Kuakini Medical Center in Honolulu, HI
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About Kuakini Medical Center
Kuakini Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. It has 212 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific is on the same campus or next door.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 0.00
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 1.19
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.31
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 1.53
65% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend58%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1061%
- Completed surveys412
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
21.32213, -157.85621
Nearby hospitals
- Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific226 N Kuakini Street, Honolulu, HIRehabilitation hospitalSame campus
- The Queens Medical Center1301 Punchbowl St, Honolulu, HI · Level I traumaAcute care hospital1.0 mi
- Straub Clinic and Hospital888 S King Street, Honolulu, HI · Emergency roomAcute care hospital1.4 mi
- Shriners Hospital for Children1310 Punahou Street, Honolulu, HIChildren's hospital2.1 mi
- Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children1319 Punahou Street, Honolulu, HI · Emergency roomChildren's hospital2.1 mi
- Tripler AMC (FT Shafter)1 Jarrett White Rd, Honolulu, HI · Emergency roomMilitary hospital3.4 mi
- Kaiser Permanente Moanalua Medical Center3288 Moanalua Road, Honolulu, HI · Emergency roomHospital4.0 mi
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital3288 Moanalua Rd, Honolulu, HI · Emergency roomAcute care hospital4.0 mi
- Leahi Hospital3675 Kilauea Avenue, Honolulu, HILong-term care hospital4.9 mi
- Hawaii State HospitalKaneohe, HIPsychiatric hospital6.4 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Kuakini Medical Center located?
Kuakini Medical Center is at 347 North Kuakini Street, Honolulu, HI 96817 in Honolulu County.
Does Kuakini Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Kuakini Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 149 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Kuakini Medical Center?
Kuakini Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 4 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Kuakini Medical Center a trauma center?
We have no trauma center designation on record for Kuakini Medical Center. Hospitals without one still treat injuries in their emergency department and transfer patients who need a trauma center. Check the Hawaii trauma program for the current list.
What is the phone number of Kuakini Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (808) 536-2236.
Would patients recommend Kuakini Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (412 completed surveys), 58% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 61% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
Related guides
- How CMS Hospital Star Ratings WorkThe five measure groups behind the 1 to 5 star Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, how it is calculated and what it leaves out.
- How to Choose a HospitalA practical checklist for planned care: insurance networks, procedure volume, quality ratings, certifications and cost estimates.
- ER Wait Times ExplainedHow triage and the Emergency Severity Index decide who is seen first, why emergency rooms get crowded and where to find timing data.
- What Is a Trauma Center? Levels I to V ExplainedWhat each trauma center level provides, who designates and verifies them, pediatric trauma centers and how trauma systems route patients.