Volume 22, Issue No. 4 - January 21, 2013

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A Weekly Publication of the People of Queen’s
January 21, 2013
Volume 22 – Number 4
The World inside My Office
A Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Day Reflection
By Rev. Al Miles, Lead Chaplain
I’ve occupied the same office for
all 20 years I’ve worked with Pacific
Health Ministry at Queen’s. Originally
a dorm room for nursing students, this
shoebox-shaped space is filled with
memories, warm and bittersweet.
It is adorned with an array of articles, books, greeting cards, photographs, plaques, stuffed toys, teas, and
tidbits given to me by individuals from
across the globe. The wide variety of
R E M E M B E R I N G
THE IDEALS
O F M A RT I N LU T H ER K I N G, J R.
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day
Monday, January 21, 2013, 2:30 - 3:00 pm
at the Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Tree,
Outside the ‘Iolani Wing
Oli: Diane Paloma
Invocation: Chaplain Al Miles
Opening Remarks: Art Ushijima, QHS/QMC President
Poem: Chaplain Margaret Robinson
Remarks: Chaplain Al Miles
Benediction: “Let There Be Peace on Earth.”
represented countries, cultures, ethnicities, races, and religions fit together nicely, like a patchwork quilt.
These mementos also offer a microcosmic view on how we humans could
live together harmoniously, despite
and because of our many differences and similarities, if we consciously
choose to seek this path.
Living in harmony with others was
certainly not the top priority for many
people in the United States during the
lifetime of Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr. In response to the seething bigotry blacks and other minorities were
receiving from a number of whites in
power, he preached and taught nonviolence. His bold stand resulted in an
escalation of the already rampant and
inhumane brutality being perpetrat-
Above: The Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial in Washington, DC.
ed: beatings, castrations, dog attacks,
lynching, and the deaths of several
men, women, and children, including
those white people who joined the
struggle against these injustices.
Haunted by his own premature death
during the final years of his life, Dr. King
himself was murdered on April 4, 1968.
Lining one wall of my office are a sixtier bookshelf and large wooden cabinet. These partitions are filled with
current events which clearly indicate,
45 years after the assassination of Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr., our country
and world remain in turmoil.
While some reports highlight stories
of humans helping humans, far too
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Queen’s Heart Staff Benefit from Generous Doctor
The generosity of others ripples
out into the world and affects many
people. In this case, the generosity
of a doctor is giving a needed boost
to Queen’s Heart employees, and ultimately helping to improve patient care.
A Queen’s doctor—who wishes to
remain anonymous—recently set up
the Queen’s Heart Employee Scholarship Fund for Queen’s Heart employees who wish to increase their knowledge and knowhow to improve the
work they do in their areas. Awarded
funds can be used toward conferences,
courses, or college degrees. Applications are reviewed by a committee,
and a set amount will be given each
year. Queen’s Heart employees can apply yearly. “I hope the scholarship fund
will continue in perpetuity so Queen’s
staff can pursue their career goals and
opportunities,” said Cathy Young, RN,
Service
A W A R D S
In acknowledgment of many years of continued service, the Queen’s ‘ohana congratulates those who are
marking an anniversary. Mahalo to all for your dedicated service. Employees work at QMC unless noted.
December 2012 & January 2013
5 years
Wendy Akiyama
Jill Anderson
Raynell Anes
Roseline Barnes
Rey Bartiana
James Batalon
Ching Ping Chang
Jason Crowder
Bettina Decollibus
Jean Dods
Skye Dreblow
Wesley Eastman
Katie Estorgio
Jazlyn Gifford
Anna Guieb
Patricia Halvorsen
Shane Hernandez
Korynne Higa
Alyne Kikukawa, MGH
Peter Kuresa
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Katy LaVecchio
Deborah Lester-Porner
Art Ludwig
Gary Melchor
Lydia Mutch
Sheri Nelson
Kory Onaga
Charlene Pang
Lorena Paragoso
Alex Portugal
Benah Ragasa
Leonida Reyes-Littlejohn
Adriana Sumoza-Toledo
John Taele
Sharon Thomas
Patricia Wehman
Diana Yates
Melody Yoshimura
10 years
Florence Agos
Scott Amuro
1.
Vice President of Patient Care. “[Education] will ultimately improve patient
care and the clinical goals we have set.”
