2022 Hawaii Healthcare Heroes
Andrew Baldwin, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Hawai`i Pacific Health Medical Group
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Lindsey Hayes, PA-C
Same-Day Care
Physician Assistant
Kaiser Permanente
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Shelley Johnstone, MSN, APRN
Nurse Practitioner
Kaiser Permanente
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Lillian Lau, RN
RN Case Manager
Oahu Home Healthcare
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Bernard Riola, MD
Department Chair of Pediatrics
Hawai`i Health Systems Corporation - Kaua`i Region
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2022 Peer Awardees
Advocacy
Richard Kishaba
Founder/Owner
Ohana Pacific Health
Distinguished Service
Amanda Pou
Administrative Assistant, Quality and Patient Safety
The Queen’s Health System
Emergency Manager
Greg Payne, MBA, BSN
Emergency Department Director
The Queen’s Medical Center - Punchbowl/Manamana
Executive
Nancy Atmospera-Walch, DNP, MPH, BS, RN
President/CEO & CNO
Advantage Health Care Provider, Inc.
Leadership
Arnold Policarpio, PT, MHA
Director, Medicare Certified Services
CareResource Hawai`i
Physician of the Year
Malia Ramirez, MD
Chief, Hospital Medicine
Queen’s University Medical Group
Professional with Heart
Eric Palacol, TCRN
Charge Nurse, Emergency Department
The Queen’s Medical Center - Punchbowl/Manamana
Public Health
Elizabeth “Libby” Char, MD
Director
Hawai`i State Department of Health
Rose Ann Poyzer Caregiver
Jessica Robins, PTA
Physical Therapy Assistant
CareResource Hawai`i
State Legislator of the Year
Linda Ichiyama
State of Hawai`i Representative
Federal Legislator of the Year
Brian Schatz
U.S. Senator
President’s Award
Senator Rosalyn Baker
2022 Healthcare Scholarship Recipients
Baccalaureate Degree
Lee Tsutsumi
Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific
Baccalaureate Degree
Simran Singh
Shriners Children’s Hawai`i
Baccalaureate Degree
Sydney Dolor
Kaiser Permanente
Masters Degree
Jennifer Herrington
Shriners Children’s Hawai`i
Masters Degree
Sarah Sumida
The Queen’s Medical Center - Punchbowl/Manamana
Doctorate Degree
Theresa Dao-Nakamatsu
Adventist Health Castle