Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center history

By 1974, the initial 6 employees expanded to a staff of 33.

Identified as a vital service for the community, the Emergency Room was established in 1975.

The federal W.I.C. (Women, Infant and Children’s) Program was established onsite in 1978 growing to be the largest W.I.C. provider in the state.

With an increase in funding support, the Emergency Room was able to keep its operation open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, starting in 1985.

Adult Day Care services were started in 1987.

Patient transportation, an important service to help patients keep their appointments to take care of their health, was initiated in 1990 with one van and has since grown to a fleet of three large and several small vans.

The Health Center’s first satellite clinic opened in Nanakuli in 1991 and has since been expanded through generous funding from the James and Abigail Campbell Foundation.

Starting in 1993, Hawaiian Dredging and Construction Company adopted the Health Center, donating equipment, labor, and supplies for volunteer projects.

In 1994, the Health Center opened its second satellite clinic in Waianae town ~ now called the Waiola Clinic.

In partnership with the state Department of Health, the Health Center assumed operation of the Rural Oahu Family Planning Clinic in Waipahu in 1996.

In 2003, the Health Center became the first community health center in the state of Hawaii to implement an electronic medical record system and has since provided mentorship to other health centers in establishing their systems.

The Health Center won the 2004 Leadership Award for Non-Profit Corporations in Hawaii.

The Health Center received federal recognition as a formal research review board in 2005 to protect and provide over-sight for community-based research.

Ranked as the largest non-profit service provider in the state of Hawaii in 2006, the Health Center was also rated in the top 250 businesses in the state.