The first two employees to be granted scholarships are Miki‘ala Stulen,
RN, and Kristine Oki, RN. A staff
nurse on the QET 6 Comprehensive
Cardiac Care Unit, Miki‘ala is in a
graduate program at the University of
Hawai‘i in a clinical nurse specialist
(CNS) track. In spite of her CNS studNoelani Ane
Nani Buck
Gene Cortez
Joanne Dicion
Ryan Faylogana
Melvina Kaliko
Timothy Kelleher
Katherine Krammer
Mindy Len
Elizabeth Madelo
Theresa Miller
Natalie Morgan-Romain
Anthony Negrillo
Olivia Pascual
Bartolome Reyes, Jr
Jo-Anne Salcedo
Maros Sloboda
Mona Takara, QDC
Michael Tashiro
John Wiggins
Betty Yamashita
Catherine Ross
Dawn Tani
15 years
Andrea Fleig
Heidi Ishii
David Kahaulelio, QHS
30 years
Segundina Corpuz
Margo Cowper
Lynn Guntang
20 years
Stephanie Aguon
Merary Alvarez
Riri Anguay-Samson
Raymond Bishop-Paquin
Bernadette Cayetano
Edwin Madelo
Lori Medina
David Millar
Harrison Wong
25 years
Faynani Alexander
Rodrigo Balecha
Sheryl Daog
Virginia Fernandez
Debra Hokama
Shelley Ige
Vidal Ranion
2.
1. Miki‘ala Stulen, RN, and Kristine Oki,
RN. 2. Kristine with Cardiology Fellow Kahealani Rivera, MD.
ies, Miki‘ala says that her plan is not
to leave the bedside, but to become a
better nurse and educator. She is still
exploring different specialties.
Kristine is in an online Executive
Masters of Business Administration
program with Texas A&M UniversityCommerce. As the coordinator for the
Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program, an MBA degree will give Kristine
a broader knowledge base to manage the
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Gregory Hair
Valerie Tom-Akamine
Twiladon Torres
Gail Tsuhako
Janice Kawaski
Karen Leong
Andrew Morgan
Natalie Nakamura
35 years
James Hokama
40 years
Harriet Estrella
Becoming a Patient Safety Advocate
Everybody’s invited—to become a
patient safety advocate. No one comes
to work in the morning wanting to
hurt patients, but a patient safety advocate needs the tools and “tones” to
know how to best avoid errors—the
errors that make us human.
All of this can be learned by attending
a Patient Safety Workshop. The threehour, ongoing workshops are intended
for every Queen’s employee. To sign up,
just visit the Queen’s Intranet and click
on “Patient Safety Workshops” under
“What’s New.” “So far, about 700 employees have attended,” said Mimi Harris, RN, Director of Patient Consulting
Services. Special sessions for attending physicians are also being offered.
“The goal is to get everybody to attend,
including doctors.” Queen’s executive
leadership members have also been attending the workshops, as patient safety is everybody’s business, no matter
what your job is at Queen’s.
An in depth assessment of serious
safety events, safety surveys, and focus group feedback showed that errors
reach patients because of two main reasons: communication breakdowns and
not thinking clearly—both of which are
very human issues. The tools taught at
the Patient Safety Workshops address
Queen’s Heart
Staff Benefits
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business aspects of running a hospital
and its programs. “Business experience
is becoming more and more important
in [health care] leadership,” explained
Kristine, who was a staff nurse on QET
6 and worked with the Cardiac Transfer
Center before becoming involved with
the Fellowship. “You have to have at
least some administrative experience.
The Executive MBA program provides
unique leadership knowledge.”
“There are not many scholarships
for Queen’s staff,” noted Cathy, who
hoped the new scholarship would inspire other doctors to contribute funds
toward the education and betterment
of Queen’s staff.
both these problems. It’s easy to be on
autopilot while performing a task, but it
only takes a few seconds to check for the
right patient and the right dose. “When
you take an extra two seconds, you can
reduce errors tenfold,” noted Mimi.
“Tones” involve using respectful
communication to eliminate the “high
power” distance between a patient and
a clinician. Patients are often reluctant to ask questions because they feel
not only that their health professional
should know what they’re doing, but
that they’re too busy to be interrupted.
All Queen’s employees are encouraged
to sign up for a Patient Safety Workshop
today. It’s all a part of developing A Culture of Patient Safety at Queen’s.
Presenters and Planners Recognized
Every presenter and planner of the Patient Safety Workshops have a “regular” job at Queen’s. Not all the presenters normally even present material to
groups of people. But all the presenters
and planners have one thing in common:
they are passionate about patient safety.
Recently, the presenters and planners
of the Patient Safety Workshops were
recognized for their efforts by Art Ushijima, QHS/QMC President, Mark Yamakawa, Executive VP and Chief Operating Officer, and Cindy Kamikawa, RN,
NE-BC, VP of Nursing and Chief Nursing Officer. Presenters take the time to
prepare and present the Patient Safety
Workshop material in three-hour sessions. The planners did all of the educa-
Above: A certificate of appreciation is presented to Sharon Keith, RN, by Mimi Harris,
RN, Director of Patient Consulting Services,
Art Ushijima, QHS/QMC President, and Gerard Akaka, MD, VP & CMO, Medical Affairs.
tional planning, background material,
and produced an entertaining video for
the workshops. All performed theses
duties in addition to their regular jobs.
