Volume 19, Issue No. 35 - August 23, 2010

A Weekly Publication for the People of Queen’s | Volume 19 | Number 35 | August 23, 2010
Kupaianaha Awards the Exceptional
Kupaianaha is a superlative—one
that was typically used to describe the
demigod Maui. The Service Excellence
Council has chosen it as the name of a
new award, to be given when something
“truly above or beyond the ordinary”
is accomplished by staff at Queen’s.
The first recipients of the Kupaianaha
Award are QMC security officers Boyd
Hurley and James Barientos. The duo
were acknowledged for their actions in
the Emergency Room earlier this year.
Security received a STAT call from the
ER and Boyd and James were among the
responders. The situation involved an
HPD prisoner and a gun. That was all
they really knew as they rushed to the
scene. “It was chaos as you can imagine,”
recalled Boyd. “People were yelling and
running out of the area. Our view was
blocked and all we could see was a large
local male with what looked like an HPD
baton in his hand, held above his head.”
As they got closer they saw an HPD officer with his gun drawn and pointed at
the suspect who was still wearing ankle
restraints. “The suspect was demand-
ing the keys to the ankle cuffs,” Boyd
explained. “He was very volatile and demanding.” By this time, other HPD officers had also arrived on the scene. The
suspect began walking backwards; all exits were blocked by QMC Security or HPD.
Everyone thought the area was clear, but
one patient remained on a gurney behind
a curtain and the suspect saw her. “He actually apologized to her for what he was
about to do,” Boyd said. “Then he began
to threaten her. That’s when an HPD officer, James and I rushed him. I immedi-
1. Paula Yoshioka, exectutive vice president and chief administrative officer, announces the creation of the Kupaianaha
Award at the Systemwide Manager’s Meeting held in July. 2. Officers Boyd Hurely
and James Barientos. 3. Art Ushijima, QHS/
QMC President, presents Boyd and James
with their awards. 4. The security officers
are given a standing ovation.
ately went between the patient and the
suspect. The officer was cracked on the
head by the baton and we grabbed [the
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Queen’s Nurses Nationally Recognized for Excellence
Submitted by Rose Lee, RN, CNS
The National Teaching Institute
(NTI) provides continuing education for
critical care nurses and promotes specialty certifications, recognition of influential nurses, and sharing best nursing
practices. After attending the NTI conference, Eileen Udan-Wong, RN, was determined to see Queen’s nurses receive
national recognition at the conference.
Eileen partnered with Rose Lee, Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) Clinical
Nurse Specialist, to achieve this goal.
After weeks of work, involving peers,
nurse managers, directors, and Nursing
VP Cindy Kamikawa, six SICU nurses
from Queen’s were nominated for the
Circle of Excellence Award for their contributions and positive influence in nursing. The nominees were: Asa Miyahira,
Lois Han, Kehau Chun, Malisa Gampong, Willy Ching, and Christy Passion.
Each nominated nurse received a letter of
appreciation from the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN).
In May, over 9,000 critical care nurses
came together for the annual conference
in Washington, DC. A dozen Queen’s
nurses were present as Christy Passion,
RN, (center, with lei) was awarded the
competitive and prestigious Circle of Excellence Award, one of 25 international
recipients. Her sister and nephew were
also on hand to join the celebration.
The nomination process increased
QMC involvement with other professional organizations while creating
and promoting a culture of staff recognition. Those who attended the NTI
this year are anxious to share their experiences and clinical learning with all
at a mini-NTI planned for September
at the Queen’s Conference Center.
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suspect]. He was a big guy, bigger than
me,” chuckled Boyd. “I got the baton from
him and tossed it away. It took a while to
get him under control. Then HPD took
over and neutralized him.”
The man had been brought in from
the HPD cell block with a complaint
of chest pains. He was in custody on
charges of terroristic threatening.
