Volume 19, Issue No. 45 - November 1, 2010

A Weekly Publication for the People of Queen’s | Volume 19 | Number 45 | November 1, 2010
EOM Ampy Reg Serves with a Smile
“Do I deserve this?” asked a truly
stunned Ampy Reg upon being named
the QMC October Employee of the
Month. Ampy is a food service worker
in the Harkness Dining Room.
Ampy worked in catering in the private sector before coming to Queen’s almost 20 years ago. “My timing was very
good–I was lucky,” recalled Ampy. “There
was an opening in the Tower kitchen
when I applied and I got a job right away.”
She was moved to the dining room service line about four or five years ago.
“She’s our mama! Everybody calls
her that,” said Alice Marquez, manager, Patient Services, Food & Nutrition Services. “And everybody listens
to her–the cooks, all of us.”
Two of Ampy’s three real children were
on hand to celebrate their mother’s moment of glory. “Stop rolling your eyes
ma, we’re trying to take pictures here,”
chided her daughter Grace Sipin. “But
the eye rolling is automatic,” Ampy shot
back, “cannot help!” Everyone around
admitted that was true, adding, “And
pinching. She likes to pinch–look out!”
Another coworker tossed in, “Her favorite expression is, ‘excuse me?,’ and we all
know what she means when she says it.”
The crowd all laughed good naturedly
as they piled the diminutive Ampy with
lei, even one made out of dollar bills
from Fermin Cainglit (see photo above).
“She loves to go shopping, that we all
know,” was heard from the group.
Ampy’s dining room customers, including, QHS/QMC president Art Ushijima, take note of Ampy’s bright smile
and personal daily greeting. She is usually on the breakfast line, and nominators commented that her cheerful attitude always sets them up for a great
day. “Calling them by name makes everyone feel special,” Ampy explained,
“It makes them happy.”
You would think making breakfast
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Hot Dog! Staff Continue to Raise Cash
GivingCampaign
Queen’s
QMC - AUW
Staff came out big for Chicago Hot
Dogs, sponsored and organized by Facilities Planning, Design & Construction, Biomed, Telecomm, and Landscape
Design & Development. There were over
600 presales, and more than 200 walkins as of noon on the day of the event.
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.
October 2010
5 years
Nicole Akana
Donalyn Baldeviso
Lori Baptiste
Bernadette Bodano
Sandra Cooprider
EOM Ampy Reg
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at home would be the last thing Ampy
ever wants to do, but siblings Grace
and Gene Ramil told the Print Connection, “Mom’s omelet is the best thing
ever! It’s so big you can’t even eat it all.”
Both of them work nights, so during
the week, family time together occurs
mostly during the daily drive to work
from their home in Waipahu. “I don’t
drive; they bring me everyday,” Ampy
said. “That’s when we get a chance to
talk story, to connect. And then on the
weekend, they take me to Pearlridge!”
“All she talks about is her job,” Gene
grumbled half-heartedly. “She says she
never wants to retire.”
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Fundraisers for the Queen’s Giving
Campaign still continue (see box, right),
in spite of the close of the pledge drive.
Events will culminate in the gala Queen’s
Craft Fair on November 19. Above: Todd
Kanja with stacks of hot dogs ready for
buyers to pile with mountains of Chicago-style condiments. Right: Cynthia
Sakamoto and Philip McCann prepare
the delectable foot-longs.
Anne Figueira
Leilani Gabriel
Jessica Kaawa
Kimi Kajiyama
Mildred Martins, QDC
Olive Maulupe
Elizabeth Meierdiercks, QDC
Cheryl Miller
Cory Miyamoto
Jessica Osaki
Brittney Patterson-Lazzaro
Jeanniliza Policarpio
Arsenio Ponce
Marlie Soriano
10 years
Lorene Abalos
Rosemarie Armas Mendez
Carolyn Banis
Cedric Caagbay
Deborah Espejo
Marlene Gorman
Ronald Govina
Della Graham
Nicolas Hechanova, Jr.
Jennifer Kaneshiro
Uluwehi Laurita-Urata
Michelle Motas
Ria Salgado
Shawn Scarlett
Willa Shimomura
Diana Sobula
“Why do I want to retire?” Ampy
asked with alarm. “I love my job. All
three of my kids are grown and I have
no grandchildren. I want to stay here.”
She looked around the Food & Nutrition Services conference room with contentment. “I always tell my children, ‘you
are making your own life.’’’ It’s simple advice, sincerely spoken by a mother to all.