Pictured in the photo taken during a
recognition luncheon (top) are: (front,
l-r) Lydia Kumasaka, APRN, Manager
of Pain & Palliative Care; Cyndi Kitkoski, RN, Nursing Ed Instructor; Maggie Magee, RN, OR Manager; Raina
Haarz, RN, OR Manager; (back) Gerard
Akaka, MD, VP & CMO, Medical Affairs;
Anthony Alvarado, RN, Transplant Instructor; Selma Yamamoto, PharmD,
Manager of Pharmacy; Eleanor Huey,
Manager of Quality & Patient Safety;
Kathy Green, RN, Director of Surgical
Services; and Art Ushijima, QHS/QMC
President. Others were contributed but
were not present at the recognition luncheon.
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New members of the QHS and QMC
Boards of Trustees are: Allan K. Ikawa,
founder, President & CEO, Big Island
Candies; James “Kimo” Steinwascher,
Executive VP & Chief Operating Officer, Kaneohe Ranch Company, Ltd.;
Jenai S. Wall, Chair & CEO, Foodland
Supermarket, Ltd.; and Leslie Wilcox,
President & CEO, PBS Hawai‘i. Noreen
Mokuau, DSW, has retired from the
QHS and QMC Boards, and Wallace S.
Miyahira has retired from the Queen
Emma Land Company Board. Eric Yeaman currently serves as Chair of the
QHS and QMC boards.
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Welcome to the following new providers: Nicole Y. Gesik, MD; Fred C. Host,
CRNA; David Y. Kho, MD; Anna U. Loengard, MD; Maura T. O’Donnell, MD;
Trish N. Stephens, MD; Russell D. Yang,
MD; Claire M. Yoshida, APRN-RX.
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Nursing Institute, will be held in the
Harkness lobby on January 31, from
10:00 to 11:30 am. All are invited.
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The Will J. Henderson scholarship
for dependants of Queen’s employees
is now accepting online applications at
hawaiicommunityfoundation.org. The organization also administers over 160
other scholarships. Collateral materials
such as transcripts, the FAFSA, and essays may be required, so be sure to check
the site early. Most scholarship deadlines are before the end of February.
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Looking for a new Clinical Nurse
Ladder project or volunteer opportunity and like working with babies, kids,
and expectant families? Then consider
training to become a car seat technician. A four-day training will be held
March 14, 15, 22, 23 in Wai‘anae.
Queen’s will cover your fees and mileage. Email Katie Barbieto at kbarbie@
hawaii.rr.com for details.
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Applications for the Ruth E. Black
Nursing Scholarship for Spring 2013
are now available. Candidates must
be QHS/QMC employees currently enrolled in an accredited school of nurs-
EMPLOYEE TOWN HALL SESSIONS
Monday, January 21, 2013
7:30 – 8:30 am
11:30 am –12:30 pm
5:00 – 6:00 pm
The Queen’s Conference Center
Mabel Smyth Auditorium
As we begin 2013 and start the journey
to opening The Queen’s Medical Center
– West O‘ahu (“QMC-West”), Queen’s
has committed to keeping employees
informed and updated.
The Queen’s ‘ohana is invited to attend
one of three Employee Town Hall sessions
to meet Susan R. Murray, QHS Senior
Vice President, West O‘ahu Region/COO
QMC – West, as well as leaders of the
Queen’s West O‘ahu Transition Team.
They will share Queen’s initial plans and
the work ahead.
For those unable to attend, a taped
session will be posted on the Queen’s
Intranet for your viewing convenience.
Mahalo for your support and unwavering
commitment to the Queen’s mission.
World in My Office
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many of the articles, books, and newspaper clippings document that racism,
sexism, and many other forms of bigotry continue to divide us.
Here in 2013, violence, perpetrated
against women, children, and men is
still far too commonplace globally. And
wars, which can never bring lasting
peace, are widespread.
Times are unsettling. Yet, as I type
this prose in my tiny, shoebox-shaped
office, I remain hopeful. The freedom,
justice, and peace for which Martin Luther King, Jr. and many other women,
men, and children lived and died are
within our reach.
We simply need to decide if we’re
willing to work together to achieve
these important virtues.
ing program leading to a BSN degree.
Other conditions apply. Contact Dona
Tomita at 691-5173 or dtomita@queens.
org for more information. Application
deadline is Monday, February 18.
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The January 16 Prediabetes Game Plan
class has been rescheduled to Wednesday, February 27, 5:30 to 8:30 pm. Call
691-4823 for more information.
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