“Me and James, we don’t see ourselves
as heroes,” Boyd said. “We feel we were
just doing our job, doing what we are
trained to do. Anybody else in Security
would have done the same. But I will admit that it was a little spooky being on
the other side of a drawn gun. The situation was sketchy, but our job is to protect the patients, staff and visitors. We’re
provided with really good training here
and we responded as we were taught. We
appreciate the honor, but really, any of us
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Breastfeeding Babies Nets Big Benefits
A baby’s first meal has now been proven to set the stage for reducing risk of
obesity. A recent Centers for Disease
Control (CDC) study found babies who
are exclusively breast fed for at least six
weeks are less likely to become obese
later in life. August is National Breastfeeding Month, and the first week in August was World Breastfeeding Week. The
postpartum nursing staff on QET 10 celebrated the occasion by giving a gift pack
to every baby born August 1 to 7.
“First time mothers especially often need extra help,” said Silvia JagerLo, RN, BCLC. Nurses with specialized
training credentials as lactation counselors (BCLC) have been serving Queen’s
patients since March 2006. Contrary to
popular belief, breastfeeding is a learned
skill, which requires patience and practice for both mother and baby.
“It takes a lot of coaching if you are
having trouble,” agreed pediatrician Sylvia Pager, MD, IBCLC, the only International Board Certified Lactation Counsultant physician in the State of Hawai‘i.
“Immunologically, breast milk is the best
nutrition you can give your baby. Mothers need to work through any difficul-
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would have done the same.”
Clearly, this kind of thing does not happen every day, or even every month. The
Kupaianaha Award is an award that is
not given based on the calendar, but rather on the service itself, however often or
infrequently that may be. Nominations
for the award may come from anyone and
should be emailed to either Cindy Kamikawa or Paula Yoshioka for consideration
and possible presentation at one of the
Service Excellence Council meetings. It
is a venue for special recognition to fellow employees for extraordinary acts of
heroism and/or extensive contributions
to the community. For puposes of the
Kupaianaha Award, heroism is defined
as: individual(s) who have performed an
extraordinary act of heroism beyond the
call of duty to save the life of another person; or have risked their own lives to save
ties and not just immediately resort to
giving the bottle,” Dr. Pager advocates.
Six months of exclusive breastfeeding is
what Dr. Pager calls the “gold standard,”
and cites Hawai‘i as one of the states
with the highest (90%) rate of breastfeeding success. “The Joint Commission
is now measuring breastfeeding rates in
hospitals, which demonstrates its significance, and I believe it will make a
difference in encouraging all mothers to
breastfeed,” Dr. Pager stressed.
“There are an enormous amount
of hormones in breast milk that are
beneficial to the baby,” Dr. Pager explained. “Breast milk is a live food, and
someone; and/or prevented a potentially
hazardous situation related to injury or
death. Community C.A.R.E. criteria is:
individual(s) who have extended their
help to the community or to individuals
in need by providing services through a
nonprofit organization or special community service activity for an extended
period of time (more than five 5 years).
The award will be given only once to
an individual in a five-year period for
the specific activity identified. All other
recognition requests will be forwarded
to Human Resources for consideration
in the Employee of the Month program
and/or to the appropriate executive or
leader for action.
Above: Amy Tran, Annaka, 5, and husband Duc with Baby Tran.
the composition of it changes during
feeding.” The most common and welldocumented benefits of breastfeeding
include a lower risk for ear and respiratory infections, gastroenteritis, type 2
diabetes, and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Benefits for the mother
include decreased risk of breast cancer,
ovarian cancer, and type 2 diabetes, as
well as speeding the return of uterine
tone and burning off weight gain.
The longer a baby is exclusively
breastfed produces stronger results
in all areas. Childhood obesity is the
hot topic right now, and CDC research
shows that for each month of breastfeeding up to nine months, the odds of
becoming overweight decreased by 4%.
