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Ways to Help About 46 babies are born premature each week in Hawaii. In 2000, Madison Charles was one of the 850 babies admitted to Kapi`olani’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. She was delivered more than 10 weeks early by C-section on Feb. 21. This date marked the beginning of the “rollercoaster ride” for her mother and father, Yavette and Glenn. The couple would watch as their baby made progress and then suffered repeated complications. But through it all, they found comfort in the physicians and nurses who were always there for them. From the medical expertise of Kapi`olani’s neonatologists, to the specially trained nurses and supportive social workers, to the latest in medical technology, Kapi`olani provided everything Madison needed to grow up to celebrate her 5th birthday this year. Your gift helps us provide for Hawaii’s smallest keiki. Support Hawaii’s Children’s Hospital. What makes Kapi`olani’s NICU so special? Kapi`olani cares for the smallest, sickest newborn babies in Hawaii. The NICU cares for about 850 babies each year. It is the only unit in the state with neonatologists, physicians trained just to care for pre-term and seriously-ill babies, on-site 24–7 to attend to baby immediately at delivery and in the weeks and months that follow. Kapi`olani is designated by the state as providing the highest level of care for newborn babies in Hawaii and the Pacific. Other Oahu and Neighbor Island hospitals look to Kapi`olani in cases where babies require this highly specialized care. Print and Mail in the form below I would like to give a gift to support Kapi'olani's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: $25 $50 $100 $250 Other $____________ Please make check payable to Kapi‘olani Health Foundation or charge your gift to (check one) VISA MasterCard AMEX Card Number:_____________________________ Exp. Date:_______________________________ Print Name:_______________________________ Signature:________________________________ All gifts are tax deductible by law. Please mail with your gift to: Kapi`olani Health Foundation 55 Merchant St., 26th Floor Honolulu, HI 96813 Online giviing available at www.kapiolani.org Mahalo for Your Support!