The origins of Tripler date back to 1907 when several wooden structures at Fort Shafter were used as a hospital. The facility was named in honor of Brevet Brigadier General Charles Stuart Tripler in 1920 as a reminder of his contributions to Army medicine during the Civil War. At the outbreak of World War II, the hospital at Fort Shafter had a 450-bed capacity which, over the years, expanded to 1,000 beds through the addition of one-story barracks-type buildings. Plans for the new Tripler were drawn in 1942 and construction was completed in 1948. The architecturally distinctive coral pink structure atop Moanalua Ridge was dedicated on September 10, 1948 and has been a familiar landmark on the south shore of Oahu ever since.
Located eight
miles from Waikiki, Tripler is the largest military
medical treatment facility in the Pacific area.
Main
phone numbers: Commercial (808)433-6661 or
DSN 433-6661
Mailing
address: Tripler Army Medical Center, 1
Jarrett White Road, Honolulu, HI 96859-5000
Population: 1,486
active duty; 464 civilians
Housing: See
Fort Shafter.
Temporary
lodging: Seven-unit Fisher House
(808)433-1291; 75-unit guest house (808)839-2336
Family
Support Center: See Fort Shafter or
Schofield Barracks
Schools: None
on post.
Child
Care: Services available at Schofield
barracks and Fort Shafter (808) 655-5314/833-5393
Health
care: 256-bed facility. Appointments
(808)433-2778; benefits (808)433-3422/2828; Tricare
(800)242-6788
Tripler Army Medical Center - Honolulu, HI
has a small exchange (808)833-1267. Recreation at Tripler Army Medical Center - Honolulu, HI
includes bowling, library, gym, tennis, swimming, and
outdoor activities.
