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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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Orthopedics at The Queen's Medical Center Among Best in United States |
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Surgical orthopedics techs Patrick Ng and Alan Frank show the tools of the trade for orthopedic surgery. |
The Department of Orthopedics keeps a relatively low profile at The Queen's Medical Center, yet its doctors keep both the main Operating Room and the Same Day Surgery Center busy with over 5,700 cases a year, or about 29% of all surgeries. The department performs the majority of joint replacements on Oahu.
It's not only practice that makes orthopedics at Queen's among the best in the nation. In 2007, standardized care paths were established for joint replacement and spine surgery to improve patient outcomes. Improving quality involves the entire orthopedic team, including doctors, nurses, OR staff, recovery staff, surgical floor staff, physical therapists, occupational therapists and other ancillary staff. As a part of the effort, the orthopedic nursing staff completed competencies to improve and standardize their knowledge base. In addition, the department is actively working on the Surgical Care Improvement Program, a national program to improve the care and outcome of surgical patients.
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