The Queen's Medical Center — Honolulu

The Queen's Medical Center is Hawai‘i's largest hospital and the Pacific's referral center — and for certain patients, that depth matters. Revision surgery with significant bone loss, joints complicated by prior infection, patients with cardiac or medical conditions that warrant hospital-level monitoring, and complex fracture reconstructions are all better served with a full hospital — ICU, specialists, blood bank — down the corridor rather than across town. Robotic-assisted joint replacement is available in this setting too: complexity doesn't mean giving up precision.

Consultations, pre-operative planning, and follow-ups happen at Dr. Morton's Ala Moana clinic, minutes from the Queen's campus. Queen's Health Plan members and patients referred by Queen's physicians are welcome — so are second opinions on complex cases referred by other orthopedists.

Venue follows the patient, not habit: straightforward replacements in good health are often planned for same-day recovery, while complexity, medical risk, or insurance considerations point to Queen's. You'll always know why yours is recommended where it is.