Beloved isle pediatrician lives on in Kapiolani fund

By Lee Cataluna

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Mar 25, 2012

~~<p>On weekends, pediatrician Dr. James L. Mertz, father of nine, would go to Kapiolani hospital to visit his newborn patients. His wife, Elizabeth, recalls he "took along any assorted Mertz children who wanted to go with Dad and see the babies!"</p>
<p>Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children was a place he loved. Mertz was a man who didn't put up a barrier between his career and his home life. If one of his patients needed him, he'd answer their phone call at home at any hour of the night, and if he had babies to see at Kapiolani, his own family would happily tag along. His love of life was big enough to fit in everyone who needed him.</p>
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<h4>Where To Send Donations</h4>
Kapi‘olani Health <br />
Foundation<br />
55 Merchant St., <br />
Suite 2600<br />
Honolulu, HI 96813<br />
>> In the memo line of the check, write “In Memory of Dr. James Mertz.”<br />
>> Or to donate online, go to: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/drjamesmertz/kapiolani-medical-center-for-women-children ">www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/drjamesmertz/kapiolani-medical-center-for-women-children </a></td>
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On weekends, pediatrician Dr. James L. Mertz, father of nine, would go to Kapiolani hospital to visit his newborn patients. His wife, Elizabeth, recalls he "took along any assorted Mertz children who wanted to go with Dad and see the babies!"

Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children was a place he loved. Mertz was a man who didn't put up a barrier between his career and his home life. If one of his patients needed him, he'd answer their phone call at home at any hour of the night, and if he had babies to see at Kapiolani, his own family would happily tag along. His love of life was big enough to fit in everyone who needed him. Where To Send Donations Kapi‘olani Health Foundation 55 Merchant St., Suite 2600 Honolulu, HI 96813 >> In the memo line of the check, write “In Memory of Dr. James Mertz.” >> Or to donate online, go to: www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/drjamesmertz/kapiolani-medical-center-for-women-children Login for more...