Second time mother Amy Tran (above)
gave birth during World Breastfeeding
Week and was positively joyful about
her experience. She is a dedicated
breastfeeding proponent who struggled
mightily with her first child Annaka,
now 5. Annaka was very ill and was tube
fed for her first six months, while Amy
pumped breast milk for those tube feedings. “It was absolutely worth it and so
important,” Amy said. Annaka later successfully made the transition to breast
when she was stronger. “This is easy
compared to that!” Amy smiled proudly.
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Room: $500 incl utils. Call 808-450-2921.
Kari DeLude should have been included in the August Service Awards listing
for her 20 years at Queen’s.
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Due to the overwhelming success of
the recent blood drive, another halfday blood drive will be held on Wednesday, September 1, from 7:00 am to
12:00 pm at the old ER turnaround. A
Blood Bank representative will be on
campus the week of August 23 to sign
up employees for the drive.
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Reminder to all staff: the annual
Compliance Training deadline is August 31. Contact the QHS Corporate
Compliance Office at 537-7053 or at
compliance@queens.org.
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All are invited to attend “Inflammation: The Fire Within,” a free presentation by MaryAnn “Cammy” HouseFancher, on Wednesday, September 1,
3:00 to 4:30 pm, at the Queen’s Conference Center. House-Fancher is an acute
care nurse practitioner at the University of Florida and a bedside intensivist in a cardio-thoracic ICU/ transplant
unit at Shands Hospital. The free presentation will be relevant to nurses,
physicians, social workers, pharmacists,
social workers, respiratory therapists,
intensivists, hospitalists, residents,
APRNs, etc. Light snacks will be provided, courtesy of Queen’s Heart and the
Hawaiian Island Chapter of AACN. Employees may register via the Queen’s Intranet under Staff> Education>Clinical
QHS Annual System-Wide
Employee Forums
with Arthur A. Ushijima
President & CEO
August 23: 11:30am - 12:30pm
August 26: 7:30 - 8:30am
August 31:11:30am - 12:30pm
2:30 - 3:30pm
Sessions will be held in the
Kamehameha Auditorium.
All employees are encouraged to attend.
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incl water. Call Adora at 497-8576.
Courses>Cardiac>Fire Within. Email
mgarson@queens.org with any questions.
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New APRNs and physicians at Queen’s
are: Angelina D. Bhandari, MD; Jerald
M. Garcia, MD; Maki Morimoto, MD;
Vijay A. Pallekonda, MD; Ajay Bhatt,
MD; Charity B. Levy, APRN; Emily Diep,
MD; David P. Behling, MD; Kyra A. Len,
MD; Tiong H. Tjoeng, MD; Devin P.
Puapong, MD; Russell K. Woo, MD;
Sidney M. Johnson, MD; David C. Cho,
MD; Jeremy D. Roberts, MD; Tara P.
Toohey, MD; Wahida Azimi, MD; Shugi
Zheng, MD; and Hao Chih Ho, MD.
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Earn CE hours and share in the experience of QMC staff who attended the
Critical Care 2010 National Teaching Institute (NTI) in Washington, DC, at a
Queen’s Mini-NTI on Monday, September 27. It is open to all critical care, telly, and medical/surgical staff. Featured
speakers are QMC nurses who attended
the NTI in DC. Registration is available
on the Queen’s Intranet at eww.queens.
org/education/critcare.htm. Email Rose
Lee at roslee@queens.org for information.
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Neuroscience Fundamentals has
been rescheduled from September 29
to Friday, September 24, from 7:30 am
- 4:00 pm in the UH Tower, room 502.
The $15 fee is waived for QET 5, QET
4D, QET 4C and ED staff. For more
information, email Kathy Johnson at
kjohnson@queens.org.
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Kalihi: 2/1/1, Richard Ln, newly renov, sec
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Misc:
Lost: Ivory carved bracelet. Lost enroute
from Harkness to POB I Pharmacy. Sentimental value. Call QMC Security at 5474508 if found.
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