The Queens Medical Center
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF QMC IS TO FULFILL THE INTENT OF QUEEN EMMA AND KING KAMEHAMEHA IV TO PROVIDE, IN PERPETUITY, QUALITY HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO IMPROVE THE WELL-BEING OF NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND ALL THE PEOPLE OF HAWAII.
- Income
- $1.9 billion
- Spending
- $1.6 billion
- Spent on programs
- 96%
- Reserves
- 11.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 89%
- Employees
- 6,663
- Volunteers
- 230
- Highest pay
- $1.8 million, trustee - part year
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 78 out of 100. Higher than 72% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 11.1 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 64% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 12% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 6% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1596% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 65 out of 100. Higher than 1% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2516 of 20 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $1.6 billion spent. THE QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTER IS THE LARGEST PRIVATE, NONPROFIT ACUTE CARE MEDICAL FACILITY IN HAWAII. ITS STAFF IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING QUALITY HEALTH CARE TO THE PEOPLE OF HAWAII AND THE PACIFIC. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE INFORMATION. ESTABLISHED IN 1859 BY KING KAMEHAMEHA IV AND QUEEN EMMA, THE QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTER (QMC) IS THE FIRST HOSPITAL IN THE UNITED STATES FOUNDED BY ROYALTY. TODAY, IT IS THE LARGEST PRIVATE HOSPITAL IN HAWAII AND THE PACIFIC BASIN. THE QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTER HAS 505 ACUTE CARE BEDS AND 28 SUB-ACUTE CARE BEDS. WITH OVER 3,000 EMPLOYEES AND OVER 1,200 PHYSICIANS ON STAFF (INCLUDING PHYSICIANS EMPLOYED BY QUMG), IT IS ALSO ONE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII'S LARGEST EMPLOYERS. AS THE LEADING MEDICAL REFERRAL CENTER IN HAWAII AND THE PACIFIC BASIN, QMC IS WIDELY KNOWN FOR ITS PROGRAMS IN CANCER, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, NEUROSCIENCE, ORTHOPEDICS, SURGERY, TRAUMA, BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE AND WOMEN'S HEALTH. QMC OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF SPECIALTIES, INCLUDING CARDIAC DIAGNOSTICS, GASTROENTEROLOGY, GENETICS, GERIATRICS, GYNECOLOGY, NEONATOLOGY, OBSTETRICS AND PULMONOLOGY. QMC SERVES AS THE MAIN TRAUMA CENTER IN THE PACIFIC BASIN, ("TRAUMA" IS DEFINED AS A LIFE-THREATENING INJURY OR SHOCK) AND HAS BEEN VERIFIED AS A LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER BY THE VERIFICATION REVIEW COMMITTEE (VRC), AN AD HOC COMMITTEE ON TRAUMA (COT) OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. QMC IS HOME TO A NUMBER OF RESIDENCY PROGRAMS OFFERED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE JOHN A BURNS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. QMC IS ACCREDITED BY THE JOINT COMMISION (TJC). QMC IS ALSO APPROVED TO PARTICIPATE IN RESIDENCY TRAINING BY THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (QCGME), AND IS A MEMBER OF VHA, A NATIONAL COOPERATIVE OF OVER 1,400 HOSPITALS. QMC SUPPORTS NATIVE HAWAIIAN HEALTH INITIATIVES THROUGH MANY OF ITS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, PARTICULARLY ITS NATIVE HAWAIIAN HEALTH PROGRAM (NHHP). THE FOCUS AREAS OF NHHP INCLUDE IMPROVEMENTS IN CLINICAL OUTCOMES, HEALTHCARE TRAINING, RESEARCH, AND ACCESS AND OUTREACH. NHHP CONDUCTS ONGOING ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF QMC PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOCUSED ON NATIVE HAWAIIANS, INCLUDING SPECIFIC CLINICAL PROGRAMS IN AREAS SUCH AS CARDIOLOGY, ONCOLOGY, COMPREHENSIVE WEIGHT MANAGEMENT, MEDICINE, NEUROSCIENCE, AND DIABETES. QMC COLLABORATES AND PARTNERS TO PROVIDE HEALTHCARE TRAINING AND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES TO NATIVE HAWAIIAN STUDENTS AND THOSE COMMITTED TO SERVING NATIVE HAWAIIAN COMMUNITIES FROM ADOLESCENCE TO GRADUATE STUDIES, SUCH AS, THE ULU KUKUI PROJECT, WHICH IS A PRE-COLLEGE SCIENCE