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Leeward O‘ahu res- idents can support Ronald McDonald House Charities by sim- ply filling up their gas tank at ‘Aiea Shell, located at 99-170 Moanalua Road. Through Oct. 31, designated Aloha Petroleum (the gaso- line marketer for the Shell brand in Hawai‘i) pumps around the state will donate 1 cent per gallon to the lo- cal nonprofit that provides a home-away-from-home
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for seriously ill children and their ‘ohana. “It’s great knowing that we have friends like Aloha Petroleum within our community supporting our efforts,” states RMHC Hawai‘i president Jerri Chong. “These funds will help hundreds of kids seek- ing life-saving treatments stay close to their families while getting the care they need” ... Former Charger Cade Halemanu has been selected by the Tampa Bay
Rays in the Major League Baseball first-year play- er draft. He was the 314th overall pick. Halemanu is the seventh Pearl City High School grad to be selected in the draft and first since Chace Numata in 2010 ... Pearl City native Keisha Tanaka has joined nonprofit Kupu as the program coor- dinator for its Conservation Leadership Development Program. Prior to this role, Tanaka worked in the musi-
cal theater industry in New York City. She returned to the islands in 2020 and served with the Kupu ʻĀina Corps program. She holds a bachelor’s in marketing from George Mason Univer- sity ... Leeward Communi- ty College alum Kimberly McKeague now is an inde- pendent agent at Coldwell Banker Realty’s Diamond Head-Kāhala office. She is also a professional hula dancer.
Pali Momi Medical Center Receives Prestigious Distinctions On A National Scale
Pali Momi Medical Center has achieved the Healthgrades 2022 Outstanding Patient Ex- perience Award, marking its fourth year in a row to receive this recognition.
obstruction and spinal fusion surgery.
Gloria Brooks. “Pali Momi was founded by a physician in 1989 specifically to serve people in Central and West O‘ahu. More than 30 years later, technology and treat- mentshavechanged,butour patients are still our focus.”
ognized, research-based guidelines. Straub Medical Center and Wilcox Medical Center were also award re- cipients.
comes, fewer readmissions and lower mortality rates – a win for health care systems,
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families and communities.” For more information, visit
For this annual analy- sis, Healthgrades evaluated 3,173 hospitals that submit- ted at least 75 patient expe- riencesurveystotheCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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According to Health- grades, this distinction places the Leeward O‘ahu facility among the top 10% of hos- pitals nationwide for patient experience. Pali Momi was also recognized for the 2022 Gastrointestinal Care Excel- lenceAwardandfive-stardis- tinctions in treatment of heart attack, hip fracture, bowel
“Every member of the Pali Momi team makes providing the highest quality care for our patients top priority, so earning this award based on patient evaluations makes us very proud,” states Pali Momi chief operating officer
Pali Momi also received the American Heart As- sociation’s Get With The Guidelines Stroke Quality Achievement Award for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally rec-
“We are incredibly pleased to recognize Pali Momi, Straub and Wilcox medical centers for their commitment to caring for patients with stroke,” states Dr. Steven Messe, chairper- son of the Stroke System of Care Advisory Group. “Participation in Get With The Guidelines is associated with improved patient out-
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