Hospital Nationally Recognized as One of the Safest in the Country

HONOLULU, HI — May 8, 2013 — Kaiser Permanente’s Moanalua Medical Center has been recognized and awarded with an “A” rating for patient safety in a national report card issued by The Leapfrog Group, rating the hospital among the safest in the country. The Leapfrog Group is an employer-backed nonprofit group focused on health care quality.

The Leapfrog report card, also known as the Hospital Safety Score, exclusively measures safety by evaluating errors, accidents, and infections. Key process measures involved in determining the score for each hospital evaluated in the survey included the management structures and procedures a hospital has in place to protect patients from errors, accidents and injuries.

WHO:         

Schnitzer Steel Hawai‘i Corp., the Kōkua Hawai‘i Foundation, and several local recycling companies

WHAT:      

Aloha ‘Āina Recycling Drive

WHEN:      

Saturday, April 6, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

WHERE:   

Moanalua Elementary & Middle School

1337 Mahiole St., Honolulu, HI 96819

DETAILS: 

Kaiser Permanente Hawaii today unveiled the six-story Mauka Tower at its Moanalua Medical Center after an extensive renovation which increased the number of patient rooms while creating a healing environment and making the hospital more conducive to accommodating families and visitors. From the left: Kaiser Permanente members Don Hoy and Claire Loo-Hoy; Dr. Keith Ogasawara, Associate Medical Director Professional Chief of Staff; Linda Puu, Chief Nursing Officer; Kimberly O'Quinn, Kathy Menor, Dr. Lois Chiu Kaiser Permanente staff; Dr. Mark Santi, Physician Leader for the Mauka Tower renovation and Associate Medical Director of Surgical Specialties; Peter Makowski, Hospital Administrator; and Janet Liang, President of Kaiser Permanente Hawaii.