Queen's North Hawaii Community Hospital

03/03/2026

Labor, Birth & Breastfeeding Bootcamp
Saturday, March 7, 2026
Join us for a dynamic, evidence-based workshop designed to empower expecting families with knowledge and confidence for the journey ahead. Taught by an experienced registered nurse from The Queen’s Health Systems who is also an international board-certified lactation consultant, this bootcamp covers essential topics including: Stages of labor, breathing & comfort techniques, common interventions, postpartum recovery, newborn care, and breastfeeding. Whether you're a first-time parent or looking for a refresher, this class offers practical guidance in a supportive, respectful environment.
Date: Saturday, March 7, 2026
Time: 10 am-4 pm (lunch included)
Location: Queen’s North Hawai’i Community Hospital
Cost: $80 ($40 for QHS employees)
Included: Registration for expectant parent + 1 support person, “Your Guide to Labor & Birth” book, and lunch.
Questions? Call 808-691-2643
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26/02/2026

Parker School's student Medical Club wanted to find a meaningful way to say mahalo to the team at Queens North Hawaiʻi Community Hospital for the care and dedication shown to the community every day. As a small token of appreciation, the students created lanyards that read, “Mahalo for being the heart of Waimea.”

Attached to each lanyard was a card featuring original student artwork with handwritten notes of gratitude on the back. These messages come from the hearts of the 350 students and 65 teachers and staff who are deeply grateful for the many ways QNHCH cares for, protects, and supports our community. Medical Club students were on campus on Tuesday thanking staff and passing out these special lanyards. Mahalo to Parker School and these amazing students!

11/02/2026

Medtronic Service Day at QNHCH
QNHCH was recently the fortunate recipient of dozens of pairs of helping hands and strong backs that worked to help clean up our hospital campus. Top employees from world medical technology leader Medtronic were on-island for a conference and wanted to provide meaningful service to QNHCH. These special Medtronic employees picked up trash, trimmed landscaping, pulled weeds, and washed windows. People may ask what the special relationship is between Medtronic and QNHCH…..here’s the answer!

Medtronic is the world’s biotech leader with over 90,000 employees worldwide. Medtronic was founded by Earl Bakken, an American engineer, businessman, philanthropist and inventor of the first external, battery-operated, transistorized, wearable artificial pacemaker in 1957. After a long and successful career and philanthropic life in Minneapolis, Earl Bakken and his wife Doris found their home on Hawai’i Island and became involved with the health and wellness of the North Hawai’i community. His leadership, vision, and philanthropy benefitted not only our community but the entire state. His involvement started in 1990, creating the hospital mission, “to heal body, mind and spirit,” and he served on the NHCH board of directors for many years. He coined the term “blended medicine” and worked to combine Eastern and Western approaches to medicine to develop a more holistic approach to health care.

Mahalo to Medtronic and to Dr. Earl Bakken!

10/02/2026

We're wearing red at QNHCH to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease, the #1 killer of women. Organized by the American Heart Association and their Go Red for Women movement, this initiative encourages wearing red to highlight that 1 in 3 women’s deaths are caused by heart disease. To make an appointment with the QNHCH Cardiology Team, call 808-881-4658.

06/02/2026

Labor, Birth & Breastfeeding Bootcamp
Saturday, March 7, 2026
Join us for a dynamic, evidence-based workshop designed to empower expecting families with knowledge and confidence for the journey ahead. Taught by an experienced registered nurse from The Queen’s Health Systems who is also an international board-certified lactation consultant, this bootcamp covers essential topics including: Stages of labor, breathing & comfort techniques, common interventions, postpartum recovery, newborn care, and breastfeeding.

Whether you're a first-time parent or looking for a refresher, this class offers practical guidance in a supportive, respectful environment.

Date: Saturday, March 7, 2026
Time: 10 am-4 pm (lunch included)
Location: Queen’s North Hawai’i Community Hospital
Cost: $80 ($40 for QHS employees)
Included: Registration for expectant parent + 1 support person, “Your Guide to Labor & Birth” book, and lunch.
Sign up here: https://www.queens.org/events/labor-birth-breastfeeding-bootcamp/
Questions? Call 808-691-2643

17/12/2025

Labor, Birth & Breastfeeding Bootcamp
Saturday, January 10, 2026
Join us for a dynamic, evidence-based workshop designed to empower expecting families with knowledge and confidence for the journey ahead. Taught by an experienced registered nurse from The Queen’s Health Systems who is also an international board-certified lactation consultant, this bootcamp covers essential topics including: Stages of labor, breathing & comfort techniques, common interventions, postpartum recovery, newborn care, and breastfeeding.
Whether you're a first-time parent or looking for a refresher, this class offers practical guidance in a supportive, respectful environment.
Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026
Time: 10 am-4 pm (lunch included)
Location: Queen’s North Hawai’i Community Hospital
Cost: $80 ($40 for QHS employees)
Included: Registration for expectant parent + 1 support person, “Your Guide to Labor & Birth” book, and lunch.
Sign up here: https://www.queens.org/events/labor-birth-breastfeeding-bootcamp/?occurrence=2026-01-10&time=1768039200
Questions? Call 808-691-2643

26/11/2025

QNHCH'S FOOD SAFETY TIPS FOR THANKSGIVING
As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, Queen’s North Hawai’i Community Hospital wants to assure that everyone has a healthy holiday. Gatherings with food are part of the holiday cheer, but the merriment can quickly change if food makes people ill. Here are a few tips to make sure your Thanksgiving is a healthy one:

Thaw turkeys at a safe temperature. The "danger zone" is between 40° and 140°F — the temperature range where food borne bacteria multiply rapidly. Turkeys can be thawed in the refrigerator or under cold running water (never standing water) but must stay out of the danger zone between 40° and 140°F.

