Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women & Children

Health Systems Hawaii Pacific Health

Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women & Children

501(c)(3)

1319 Punahou St.
Honolulu, HI

2

Total Sex Change Patients

info icon Total unique children who underwent gender-affirming procedures or hormone/puberty blocker therapy.
0

Total Surgery Patients

info icon Total unique children who underwent gender-affirming surgical procedures.
2

Total Hormone and Puberty Blocker Patients

info icon Total unique children who were prescribed puberty blockers or received gender-affirming hormone therapy.
24

Total Prescriptions Written

info icon Total number of scripts for puberty blockers or gender-affirming hormones.
$353

Total Submitted Charges

info icon Total amount submitted by providers or pharmacies to insurance for services, treatments, or prescriptions, before any reviews or adjustments. Includes medical procedures and prescription charges but may not reflect the final amount after negotiations.

The Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women and Children is a hospital located in Honolulu, Hawaii, that is part of Hawaii Pacific Health, a nonprofit health system. The hospital advertises a number of sex change interventions for minors, including hormone therapy, menstrual suppression, and puberty blockers. Claims data shows the hospital has billed for cross-sex hormones for minors. The wider health system has billed for sex change surgeries for minors. 

For more information on the specific procedure and diagnostic codes and other methodology used to make these determination, read our white paper here.

Key Findings

According to an April 2024 resource provided by the Hawaii State Department of Health, Kapi’olani provides sex change services such as “menstrual management, puberty blockers, and cross hormone treatment, in addition to other challenging issues related to gender identity” to individuals up to age 25.

Sex Change Treatments Offered

According to an April 2024 resource provided by the Hawaii State Department of Health, the Kapi’olani Medical Center provides sex change treatments for “children, adolescents, and young adults up to age 25, including addressing challenging issues related to gender identity and being a pre-teen young adult.”

Sex Change Treatments provided include:
  • Menstrual management
  • Puberty blockers
  • Cross sex hormones

 

Definitions

SEX CHANGE PATIENTS: Total unique children who underwent “gender-affirming” surgical procedures or hormone/puberty blocker therapy.

TOTAL SURGERY PATIENTS: Total unique children who underwent “gender-affirming” surgical procedures.

TOTAL HORMONE AND PUBERTY BLOCKERS PATIENTS: Total unique children who were prescribed puberty blockers or received gender-affirming hormone therapy.

TOTAL PRESCRIPTIONS WRITTEN: Total number of prescriptions written by a provider for puberty blockers or gender-affirming hormones for children.

TOTAL SUBMITTED CHARGES: This is the initial amount a healthcare provider or pharmacy submits to the insurance company for a specific service, treatment, or prescription before the insurance company reviews and adjusts the payment. This value includes both the pharmacy-submitted cost of prescription drug claims and the line-item charges associated with medical procedures. Please note that this amount does not necessarily reflect the full cost of the procedure or prescription, as it is subject to adjustments and negotiations by the insurance company.

 

Leadership

Executive Leadership

Name Title Compensation
David Underriner CEO $317,137
Gidget Ruscetta COO $424,645

The current leadership/titles are based on the Hawaii Pacific Health leadership website, but the compensation information is from the Hawaii Pacific Health 2022 Form 990, filed 5/16/23.

Compensation reflects the tax year beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022.

Board of Trustees

Name Title Compensation
Patrick O’Donnell, MD Board Chair N/A
Ivica Zalud, MD Ex Officio N/A
Steven Ai Director $0
Paul Eakin, MD Director N/A
Kimberly Hehir Director N/A
Michelle Ho Director N/A
Robert Kurisu Director $1,900,113
Sidney Lee, MD Director N/A
Michael O'Malley Director N/A
Maya Rogers Director N/A
David Underriner Director N/A
Raymond P. Vara, Jr. Director $2,290,034
Mark Yamakawa Director N/A

The current leadership/titles are based on the Hawaii Pacific Health leadership website, but the compensation information is from the Hawaii Pacific Health 2022 Form 990, filed 5/16/23.

Compensation reflects the tax year beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022.