Rummage & Bake Sale
Thurs., Nov. 4, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Dining Room Lawn
Care Coordination & Patient Flow
Shimazu Shave Ice
Fri., Nov. 5, 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Kinau Entry/Morgan Lounge
Surgery, Ortho, Behavioral Health
Bake Sale
Mon., Nov. 8, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Kinau Entry/Morgan Lounge
Admitting
Hokulani Bakery Cupcakes
Wed., Nov. 10, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Kamehameha 2 Lobby
Family Treatment Center
Watanabe Florist
Fri., Nov. 12, 10:30 am - 1:30 pm
Dining Room Lawn
Imaging
Plant Sale
Tues., Nov. 16, 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Kinau Entry/Morgan Lounge
Wed., Nov. 17, 9:00 am - 1:30 pm
Dining Room Lawn
IT Department
Shimazu Shave Ice
Fri., Nov. 19, 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Kinau Entry/Morgan Lounge
Surgery, Ortho, Behavioral Health
Queen’s Craft Fair
Fri., Nov. 19, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
QMC Great Lawn
Thank you to all who participated in this year’s
Queen’s Giving Campaign. The Grand Prize
winner of the iPad and carrying case is Lisa Fuchigami, manager, Orthopedic Administration.
Chris Takai
Christine Isagawa
15 years
Sharon Keith
Veronica Sablan
Rizaline Sims
Paula Suiso
Raena Takaki
20 years
Theresa Canady
Kurt Chiba
Tony Dominguez
Michelle Garson
Cynthia Junkin
Leilani Karasaki
Kimberly Magbual
Deborah Ponimoi
Gary Rivers
Dawn Sanderson
25 years
Rebecca Cole
Tracy Lindo
Mark Yamakawa, QHS
30 years
Fineaso Faimealelei
Sharlene Tsuda, QHS
35 years
Virginia Ahuna
Leatrice Hirohata
Kathleen Sugai
Respiratory Care Crosses Service Lines
Submitted by Carol Agard, RRT
Manager, RCS/Neurodx
In October of each year, Queen’s
celebrates National Respiratory Care
Week along with other respiratory departments across the country. This is
a time we recognize all of the dedicated respiratory staff for their significant contributions to evidence-based
practice, improved patient safety, and
outcomes. This year, Queen’s again
received an award from the American
Association for Respiratory Care for
providing quality respiratory services
to patients and the community.
Different from a nursing unit or
from other ancillary services, Respiratory Care Services treats over 150
patients a day in over 30 areas of the
hospital 24 hours a day. Respiratory
Care Practitioners (RCP) care for patients in the ICUs, Emergency room,
PT Month Brings
Recognition Thru Fun
The National Physical Therapy Month
theme was “Physical Therapy Brings Motion to Life.” Queen’s PTs brought the
theme to life through fun. Last week,
they invited everyone to participate in
a friendly competition at the Harkness
Courtyard. Teams of two faced off in
events testing balance, coordination,
puzzle solving (see photo below right), accuracy, and speed. Pauahi 4’s team won
the grand prize: a pizza party for their
general nursing units, and in the operating room during certain types of
surgery. They also respond to all Code
Blue calls, Trauma Call, and Rapid Response Team Calls. In addition, RCPs
perform the majority of arterial blood
gases in the hospital.
RCPs have supported ongoing projects; been involved with community
education; and helped license the pracunit. There were also individual, oneminute contests for the Hula Hoop (Maile
Sandoval of Pauahi 4 won with 111 rotations); push ups (Andy Mounthongdy did
57); stack attack (Marley Queja, in 35
seconds); and jump rope (Steven Lum,
137). Far away but not forgotten are the
PTs at the Queen’s Health Care CentersHawai‘i Kai (see photo left): Left to right
are outpatient PTs Matthew Plume, Lesley Berger, and Corinne Nakasuji.
tice of respiratory care in Hawai‘i. Some
of the most notable achievements are:
• Over a six year period, over 1,400
patients avoided intubation with the
use of noninvasive ventilation.
• Kept moms and babies together
through the introduction of the high
flow nasal cannula, which has avoided the transfer of over 115 neonates
over a two year period.
• In 2009, the RCPs were involved with
over 3,075 transports of critically ill
patients for diagnostic procedures
without incident or loss of airway.
Not only are RCPs BLS (Basic Life
Support), NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation
Program), and ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) trained, many are instructors. Two of the three QMC NRP
instructors are RCPs. They are also involved in teaching and training physicians, nurses, and students, as well as
number of ICU Classes.
To provide all of these services without doubling the staff, RCPs utilize patient driven respiratory protocols which
demand strong clinical assessment
skills that support evidence-based therapy. Therefore, only necessary therapy
is delivered, ensuring that RCPs are
available to perform timely and critical
respiratory interventions that positively impact patient outcomes.
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TJC Constant
Readiness Survey
November 10 - 12, 2010
A QMC Blood Drive will be held at
the old ER turnaround on Tuesday, November 2, from 7:00 am to 12:00 pm.
