The new Straub Medical Center health clinic and urgent care at Kūʻono Marketplace will soon bring new healthcare options to the Kahala community. Stantec—a global architecture, engineering, and design firm with a Honolulu office—will lead the architectural design and medical planning of the 8,000-square-foot clinic for Straub Medical Center, which is an affiliate of Hawaii Pacific Health. Kamehameha Schools is leading the development.

The new facility will focus on primary care outpatient services, with urgent care available during extended hours. The clinic will feature 20 exam rooms, a large procedure room, digital X-ray facilities, and clinical lab services. Clinical Laboratories of Hawaii will offer on-site, walk-in advanced laboratory testing services to the health clinic and urgent care. 

With a focus on patient experience, the new clinic will feature an open and inviting lobby, with high ceilings and natural lighting in the waiting areas. Appropriate wayfinding will make navigating the clinic easy for guests, while centralized staff workstations and medical clusters will support a collaborative working environment.

“It is thrilling to work with Straub and Hawaii Pacific Health on this important healthcare project for the Kahala community,” said Christie Fong, Stantec project manager. “Developing a new facility that will provide critical use for the local residents is truly about designing with community in mind.”

Stantec is known for designing high performance facilities, including more than a decade of work in Hawaii. The design team’s focus is creating places that are at the heart of a community’s health—vital healing spaces that are safe, open, and inviting.

The new Kahala clinic and urgent care at Kūʻono Marketplace is expected to be complete in 2020.