Castle Medical Center
Kathy Raethel
President & Ceo
- A 160-bed acute-care hospital in Kailua, Hawaii, serving the Island of ‘Oahu
- Key services include: acute care, birth center, chemotherapy clinic, 24-hour emergency services, Hawaii Muscular Dystrophy Clinic, home care, joint care center, outpatient, palliative care, Surgical Weight Loss Institute and wellness and lifestyle medicine
- Staffed by more than 246 physicians; 1,012 employees and 240
volunteers
- 7,488 admissions; 1,189 deliveries; 33,215 emergency visits; 20,741 home health visits;
62,785 outpatient visits
- Offered free blood pressure checks, heart health information and
breast cancer awareness information to shoppers at different events
- Provided free screenings, health and wellness information, visits with
physicians and free bike helmets to more than 600 visitors at the I Love
Kailua Town Party
- Provided an aid station and first aid to 600 participants at the 32nd
annual Windward Half Marathon, 5K and Keiki Race
- Participated in Cool Kailua Nights Health Awareness Fair and Block
Party, presenting information on breast health, home care and
other services
- Provided 52 Thanksgiving meals for needy families
- Partnered with community organizations at the Waimanalo Country
Fair to provide more than 500 adults and children with information on
asthma, heart disease, nutrition and visits with physicians
- Makana Aloha (Giving Tree) Project donated canned goods, toiletries,
blankets, socks, coolers, tarps and Christmas gifts to 14 needy families
and the Waimanalo Hawaiian Civic Club
- Presented the 32nd Annual Community Christmas Tree Lighting for
more than 2,500 community residents
- Provided and served breakfast and donated gifts and toiletries for
women and children at the Institute for Human Services on
Christmas morning
- Medical staff donated Christmas trees and decorations to the residents
of a transitional housing complex
- Provided $9,084,583 for community health development
- Celebrated 50th anniversary with a historical first local television
broadcast from a hospital, two TV commercials produced in-house,
an open house, Sabbath service, art auction and a cookbook also
produced in-house
- First in Hawai’i to launch MAKOplasty® partial knee resurfacing surgery
- Received CEO Cancer Gold StandardTM re-accreditation
- Added 3-D breast imaging (tomosynthesis) to mammography services
- Completed renovation of main lobby, Gift Gallery, outpatient center,
cardiovascular and hybrid operating room suites. Commenced
Behavioral Health Services renovation
- Received the Healthgrades 2013 Outstanding Patient
Experience Award™
- Awarded 13 national Excellence in Healthcare Awards from
Professional Research Consultants
- Honored with a 2013 Healthiest Employer Award by Pacific Business News
- Received the 2013 Get With the Guidelines Stroke Gold Achievement
Award from the American Heart/American Stroke Association
- Honored with 25 industry awards from the Hawai’i chapters of the
Public Relations Society of America and the International Association of
Business Communicators
- Presented at the Johns Hopkins University 2013 National Best Practices
in Patient-Centered Care Conference
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Kathy Raethel
President & Ceo
- A 160-bed acute-care hospital in Kailua, Hawaii, serving the Island of ‘Oahu
- Key services include: acute care, birth center, chemotherapy clinic, 24-hour emergency services, Hawaii Muscular Dystrophy Clinic, home care, joint care center, outpatient, palliative care, Surgical Weight Loss Institute and wellness and lifestyle medicine
- Staffed by more than 246 physicians; 1,012 employees and 240
volunteers
- 7,488 admissions; 1,189 deliveries; 33,215 emergency visits; 20,741 home health visits;
62,785 outpatient visits
COMMUNITY HEALTH DEVELOPMENT
- Offered free blood pressure checks, heart health information and
breast cancer awareness information to shoppers at different events
- Provided free screenings, health and wellness information, visits with
physicians and free bike helmets to more than 600 visitors at the I Love
Kailua Town Party
- Provided an aid station and first aid to 600 participants at the 32nd
annual Windward Half Marathon, 5K and Keiki Race
- Participated in Cool Kailua Nights Health Awareness Fair and Block
Party, presenting information on breast health, home care and
other services
- Provided 52 Thanksgiving meals for needy families
- Partnered with community organizations at the Waimanalo Country
Fair to provide more than 500 adults and children with information on
asthma, heart disease, nutrition and visits with physicians
- Makana Aloha (Giving Tree) Project donated canned goods, toiletries,
blankets, socks, coolers, tarps and Christmas gifts to 14 needy families
and the Waimanalo Hawaiian Civic Club
- Presented the 32nd Annual Community Christmas Tree Lighting for
more than 2,500 community residents
- Provided and served breakfast and donated gifts and toiletries for
women and children at the Institute for Human Services on
Christmas morning
- Medical staff donated Christmas trees and decorations to the residents
of a transitional housing complex
- Provided $9,084,583 for community health development
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Celebrated 50th anniversary with a historical first local television
broadcast from a hospital, two TV commercials produced in-house,
an open house, Sabbath service, art auction and a cookbook also
produced in-house
- First in Hawai’i to launch MAKOplasty® partial knee resurfacing surgery
- Received CEO Cancer Gold StandardTM re-accreditation
- Added 3-D breast imaging (tomosynthesis) to mammography services
- Completed renovation of main lobby, Gift Gallery, outpatient center,
cardiovascular and hybrid operating room suites. Commenced
Behavioral Health Services renovation
- Received the Healthgrades 2013 Outstanding Patient
Experience Award™
- Awarded 13 national Excellence in Healthcare Awards from
Professional Research Consultants
- Honored with a 2013 Healthiest Employer Award by Pacific Business News
- Received the 2013 Get With the Guidelines Stroke Gold Achievement
Award from the American Heart/American Stroke Association
- Honored with 25 industry awards from the Hawai’i chapters of the
Public Relations Society of America and the International Association of
Business Communicators
- Presented at the Johns Hopkins University 2013 National Best Practices
in Patient-Centered Care Conference