Make an appointment by calling 8484721. Walk-in are welcome; everyone
must provide a current photo ID with
birth date on it. Remember: one donation could save three lives.
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The following departments are due
for TB monitoring at Employee Health in
November: BCCCP-Breast/Cervical Cancer, Cardiac Comprehensive Care (QET
6, QET 3), CT Scanning, Cyclotron; Diagnostic Services Administration, Neuro
Diagnostic Lab; Nuclear Medicine, PET
Research, PET Scanner, POB II Radiology, POB III Radiology, Pulmonary Lab,
QMC- MRI, QMC Hawai‘i Kai Diagnostic
Imaging, Radiology, Sleep Lab, QET 10
LDR and Post Partum, Ultrasound, WHC
Mammography, Physical Therapy, Ultrasound, and Women’s Health Program.
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Follow the Yellow Brick Road to
Rent:
Craigside: 1/1/1 apt, 23rd flr, 2 pools, fitness rm, BBQ area, tennis ct, a/c, w/d in
unit. $1,475, incl utils. Ariel @ arielhair@
hotmail.com.
Kakaako: 1/1/1 in sec bldg minutes fr
downtown, freewy entr, shopping, dining.
Top flr, corner unit, ocn vw, new stainless
appl, carpet, paint. $1,400 incl water, basic
cable. Call Mari @ 393-1999.
Upper Kalihi: 2/1/1 grnd flr dplx. $1,350
incl utils. Call 221-2381.
Misc:
Childcare Services: Willing to watch infants & toddlers in my Liliha home. M-F,
flex hrs, affordable. Have cared for many
QMC employee’s children. 595-6360.
All employees are encouraged to attend
one of the following Employee Forums to
prepare for The Joint Commission Constant Readiness Survey:
Tuesday, November 2
2:30-3:30 pm, QET 8 Ewa CR
Friday, November 5
12:00-1:00 pm, QET 9 Ewa CR
Saturday, November 6
7:30-8:30 am, QET 9 Ewa CR
Diabetes Safety on Thursday, November
4 at the Queen’s Diabetes Fair for health
care providers and hospital staff in the
Harkness Courtyard from 10:00 am to
2:00 pm. Nurses can earn up to 2.0 CE
hours by attending the six interactive
stations. Each station takes about 20
minutes and partial credit is available.
Contact Deborah Bransford at dbransford@queens.org for more information.
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Congratulations to Marcy Matsukawa, PharmD, who recently received two
awards from the Hawai‘i Pharmacists
Association: the Innovative Pharmacy
Practice Award and the Distinguished
Young Pharmacist Award. Marcy was
key in developing Pharmacy Services in
the Emergency Department last year.
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The American Heart Association
has released new guidelines for CPR and
emergency cardiovascular care. Reference the new guidelines on the Queen’s
Preschool – high school open house:
Discover a lasting, Classical Christian Education (CCE) at Trinity Christian School,
Fri, Nov 5, 8:30am-1:30pm & Sat, Nov 6,
8:30-11am, 875 Auloa Rd, Kailua. Visit class
in session on Nov 5; presentation of CCE
on Nov 6. Review curriculum, tour facilities, meet faculty. University model classes
avail for homeschoolers. HAIS, WASC,
NAEYC accredited. Ph: 262-8501 x10.
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Queen’s Open Enrollment for 2011
Open Enrollment Online
Now through Friday, November 26, 2010, 11:59pm
24/7 from desk, kiosk or home computer
Benefits Fair
Meet reps and ask questions about: MDX, HDS, Vision Service
Plan, CVS/Caremark Rx, EAP, Hartford (life & disability), and
the HR Service Center.
Thursday, November 4, 10:30am - 2:30pm
DLS Dole Cannery
Friday, November 5, 10:30am – 2:30pm
Harkness Walkway
Deadline to turn in forms
Friday, December 17, 2010
•Coordination of Benefits form (must be done annually)
•Dependent Verification form (if you are adding dependants)
•Evidence of Insurance form (if you have elected to increase
coverage for life, LTD, or Spouse Life.)
•Life insurance beneficiary form (if you need to make changes)
Benefits changes effective
Saturday, January 1, 2011 (unless Evidence of Insurability
for Life and Long-Term Disability insurance is pending)
Intranet under Education >CPR, with
links to documents covering both the
highlights and details of the latest science, separated into chapters for easy
reference. November and December
BLS/HCP classes have plenty of spaces
open. AHA instructors will update you
on the new science in class. BLS/HCP
class is free to all QMC employees, even
if it is not required for your current position. Register via the Queen’s Intranet.
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Editor/Writer. . . . . . . . . . . . Jason Kimura
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