Experience fully integrated health care at Straub Clinic & Hospital
About Straub Clinic & Hospital
Founded in 1921, Straub Clinic & Hospital is a fully integrated nonprofit health care system with a 159-bed hospital in Honolulu, a network of neighborhood clinics and a visiting specialist program that reaches throughout the state of Hawai‘i. With 200 employed or contracted physicians who are leaders in their fields, Straub provides its patients with expert diagnoses and treatments for more than 32 different medical specialties, including bone and joint, heart, cancer, endocrinology/diabetes, family medicine, gastroenterology, geriatric medicine, internal medicine, women’s health, vascular and urology. Straub is home to the Pacific Region’s only multi-disciplinary burn treatment center. The hospital consistently brings new technologies and innovative medical practices to Hawai‘i, such as minimally invasive cardiac surgery and total joint replacement. In 2010, the American Heart Association recognized Straub in three areas of excellence: Coronary Artery Disease –Gold Award; Heart Failure– Silver Award; and Heart Attack– Bronze Award. Straub is an affiliate of Hawai’i Pacific Health, the state’s largest health care provider. Learn more at: www.straubhealth.org.
Mission
The mission of Straub Clinic & Hospital is to provide integrated health and medical services that are comprehensive, caring, continuously improving and of the highest quality.
History
Straub Clinic & Hospital was founded in 1921 as “The Clinic” by Dr. George F. Straub. Dr. Straub conceived the idea of forming a group of physicians to provide better, more specialized care for his patients. Straub became an affiliate of Hawai‘i Pacific Health on December 21, 2001.
Tradition of Medical Firsts in Hawai‘i
- Mitral valve surgery
- Nuclear medicine
- Arthroscopic knee surgery
- Interventional radiology
- Vascular surgery techniques
- Artificial skin replacements for burns
- Minimally invasive hip and knee joint replacements
- Drug eluting stents
- Pediatric cardiac ablations
Quality Awards
- 2010 American Heart Association “Get With The Guidelines”– Coronary Artery Disease Gold Performance Achievement Award.
- 2010 American Heart Association “Get With The Guidelines”– Heart Failure Silver Performance Achievement Award.
- 2010 American Heart Association “Get With The Guidelines”– Heart Attack Bronze Performance Achievement Award.
- 2009 National Organ Donation Silver Recognition award, becoming the only hospital from Hawai‘i to receive such recognition.
Leadership
- Jeannie Hedberg, Chair of the Board
- Ray Vara, President & CEO of Operations
- Art Gladstone, Chief Operating Officer
- Hingson Chun, M.D., Chief of Staff
- Randy Yates, M.D., Chief Medical Officer
A Nonprofit Hospital
The Straub Foundation supports the charitable mission of its nonprofit hospital affiliate, Straub Clinic & Hospital, by raising funds to provide the people of Hawai‘i and the Pacific Region with specialty medical care, life-saving equipment, community outreach and education, and to further local research.