EDUCATION PROGRAM AT STEVENSON MIDDLE SCHOOL TO PROMOTE EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE EDUCATION AND THE PURSUIT OF BIOMEDICAL CAREERS BY NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS. IN ADDITION, NHHP PROGRAMS FOCUS ON QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND INCREASED ACCESS FOR NATIVE HAWAIIANS TO QMC AND COLLABORATE WITH THE NATIVE HAWAIIAN COMMUNITY IN EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH. THROUGH EACH OF THESE AREAS OF FOCUS, NHHP WORKS TO PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF CLINICAL INITIATIVES THAT AIM TO ENHANCE THE OLA PONO (WELL BEING) OF NATIVE HAWAIIANS. IN ADDITION TO NHHP, MANY OF QMC'S PROGRAM SERVICES DESCRIBED BELOW PROVIDE BENEFITS TO NATIVE HAWAIIANS, INCLUDING COMPONENTS OF CHARITY CARE AND UNCOMPENSATED CARE PROVIDED TO OUR PATIENTS. IN JANUARY 2022, THE QUEEN'S HEALTH CARE CLINICS WERE TRANSFERRED FROM THE QUEEN'S DEVELOPMENT CORPORTAION (QDC) TO QMC. IN FEBRUARY 2022 QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP (QUMG) WAS ESTABLISHED. QUMG'S PURPOSE IS TO EMPLOY A MULTISPECIALTY GROUP OF PHYSICIANS, ALONG WITH OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND STAFF, TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE SPECIALTY SERVICES IN A CHARITABLE MANNER FOR PATIENTS OF QMC, MGH AND QNHCH AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY QMC, MGH AND QNHCH. IN APRIL 2024 QUEEN'S ACQUIRED THE FORMER WAHIAWA GENERAL HOSPITAL. IN MAY 2024, QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTER OPENED QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTER - WAHIAWA. THE NEW LOCATION PROVIDES EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SERVICES, IMAGING AND LAB SERVICES. IN OCTOBER 2024 QUEEN'S ACQUIRED KAHI MOHALA. THE QUEEN'S MEDICAL CENTER - KAHI MOHALA IS HAWAII'S ONLY FREESTANDING NONPROFIT PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL SERVING YOUTH 4-17 YEARS OF AGE. TO SUPPORT THE QUEEN'S MISSION AND TO FULFILL THE TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE AS A CHARITABLE HOSPITAL, QUEEN'S PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY BENEFITS, TOTALING APPROXIMATELY $223M ON A SYSTEM-WIDE BASIS, FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025. 1. UNCOMPENSATED CARE - QMC PROVIDES MEDICAL SERVICES TO PATIENTS WHO DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO PAY (CHARITY CARE) AND PATIENTS WHO REFUSE TO PAY (BAD DEBTS). FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, THE ESTIMATED COST OF PROVIDING CHARITY CARE WAS $2.8M AND BAD DEBT EXPENSE WAS $73.5M. 2. ON CALL PHYSICIAN COMPENSATION - QMC MAINTAINS THE ONLY LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER IN THE STATE OF HAWAII. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE LEVEL I TRAUMA COVERAGE, THE MEDICAL CENTER INCURRED APPROXIMATELY $25.6M IN ON CALL PHYSICIAN COVERAGE DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025. 3. FELLOWSHIP, RESIDENT AND INTERN COSTS - QMC INCURRED COSTS IN EXCESS OF REIMBURSEMENT OF APPROXIMATELY $23.8M DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 RELATED TO ITS CARDIAC FELLOWSHIP, RESIDENT AND INTERN PROGRAMS. AS A TEACHING FACILITY, THE MEDICAL CENTER PARTICIPATES IN AND SHARES THE COSTS OF THE HAWAII RESIDENCY PROGRAM. 4. HAWAII MEDICAL LIBRARY - QMC MAINTAINS A MEDICAL LIBRARY THAT BENEFITS HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IN THE STATE OF HAWAII. THE ESTIMATED COST OF OPERATING THE HAWAII MEDICAL LIBRARY FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 WAS $1M. 5. TRANSFER HOTLINE - QMC MAINTAINS A CARDIAC TRANSFER HOTLINE AND A REFERRAL HOTLINE TO ASSIST PATIENTS AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS WITH THE TRANSFER AND/OR REFERRAL OF PATIENTS TO APPROPRIATE HEALTHCARE SERVICES. STARTING IN MARCH 2020, QMC ALSO BEGAN OPERATING ITS COVID-19 INFOLINE TO ASSIST THE COMMUNITY WITH MEDICAL SERVICES, TESTING, AND OFFERING OTHER SERVICES WITHIN THE QUEEN'S NETWORK. THE ESTIMATED COST OF PROVIDING THE
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since December 1935.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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