Hawaii has 26 open hospitals across 18 cities. By type: 11 acute care hospitals, 9 critical access hospitals, 2 children's hospitals, 1 long-term care hospital, 1 rehabilitation hospital and 1 military acute care hospital (type not recorded for 1).
Hawaii's largest hospital cities
Top-rated hospitals and shortest ER visits
- Straub Clinic and HospitalHonolulu
- Kuakini Medical CenterHonolulu
- Castle Medical CenterKailua
- Pali Momi Medical CenterAiea
- Kaiser Foundation HospitalHonolulu
- North Hawaii Community HospitalKamuela
- Hilo Medical CenterHilo
- The Queens Medical CenterHonolulu
- Kula HospitalKula 54 min
- Samuel Mahelona Memorial HospitalKapaa 1 hr 1 min
- Honoka'a Hospital and Skilled NursingHonokaa 1 hr 4 min
- Kahuku Medical CenterKahuku 1 hr 19 min
- Kau HospitalPahala 1 hr 19 min
- Kauai Veterans Memorial HospitalWaimea 1 hr 19 min
- Lanai Community HospitalLanai City 1 hr 21 min
- Kohala HospitalKapaau 1 hr 22 min
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All Hawaii cities with hospitals
Largest hospitals in Hawaii
Ranked by beds reported on each hospital's latest Medicare cost report. Largest doesn't mean best, and campuses filing one report are counted together.
- The Queens Medical CenterHonolulu 762 beds(Medicare cost report FY2025)
- Kapiolani Medical Center for WomenHonolulu 253 beds(Medicare cost report FY2025)
- Kaiser Foundation HospitalHonolulu 225 beds(Medicare cost report FY2024)
- Maui Memorial Medical CenterWailuku 219 beds(Medicare cost report FY2024)
- Hilo Medical CenterHilo 194 beds(Medicare cost report FY2025)
Health insurance in Hawaii
Hawaii uses HealthCare.gov for 2027 individual plans. Insurers whose 2027 Marketplace networks list the most Hawaii hospitals (provider files loaded November 4, 2026):
- HMSA2027 Marketplace plans 23 hospitalsin network
- Kaiser Permanente2027 Marketplace plans 1 hospitalsin network
People and health care in Hawaii
From the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (2020–2024).
What nurses earn in Hawaii
Healthcare jobs and pay in Hawaii
Pay for the healthcare jobs with the most workers in Hawaii, from Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data (May 2025).
Questions about hospitals in Hawaii
How many hospitals are in Hawaii?
There are 26 open hospitals in Hawaii across 18 cities. 22 of them have an emergency department.
Which Hawaii city has the most hospitals?
Honolulu, with 9 hospitals.
How long is the ER wait in Hawaii?
The median emergency room visit in Hawaii lasts 2 hr 8 min, 20 min shorter than the US median of 2 hr 28 min. That is a 12-month median from CMS, not a live wait time.
How many Hawaii hospitals have 5 stars?
0 of the 11 Hawaii hospitals with a Medicare overall star rating have 5 stars, and 5 have 4 or 5 stars. The average rating is 3.2 out of 5.
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Source: hospital listings from CMS and public records; emergency room wait times (measure OP-18b) and overall star ratings from CMS Care Compare. Wait times are 12-month medians, not live. Where these figures come from.
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