Why is Tripler pink? Many myths exist surrounding the medical facility’s iconic color: businessman Henry Kaiser’s affinity for pink, a soldier who ordered the wrong color, mixing coral and red dirt to make paint, a lottery selection of the color, pink as camouflage during World War II, a specification of the color pink by the land donors and to resemble Waikiki’s pink Royal Hawaiian Hotel – among other myths. But, officially, Tripler’s former Provost Marshall, the late Donald DeVaney, said Army engineers wanted the hospital and its surrounding buildings to avoid an institutional atmosphere and to, instead, create the impression of a residential community with a pink stucco finish. He shared this official story during Tripler’s 60th anniversary in 2008. Tripler 378 Tripler Specialties Allergy Audiology / Speech Pathology Blood Donor Center Cardiology Clinical Psychology Walk-in Contraceptive Services Dermatology Developmental Pediatrics Emergency Services Family Medicine Gastroenterology Immunizations Infectious Disease Internal Medicine Laboratory Mental Health Neonatology Nephrology Neurology Nuclear Medicine OB/GYN Obstetrics and Newborn Services Occupational Health Occupational Therapy Ophthalmology Optometry Orthopedics Otolaryngology (ENT) Oncology Pediatric Specialist Pediatrics Pharmacy Physical Medicine Physical Therapy Podiatry Primary Care Psychiatry Psychology Pulmonology Radiology Social Work Substance Abuse Surgery Traumatic Brain Injury Urology TRIPLER CONTACT INFORMATION Main Phone: 808-433-6661 Tripler Central Appointment Line: 888-683-2778 Nurse Advice Line: 1-800-TRICARE (874-2273), option #1 Patient Advocate: 808-433-6336 Hawaii Referral Center: 808-433-2262 Pharmacy: 808-433-7880 Pharmacy Automated Refill: 808-433-6962 Sleep Disorders Center: 808-433-6014, 808-433-6016
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