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Kaiser Permanente's Moanalua Medical Center Receives "A" Rating for Safety

Kaiser Permanente's Moanalua Medical Center Receives "A" Rating for Safety

Hospital Nationally Recognized as One of the Safest in the Country

HONOLULU, HI — May 8, 2013 — Kaiser Permanente’s Moanalua Medical Center has been recognized and awarded with an “A” rating for patient safety in a national report card issued by The Leapfrog Group, rating the hospital among the safest in the country. The Leapfrog Group is an employer-backed nonprofit group focused on health care quality.

The Leapfrog report card, also known as the Hospital Safety Score, exclusively measures safety by evaluating errors, accidents, and infections. Key process measures involved in determining the score for each hospital evaluated in the survey included the management structures and procedures a hospital has in place to protect patients from errors, accidents and injuries.

Free Child Car and Booster Seat Inspections at Kuhio Park Terrace in Kalihi on May 17

Free Child Car and Booster Seat Inspections at Kuhio Park Terrace in Kalihi on May 17

Inspections by Appointment Only

WHO: Sponsored by Kaiser Permanente Hawaii 

WHAT: Child Car Seat and Booster Seat Inspections
Traffic crashes are the leading cause of death for children over one year of age. Child passenger restraints can reduce deaths by as much as 71 percent for infants and 54 percent for toddlers, but up to 80 percent are not installed or used correctly. Is your child’s car or booster seat installed properly? Kaiser Permanente wants to be sure your child is safe. Child Passenger Safety Technicians certified by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will be on-site checking all child car and booster seats for FREE, by appointment only. Pre-registration is required, please call 432-2260 to attend. Note: Install your child’s car seat before your appointment and bring your car manual and car seat instructions. 

Innovative Sex Assault Prevention Program Comes to University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Innovative Sex Assault Prevention Program Comes to University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Campus Security is sponsoring three performances of Sex Signals, a nationally recognized sexual assault prevention program that incorporates improvisation, humor, education, and audience interaction. The hour-and-a-half program is designed for college and military audiences and provides a provocative look at dating, sex, and the core issue of consent. The performances are being offered free of charge to all UH Mānoa students, faculty, and staff on Tuesday, April 30, at 10:30 a.m. and at 1:30 p.m. in Kuykendall Auditorium (Room 101). Campus Security and the Department of Athletics are also hosting a presentation of Sex Signals for student-athletes and Athletics staff only. Counselors from UH Mānoa’s Counseling and Student Development Center will be available immediately after each of the presentations to offer support to any audience members who might need it.

Kaiser Permanente Hawaii Presents May 2013 Calendar of Health Classes and Resources for Oahu

Kaiser Permanente Hawaii Presents May 2013 Calendar of Health Classes and Resources for Oahu

KAISER PERMANENTE HAWAII PRESENTS MAY 2013 CALENDAR OF HEALTH CLASSES AND RESOURCES FOR OAHU

WHAT: Body Conditioning

Feel good about exercising. Aerobics with a touch of Zumba appropriate for all levels including beginners. Purchase a punch card from three to twelve classes, get two “free” when you purchase 12. Pre-registration is required, please call 432-2260 to attend.

WHEN: Every Monday and Wednesday
April 29 – June 17, 2013 (No class May 27)
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

WHERE: Kaiser Permanente – Honolulu Clinic, 3rd Floor Waiting Area

1010 Pensacola Street
Honolulu, HI 96814

COST: Kaiser Permanente Members: $5 per class
Non-Kaiser Permanente Members: $6.50 per class  

REGISTER: Pre-registration is required, please call 432-2260 to attend.


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WHAT: Chairobics

Unwanted tattoos? Sunspots? InkOff.MD opens to provide the fastest, most effective laser removal

Unwanted tattoos? Sunspots? InkOff.MD opens to provide the fastest, most effective laser removal

HONOLULUwww.inkoffhawaii.com – InkOff.MD today announced today it is now taking appointments and will begin offering the groundbreaking PicoSure™ technology at its Honolulu office in April. Approved by the FDA in 2012, the PicoSure™ laser provides virtually complete removal of tattoos, freckles, sunspots and some birthmarks in a shorter time and with less discomfort than traditional lasers. Currently available in New York City and Boston, InkOff.MD is only the fourth office in the United States and the only office in Hawaii to offer this revolutionary treatment.

AYSO Honolulu Region 178 Fall 2013 Announces In-Person Registration Events

AYSO Honolulu Region 178 Fall 2013 Announces In-Person Registration Events

Signup Your Child For AYSO Soccer Sunday, March 10, 2013

Get Active While Having Fun With AYSO

 

Sunday, March 10, 2013, Honolulu, Hawaii

The local American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) Honolulu Region 178 is having its first in-person registration day for the Fall 2013 season on Sunday, March 10, 2013 at Manoa District Park, Multi-Purpose Room by the new gym. 

With AYSO's Everyone Plays philosophy, every player, aged 4 1/2 to 19, is guaranteed to play a minimum of one‑half of every game. AYSO is the right soccer program for every player this fall whether it's their first soccer experience or they're a seasoned player that just wants to make sure they're on the field and not on the bench.

Whole Foods Market® Shoppers Raise More than $67,000 to Help Local Organizations Blossom

Whole Foods Market® Shoppers Raise More than $67,000  to Help Local Organizations Blossom

Whole Foods Market recently announced gifts for two local organizations in the first months of 2013 totaling more than $67,000. Aloha Harvest received more than $60,000 as a result of Whole Foods Market’s Grab & Give program, which ran from November through December of 2012. The Wāhea Foundation, a local foundation that perpetuates Hawaiian culture through hula, will receive more than $7,000 as the beneficiary of Whole Foods Market Kāhala store’s recent Community Support Day on Feb. 6, 2013. Whole Foods Market stores host Community Support Days a few times each year, where five percent of the net sales for that day is donated to a local organization.