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| The Queen's Medical Center Honors Christy Passion as Employee of the Year |
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Christy Passion, RN |
The Queen's Medical Center recently selected Christy Passion, RN, as Employee of the Year. The Queen's Employee of the Year is chosen from 12 Employees of the Month who represent a staff of over 3,500. Christy earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the University of Hawaii and advanced her training at Queen's to become a Crisis Nurse. She was selected for her actions in increasing safety for Queen's patients. Calling patient falls in hospitals across the country "unacceptable," Christy took it upon herself to increase education among staff. She researched the issue, lobbied for funds for new equipment and classes, and then trained 17 others to help teach them.
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The Queen's Medical Center Honors Two Outstanding Physicians |
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Whitney Limm, MD, and Morris Mitsunaga, MD. |
This year, The Queen's Medical Center honors two outstanding physicians for 2008: Whitney Limm, MD, as Hospital-Based Physician of the Year, and Morris Mitsunaga, MD, as Community-Based Physician of the Year.
Dr. Whitney Limm earned his undergraduate degree in biology from Stanford University. He earned his medical degree from the UCLA School of Medicine, then completed his internship and general surgery residency at the University of Hawaii's John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM). He completed his fellowship at the Cardiovascular Research Lab at Queen's. During his residency, Dr. Limm also completed a clinical transplantation fellowship at the California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco.
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