Queen's North Hawaii Community Hospital

04/20/2026

Join us as we thank our QNHCH volunteers during National Volunteer Recognition Week. Our volunteers provide invaluable services in both patient care and non-patient care areas, giving from their hearts and assisting patients, visitors and staff. It is with deep gratitude that we take this special time to thank them for everything they do for QNHCH and our community. Mahalo to our amazing QNHCH volunteers who give of themselves so selflessly to help our patients!!

If you would like to learn more about providing service to your community, please visit https://www.queens.org/careers/volunteer/.

04/17/2026

Join us on April 23! Register at www.queens.org/join

04/07/2026

Join us for the FREE course to learn how to safely move and assist your loved one at home!

04/02/2026

03/30/2026

NATIONAL DOCTORS' DAY!
Join us as we say an extra special MAHALO to our doctors at Queen's North Hawai'i Community Hospital on National Doctors' Day, Monday, March 30. This special day was established to recognize the incredible work of physicians and their contributions to the communities they live in. We celebrate National Doctors' Day by honoring all of our physicians for their unwavering passion, dedication, and service to their patients and the community's health and safety.

03/18/2026

Labor, Birth & Breastfeeding Bootcamp
Saturday, April 25, 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, April 25, 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-bi
Questions? Call 808-691-2643

03/11/2026

March is National Nutrition Month. Nutrition is one of the strongest tools we have to feel our best. You don’t need complicated rules or a complete lifestyle overhaul; just a few solid, foundational habits can make everyday choices easier. Small changes practiced consistently really do add up. Whether you’re aiming to build strength, boost your energy, feel good in your body, prevent disease, or tone up, nutrition plays a major role in getting you there.

Here's a recipe shared by QNHCH Registered Dietitian Makaya Gardner for a crave worthy edible chickpea cookie dough that takes less than 10 minutes and has 8 grams of protein and 4 grams of fiber per serving.

Delicious High Protein Chickpea Cookie Dough
Created by Lindsay Plekot, RD

INGREDIENTS
14 oz can chickpeas (about 1 ½ cups) drained, rinsed and patted dry
⅓ cup natural peanut butter, stirred well
¼ cup maple syrup
1 Tbsp pure vanilla extract
⅓ cup quick oats
½ tsp salt
½ tsp baking soda
⅓ cup chocolate chips
Graham crackers or apple slices for serving

INSTRUCTIONS
To a food processor, add chickpeas, peanut butter, maple syrup, vanilla, oats, salt, and baking soda. Blend until smooth, stopping to scrape down the sides as needed. Remove the blade from the food processor, then add the chocolate chips and stir to combine. Adjust to taste, adding more salt, vanilla, or chips if desired. Chill for 30 minutes to allow the dough to thicken and the flavor to blend (even better overnight). Serve with graham crackers and sliced apples. For cookie dough balls, add a bit more oats or oat flour, 1 tablespoon at a time until rollable. Store in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 5 days.

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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02/26/2026

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!

02/11/2026

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!

02/10/2026

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.

02/06/2026

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