Bacteria present on raw poultry can contaminate hands, utensils, and work surfaces. After working with raw poultry, always wash your hands, utensils, and work surfaces before they touch other foods to avoid bacteria transfer.

For optimal safety, cook the stuffing outside the turkey in a casserole dish, and your turkey will cook faster! If you do place stuffing inside the turkey, do so just before cooking and use a food thermometer to make sure the center of the stuffing reaches a minimum internal temperature of 165°F.

Make sure your turkey is completely thawed before cooking. Check the internal temperature at the center of the stuffing and meaty portion of the breast, thigh, and wing joint using a food thermometer. The food thermometer must reach a safe minimum internal temperature of 165°F. Never partially cook a turkey to finish cooking later - cooking must be done all at once to assure the destruction of bacteria that cause food-borne illness.
Refrigerate leftovers at 40°F or below within two hours of preparation. Don't taste food that looks or smells questionable - when in doubt, throw it out. Leftovers should be used within three to four days.

When traveling with food, consider type of food and distance to travel. It’s best for people traveling a long distance to bring non-perishable items such as rolls or cookies. Avoid leaving perishable foods at room temperature longer than 2 hours (1 hour if temperature is over 90° F). Keep hot foods hot (140° F or higher) by using containers designed to keep food hot. Keep cold foods cold using a cooler with ice or freezer packs to keep at 40° F or lower, especially if traveling over a half hour.

Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving!

24/11/2025

Knowing seizure first aid can save lives. 💜 This is , the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center at The Queen's Neuroscience Institute urges you to remember:

1. STAY with the person until they are awake and alert after the seizure
-Time the seizure
-Remain calm
-Check for medical ID
2. Keep the person SAFE
-Move or guide them away from harm
-Don't put anything in their mouth during a seizure
3. Turn the person on their SIDE if they are not awake and aware
-Keep the airway clear
-Loosen tight clothes around the neck
-Put something small and soft under their head

Call 9-1-1 if the seizure lasts longer than 5 minutes, the person does not return to their usual state, or if the person is having difficulty breathing.

Learn more: https://www.queens.org/services/neuroscience/comprehensive-epilepsy-center/

20/11/2025

Angie Stanley, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Behavioral Health, Primary Care Clinic

Angie Stanley is a board-certified nurse practitioner with over 15 years of experience in both hospital and clinic settings as well as in private practice.

Angie earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing, from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, a Master of Science in Nursing from Northern Kentucky University, and a Post-Master’s Certificate, Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, from Northern Kentucky University.

Angie’s professional interests include adolescents and young adults, veterans, and the LGBTQ+ community.

In her free time, Angie enjoys walking, running, yoga and reading.

To make an appointment with Angie or any other QNHCH provider, call 887-CARE. Welcome Angie!

20/11/2025

Cece Currier
Certified Nurse Midwife, Nurse Practitioner, Women’s Center

Welcome to Cece Currier, Certified Nurse Midwife, Women’s Center. Previously a nurse in our Family Birthing Unit, Cece recently completed the nurse midwife master’s program at Frontier Nursing University with her clinicals conducted at Kaiser Permanente Honolulu.

Cece left Hawai’i and moved to Indiana to begin her health care career as a doula while earning her BSN at Indiana University and then her WHNP (women’s health nurse practitioner). After working as a bedside nurse in maternity services in Indiana, she returned to Hawai’i as a traveler in 2018 and began full-time work in our FBU in 2019.

In her free time, Cece enjoys swimming and crafting and is best know for her beautifully handcrafted and popular badge reels sold in the gift shop. Congratulations Cece on your new position!

To make an appointment with Cece Currier or any other QNHCH provider, call 887-CARE.

20/11/2025

Welcoming New Providers
Dr. Kimara Gustafson, Primary Care

Welcome to board-certified pediatrician Dr. Kimara Gustafson who has joined the team at Primary Care.

Dr. Gustafson received bachelor’s degrees in psychology and anthropology from Johns Hopkins University, and earned a certificate in premedical studies from Columbia University. She earned her medical degree and a master’s in public health and completed her pediatric residency at the University of Minnesota.

Dr. Gustafson’s experience includes serving as a primary care pediatrician in a large multi-specialty clinic, as well as a hospital emergency department physician at the University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital. She also has experience providing specialty medical care for international and domestic adopted and foster children.

Dr. Gustafson served as an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Minnesota and is a member of the American Board of Pediatrics.

In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her three children as well as running and hiking.

To make an appointment with Dr. Gustafson or any other QNHCH provider, call 887-CARE. Welcome Dr. Gustafson!

14/11/2025

November is . 💜 More than 15,000 people in Hawai‘i live with epilepsy. At the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center at The Queen's Neuroscience Institute, we’re here to support patients with expert care and compassion—helping them live well and safely.
Learn more: https://www.queens.org/services/neuroscience/comprehensive-epilepsy-center/