The Blood Donor Center always welcomes donors, because blood and blood products are in high demand. If you are willing to donate blood or to coordinate a blood drive, please visit or call the donor center for more information and/or an appointment.

If you cannot come to Tripler, the Blood Donor Center can tell you when and where the next mobile blood drive is scheduled, at various military installations on Oahu.

Public Health Nursing (PHN) focuses its nursing practice on health education. It applies health education principles to promote, maintain or restore the health of military personnel and their families, with priority given to the active-duty population.

CHNs conduct one-time home assessments for safety issues from referrals and command recommendations, and provide referrals to other community resources and agencies.

CHN staff provides active-duty in-processing, active-duty pregnancy education training, HIV training and counseling, Microfit fitness assessments and family assessments. The staff manages the Latent Tuberculosis Infection Clinic, Communicable Disease Infection Clinic, and consultative services for the Child and Youth Services for Schofield Barracks, Helemano and Wheeler Army Airfield.

Health Education and Promotion is located on the second floor of D Wing. CHN staff provides selfcare classes, health education classes, Microfit fitness assessments, health education classes, community activities, individual consultation with physician referral and patient education.

An emergency is defined as a condition or injury that, if not treated immediately, could endanger the life or health of the individual or cause permanent disability. We recognize that a parent may not be sure whether their child’s problem is an emergency. If you have any questions, please call ER at 433-6629 or the Pediatric clinic (433-6697) during clinic hours.

The Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) identifies and documents the special medical, mental health and/or educational needs of family members, to ensure that those needs are considered during the assignment process.