Kahuku Medical Center: Healthcare Services in O'ahu
Internal Medicine • Laie, HI • Since 2008
About
Kahuku Medical Center (KMC) is a nonprofit community hospital on O‘ahu’s North Shore (Ko‘olauloa), established in 2008 and headquartered in Kahuku, HI. As the only hospital serving from Kualoa to Waimea, KMC provides hospital, inpatient, outpatient, and ancillary services to the Ko‘olauloa area. Services include primary care, emergency services (North Shore’s only 24-hour ER), lab, imaging, pharmacy, rehab, social services, and inpatient care, with specialty areas in gastroenterology, integrated behavioral health, podiatry, pulmonology, and ultrasound. The center operates as an affiliate of the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation and serves as a community-supported facility. Key details: 21 private room beds, 54 employees, annual revenue in the $5–$25 million range, contact at info@kmc-hi.org or 808-293-9221. Address: 56-117 Pualalea Street, Kahuku, HI 96731.
Clinic Type
Internal Medicine
Address
56-117 Pualalea Street, Kahuku, HI 96731, US
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Opening Hours
Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.
Website
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
- TrustReviewers.com: 4.4 out of 5 (based on 16 reviews) (16 reviews)
- Healthgrades: 56% Patient Experience Rating (N/A)
Patients praise
- Friendly and compassionate staff
- Fast, efficient service for some patients
- Clean facility
- Appreciation for emergency care during acute situations
Common complaints
- Lower than national average patient experience scores
- Reports of long wait times in the ER
- Potential challenges with timely staff responsiveness and communication
"The doctors and staff were amazing as they treated my daughter with such compassion and care in the middle of the night. Mahalo"
— Jesus Martinez (via TrustReviewers.com)"Worst Er I've ever been in. It took them 5.5 hours to have me discharged."
— Anonymous patient review (via HospitalStats.org - Note: This review appears to be misattributed in the source to North Hawaii Community Hospital within the same snippet)Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- Helmsley Charitable Trust grants $6M to upgrade Kahuku Medical Center’s emergency department — Apr 9, 2026
- Kahuku Medical Center awarded $6M from Helmsley Charitable Trust — Mar 11, 2026
- Improving rural access to specialty care through OCHIN Epic | OCHIN.org — Dec 15, 2025
- Kahuku Medical Center Gets $6M Helmsley Grant For ER Expansion — Mar 11, 2026
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
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