Hot Shots – 2/18/26

One Of The Top Hospitals

Straub Benioff Medical Center has received the National Research Corporation Health Excellence in Patient Experience Award for 2025 as one of the best hospitals in the nation for patient experience. Members of the Straub Benioff Medical Center team pictured (from left) are Travis Clegg, chief operating officer; Dr. Kimberly Theos, hospitalist; Dr. Samuel Evans, chief of staff; Mary Chang, registered nurse, case manager; Kunāne Wooton, emergency department manager; Brenda Almaden, registered nurse, neuro progressive care unit charge nurse; Terence Young, CEO; and Charmaine Oshiro, registered nurse, endoscopy charge nurse.

Photo courtesy After-School All-Stars Hawai‘i

Donation Supports Keiki

After-School All-Stars Hawai‘i recently received a $20,000 donation from Ward Village, Howard Hughes Communities to commemorate the opening of Ulana Ward Village. Pictured are (from left) Andrea Oka, director of development and communications, ASAS Hawai‘i; Joseph Passantino,  principal, Ke‘elikōlani Middle School; Jacque Shin, director of programs, ASAS Hawai‘i; Gayna Buranelli, director of planning and development, Howard Hughes Communities; Ke‘elikōlani All-Stars students; Ka‘iulani Sodaro, senior vice president of planning and development, Howard Hughes Communities; and Paula Fitzell, president and CEO, ASAS Hawai‘i. 

Photo courtesy Make-A-Wish Hawai‘i

Helping Wishes Come True

Make-A-Wish Hawai‘i has received a grant of more than $24,000 from the Bayer Fund to help grant wishes for children with critical illnesses across the state. Pictured (from left) are Bayer Hawai‘i representatives Rich Meiers, communication manager; Ayja Welch, unit lead; Nelson Masang Jr., data specialist; Megan Fonoti, asset care generalist; and James Donnelly, mission impact adviser for Make-A-Wish Hawai‘i.