff and employees of The Queen’s Medical Center named Alan Suyama, M.D. as the Ke Kauka Po’okela 2005

Deborah Kobelansky named new director of risk management services at The Queen's Medical Center
Date: 2005-04-01
The Queen's Medical Center and Chief Executive Officer Arthur A. Ushijima announced Deborah Kobelansky, RN, MPH as the new Director of Risk Management Services at The Queen's Medical Center.

The Queen's Medical Center and John A. Burns School of Medicine receive $6 million grant for native hawaiian health study
Date: 2005-03-18
National heart, lung and blood institute targets cardiovascular disparities among native hawaiians and other pacific peoples

David Mench named The Queen's Medical Center's 2004 employee of the year
Date: 2005-03-01
The Queen's Medical Center’s President and Chief Executive Officer Arthur A. Ushijima recently announced David Mench as the 2004 Employee of the Year at The Queen's Medical Center.

The Queen's Medical Center and John A. Burns School of Medicine unveil first 3t MRI in Hawaii dedicated to drug abuse research
Date: 2005-02-25
Linda Chang