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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
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Aloha, you are visitor number
129,772
since April 2000
    
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Period Of Growth
1985 - 1993
| 1985-1986 |
The First Annual Run For Your Life 2-mile walk/4-mile run was held. Proceeds were used to purchase emergency room equipment.
With assistance from Aloha United Way, the Center's emergency room opened 24-hours a day, 365 days a year. |
1987 |
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The first class of nurses’ aides graduated. |
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The Center celebrated its 15th anniversary.
The Center began Pacific Regional Training activities to Palau, Guam, Pohnpei, the Marshall Islands, and Saipan.
The Adult Day Care Program was started. |
1989 |
| The Center's Waianae Diet pilot project was launched. |
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1990 |
Chevron USA began their scholarship program with the Center, awarding 19 scholarships.
The Center received a grant from the National Cancer Institute in response to the high incidence and mortality rates of breast and cervical cancer among Hawaiian women.
Patient transportation services began through funding assistance from the Office on Aging.
The Center began Outreach Services for the homeless and AIDS/HIV patients. |
Hawaii Patient Accounting Services, Inc. (HPAS), a for-profit subsidiary, began providing billing and collection services for the Center. |
1991 |
The Baby S.A.F.E. program was started to provide substance abuse prevention & treatment services to pregnant women.
A Health Emergency Liaison Program (HELP) was initiated to provide 24-hour assistance to families and victims experiencing crises in the Center’s emergency room.
The Center began outstationing Medical Income Maintenance Workers to minimize barriers to patients needing financial assistance.
The Waianae Diet pilot project results were published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and the project began receiving national and international attention.
The Center opened its first satellite clinic in the Nanakuli Pacific Shopping Mall. |
1992 |
Waianae Community Health Academy (Ola Loa Ka Na’auao) was realized with the signing of a cooperative agreement between Kapiolani Community College, Leeward Community College, and the Center.
The Center was one of three clinics selected to participate in a 5-year, $6 million grant from the Kellogg Foundation to support community-based health professional education by the University of Hawaii Schools of Medicine, Nursing, Public Health, and Social Work.
The Center was the first outpatient facility on Oahu to use Eminase, a drug for breaking up blood clots in heart attack patients.
Major renovations began on the emergency room.
In September, Hurricane Iniki struck the islands and the Center once again operated on emergency power.
The Center celebrated its 20th Anniversary. |
1993 |
| The first Aloha United Way Day of Caring activity with Hawaiian Dredging and Construction was held, with equipment and labor donated to complete unfunded capital projects for the Center. |
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