Our Mission:
To make available to all residents of the Waianae District, complete comprehensive health and related human services.

86-260 Farrington Highway
Waianae, Hawaii  96792
Email: wcchc@wcchc.com
Phone: (808) 696-7081
Fax: (808) 696-7093

Aloha, you are visitor number
124,454   since April 2000

A Difficult Beginning
1972 - 1974

1972
Ground was broken to build the first phase of the Health Center.  In October, Dr. Paul Barry, the Center's first employed doctor, and a staff of five, began delivery of services from a temporary location across from Waianae's McDonald's restaurant.     Waianae qualified as a medically underserved area under federal guidelines and operational funds were granted through the United States Public Health Service (USPHS).     The Health Center’s first Administrator was David Pali.
	1973
	In August, Phase I was completed and services were delivered from the Health Center’s present location. The Center had two physicians, who worked 9 to 5, Monday through Friday.     Shortly after opening, there was a period of turmoil when the United States Public Health Service (USPHS) stopped funding the Center until it complied with certain conditions. The Board included representation from the University's School of Medicine and School of Public Health, and the Department of Health.     The Center had 33 employees.  Administrators included Clem Hauanio (Acting), Gilbert Bishop (Interim), and Ed Kelleher.
1974
USPHS funds were reinstated in February 1974, upon compliance by the Center's Board of Directors.     The Center’s new Administrator was Brian Riordan.
In September, the Military Air Safety Transport (MAST) began providing emergency helicopter evacuation services.