Posted on 4:47 am, Wednesday, October 31, 2012. Tags: bill brown, ken wood, kerry howell, north hawaii community hospital
From Kerry Howell, North Hawaii Community Hospital Vice President of Development, Marketing and Communications: As you know, CEO Ken Wood recently transitioned out of the hospital’s top executive role, and Bill Brown, Vice President of Human Resources, has stepped into the CEO role while we search for a new leader. As an important stakeholder, you […]
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Posted on 4:39 pm, Monday, September 10, 2012. Tags: bill brown, bob momsen, ken wood, north hawaii community hospital
MEDIA RELEASE North Hawaii Community Hospital’s Board of Directors has announced Ken Wood has accepted the newly created role of Senior Advisor to the Board of NHCH while the hospital seeks to hire a new CEO through a national search. Bill Brown, NHCH Vice President of Human Resources, has been appointed as interim CEO and […]
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Posted on 9:39 pm, Monday, August 27, 2012. Tags: aaron traynor, ken wood, nhch, press ganey associates
MEDIA RELEASE NHCH’s Emergency Department ranked in the 99th percentile for patient satisfaction scores in the month of June 2012. Press Ganey is contracted by NHCH to independently and objectively complete patient satisfaction surveys, which are mailed to patients at random. NHCH President and CEO Ken Wood said, “I am incredibly proud of our Emergency […]
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Posted on 5:28 am, Saturday, May 12, 2012. Tags: ken wood, nhch, north hawaii community hospital, waimea women's center
MEDIA RELEASE NHCH was designed to support a maximum of 550 births each year. Last year, 663 babies were delivered and that number is on pace to exceed 700 births in 2012. At present, 51 percent of the births at NHCH are from women who live outside the hospital’s service area. To ease overcrowding and […]
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Posted on 2:31 pm, Monday, April 30, 2012. Tags: ken wood, north hawaii community hospital, waimea community association, waimea women's center
MEDIA RELEASE Waimea and North Hawaii residents are invited to a facilitated discussion about the future of North Hawaii Community Hospital’s Waimea Women’s Center and its maternal care program at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 1 at Parker School Theatre. Coordinated by Waimea Community Association, the meeting will begin with Friends of the Community Hospital Ohana, […]
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Posted on 2:17 am, Wednesday, April 25, 2012. Tags: arielle faith michael, ken wood, north hawaii community hospital
MEDIA RELEASE NHCH recognized nearly 60 volunteers on Wednesday, April 18, during an annual appreciation luncheon to honor and celebrate volunteers during National Volunteer Week. “This year our Volunteer Appreciation Week theme is ‘Volunteers: Our Greatest Natural Resource’, says Arielle Faith Michael, Director of Holistic Healing Services and Volunteers Program at NHCH. “Volunteers are indeed […]
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Posted on 12:54 pm, Thursday, September 15, 2011. Tags: ken wood, neil dutch kuyper, north hawaii community hospital, richard levy
MEDIA RELEASE NHCH has announced the addition of three new members to our Board of Directors, Neil “Dutch†Kuyper, Richard M. Levy, PhD, and Ken Wood. Dutch Kuyper is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Parker Ranch, Inc. Parker Ranch is best known as one of the oldest and largest ranches in the US […]
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Posted on 6:50 pm, Friday, July 15, 2011. Tags: american heart association, get with the guidelines, ken wood, north hawaii community hospital
MEDIA RELEASE North Hawaii Community Hospital has received the Get With The Guidelines – Heart Failure Silver Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association. The recognition signifies North Hawaii Community Hospital has reached an aggressive goal of treating heart failure patients with 85 percent compliance for one year to core standard levels of care […]
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Posted on 4:53 am, Saturday, May 28, 2011. Tags: diane payne, doug hiller, ken wood, north hawaii community hospital
MEDIA RELEASE North Hawaii Community Hospital (NHCH) marks its 15th year of serving the North Hawaii community Saturday, May 28. “I’m very honored to be leading North Hawaii Community Hospital as it marks 15 years of serving the residents of North Hawaii. NHCH has an incredibly rich legacy and a deep commitment from the community. […]
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Posted on 6:34 pm, Wednesday, September 29, 2010. Tags: bob momsen, earl bakken, ken wood, north hawaii community hospital
MEDIA RELEASE The Board of Directors of North Hawaii Community Hospital (NHCH) has unanimously selected Ken Wood as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the hospital effective Oct. 1. Wood replaces John White who announced his departure in early September. “NHCH is at an important crossroad,†said Bob Momsen, Chairman of the NHCH Board. […]
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