Oahu Hospitals
These are the only hospitals currently offering labor and delivery services on the island. All offer tours to pregnant women and their families.
Castle Medical Center- this friendly, slower paced community hospital is located in Kailua
Pros:
* complete rooming-in offered
* tubs located in each bathroom for laboring (not delivery)
* nurses spend a lot of time with you in labor
* telemetry available (you can walk and have fetal monitoring at the same time)
Cons:
* VBAC not offered (vaginal birth after cesarean)
* no NICU on site (babies with problems requiring NICU are transferred to Kapiolani)
TOURS: (808)263-5132
Kaiser Hospital-located in Moanalua, this hospital recently renovated its labor and delivery unit. It is known for generally having the lowest cesarean rate of the full scope hospitals on Oahu.
Pros-
* the only official 'baby friendly' hospital on the island
* centrally located on the island
* well established midwifery service
* has tubs for laboring (not delivery)
* waterproof telemtry available
* offer VBAC
* NICU on site
Cons-
* only available for people with Kaiser insurance plan
* the midwife or doctor you see prenatally may not be the one at your delivery
TOURS- (808)432-5955
Kapiolani Center for Women and Children-is a tertiary care center housing the University of Hawaii's OB/GYN residency training program. It has the highest rate of births in the state.
Pros-
* offer VBAC
* NICU on site
* Kalihi Palama CNMs may attend births here
Cons-
* extremely busy staff that do not usually stay with you throughout labor
* baby typically separated from family for observation immediately after delivery
* teaching hospital with students and/or residents at most deliveries
TOURS- (808)983-6000
Queen's Medical Center-this private facility is located in downtown Honolulu
Pros-
* offers VBAC
* rooming-in offered
Cons-
* not all physicians will attend deliveries there
* critical babies are transferred to Kapiolani NICU
* midwives not permitted to attend deliveries here
TOURS- (808)538-9011
Tripler Army Medical Center- military hospital in Moanalua
Pros-
* well established midwifery service on site (CNMs)
* centrally located on the island
* laboring tubs
* offer VBAC
* NICU
Cons--
* only provide services to military families
* fairly strict guidelines to qualify for midwifery service
* teaching hospital with students and residents at most deliveries
Castle Medical Center- this friendly, slower paced community hospital is located in Kailua
Pros:
* complete rooming-in offered
* tubs located in each bathroom for laboring (not delivery)
* nurses spend a lot of time with you in labor
* telemetry available (you can walk and have fetal monitoring at the same time)
Cons:
* VBAC not offered (vaginal birth after cesarean)
* no NICU on site (babies with problems requiring NICU are transferred to Kapiolani)
TOURS: (808)263-5132
Kaiser Hospital-located in Moanalua, this hospital recently renovated its labor and delivery unit. It is known for generally having the lowest cesarean rate of the full scope hospitals on Oahu.
Pros-
* the only official 'baby friendly' hospital on the island
* centrally located on the island
* well established midwifery service
* has tubs for laboring (not delivery)
* waterproof telemtry available
* offer VBAC
* NICU on site
Cons-
* only available for people with Kaiser insurance plan
* the midwife or doctor you see prenatally may not be the one at your delivery
TOURS- (808)432-5955
Kapiolani Center for Women and Children-is a tertiary care center housing the University of Hawaii's OB/GYN residency training program. It has the highest rate of births in the state.
Pros-
* offer VBAC
* NICU on site
* Kalihi Palama CNMs may attend births here
Cons-
* extremely busy staff that do not usually stay with you throughout labor
* baby typically separated from family for observation immediately after delivery
* teaching hospital with students and/or residents at most deliveries
TOURS- (808)983-6000
Queen's Medical Center-this private facility is located in downtown Honolulu
Pros-
* offers VBAC
* rooming-in offered
Cons-
* not all physicians will attend deliveries there
* critical babies are transferred to Kapiolani NICU
* midwives not permitted to attend deliveries here
TOURS- (808)538-9011
Tripler Army Medical Center- military hospital in Moanalua
Pros-
* well established midwifery service on site (CNMs)
* centrally located on the island
* laboring tubs
* offer VBAC
* NICU
Cons--
* only provide services to military families
* fairly strict guidelines to qualify for midwifery service
* teaching hospital with students and residents at most deliveries
