Maui Memorial Medical Center (MMMC)has a long and proud history of serving the Maui Community. It originally opened in 1884 as "Malulani" (Protection of Heaven) by Queen Kapiolani. In 1927, the County of Maui assumed financial responsibility for Malulani Hospital . In 1952, a new 140-bed Central Maui Memorial Hospital , dedicated to Maui 's fallen veterans, opened its doors.
In 1956, with the closing of Paia, Puunene, and Lahaina plantation hospitals, all acute hospital care was consolidated under Central Maui Memorial Hospital . In 1963, the hospital changed its name to Maui Memorial Hospital and, in 1966, operations were transferred from the County of Maui 's purview to the State of Hawaii . In 1998, the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation was created by the Legislature to oversee the administration of MMH and the other 11 rural hospitals, then under the control of the Department of Health, Division of Community Hospitals. In 1998, Maui Memorial Hospital was renamed Maui Memorial Medical Center to reflect the broader range of services it offered.
MMMC employs nearly 1200 employees and boasts over 200 attending physicians. The hospital is also supported through community donations to non-profit organizations: MMMC Foundation and Hospital Auxiliary
A new wing was opened in November 2006. The 75,000 sq. ft. Kahului Tower has four levels and added a new Critical Care unit, a new Ambulatory Surgery Center , a new Physical/Occupational Therapy unit, as well as a 24-bed Medical/Surgical unit. With the addition of the new wing, the total bed count for the hospital is 231, and many of the existing floors on the Wailuku Tower were upgraded concurrently.
The MMMC Emergency Department (ED) is the second busiest in the state and was recently upgraded and expanded in 2008. The project added 6200 sq. ft. with 9 exam/treatment rooms, an additional triage room and a larger and more enhanced waiting room.
In 2008 the hospital hired its first cardiovascular surgeon as it began ramping up to offer a full-service cardiology program. It is expected that with the addition of another surgeon and interventional cardiologists, that the program will be up in running sometime in 2010.
In conjunction with that project, a new Helipad located on the MMMC campus is being constructed in 2010. When finished the emergency services helicopter will save valuable time, by landing at the hospital.
MMMC received the Get With The Guidelines SM –Heart Failure Silver Performance Achievement Award from the American Heart Association in 2009. The recognition signifies that MMMC has reached an aggressive goal of treating heart failure patients with 85 percent compliance for one year to core standard levels of care as outlined by the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology secondary prevention guidelines for heart failure patients.
