Winter 2019

Aloha and Happy Holidays ACHE Members! Wishing you a safe and healthy holiday season as we ring in 2020.

This has been a special year, as we organized networking and educational events that warrant national recognition. The Hawai'i Pacific Chapter developed, planned and hosted its first "Leadership Bootcamp." The one-day bootcamp featured numerous opportunities to listen, learn and connect with other members. We hosted over 50 healthcare leaders, assembled from across Hawai'i - quite a feat. Our military services were very well represented, as were our healthcare facilities and systems throughout the Hawaiian Islands. However, the chapter expanded our reach even further by live-streaming to our colleagues in Guam, who actively participated through questions and live dialogue. Despite their clocks running a full 20 hours ahead of our own, our Guam participants joined the event at 4:00 a.m. Saturday morning. This display of commitment was truly AMAZING!!!

I would like to give a special "Thank you" to the speakers and moderators. They displayed inspiring commitment and dedication to lifelong learning, coaching and mentoring our leaders of today and tomorrow. Vice Admiral Raquel Bono, keynote speaker, shared many pearls we can all take back to our teams. I love her slogan: "UNCOMFORTABLE YET?" I hope it resonates with you as healthcare today is exciting, dynamic and changing at a rapid pace, which puts us all in a position to be uncomfortable regardless of our position.

Stay current on what's happening in healthcare by logging in regularly to ache.org. There you can explore tools & resources for taking the Board of Governors Exam or recertifying, read current/pertinent articles, etc...available to you as a leader.

Are you up for the challenge? I think you are!! Again, Happy Holidays!!!

Gidget 

Gidget Ruscetta, FACHE
Regent for Hawaii/Pacific
COO
Pali Momi Medical Center/Hawaii Pacific Health
gidget.ruscetta@palimomi.org