STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3512

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NOS. 800, 801, 802, 803, 804

 

 

 

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 800, 801, 802, 803, and 804, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of: 

 

Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee

 

G.M. No. 800

ERIC ISHIDA,

for a term to expire 6-30-2016;

 

G.M. No. 801

ALAN KIMURA,

for a term to expire 6-30-2016;

 

G.M. No. 802

WILLIAM LEE,

for a term to expire 6-30-2016;

 

G.M. No. 803

THINH NGUYEN,

for a term to expire 6-30-2015; and

 

G.M. No. 804

CHRIS ROSE,

for a term to expire 6-30-2016,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal histories, resumes, and statements submitted by the nominees and finds Eric Ishida, Alan Kimura, William Lee, Thinh Nguyen, and Chris Rose to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee.

 


ERIC ISHIDA

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Eric Ishida from the Department of Health and one individual.

 

     Mr. Ishida is a Mobile Intensive Care Technician and an Ambulance Station Supervisor for American Medical Response as well as an Emergency Room Nurse at Wilcox Memorial Hospital in Lihue.  He has twenty years of experience in emergency medical services, including the sixteen years spent as a Supervisor.  The breadth of Mr. Ishida's professional experiences ensures that he will make significant contributions to the deliberations of this Committee.

 

ALAN KIMURA

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Alan Kimura from the Department of Health and one individual.

 

     Mr. Kimura was the Commissioner of the State Health Planning and Development Agency for eight years.  He has a demonstrated interest in his community, serving as a coach for a multitude of sports for ten years.  Mr. Kimura has served on the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee for the past year as a consumer advocate representing Kauai, and his continued service will be an asset to the Committee.

 

WILLIAM LEE

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of William Lee from the Department of Health and one individual.

 

     Dr. Lee is the Chief of the Department of Emergency Services and the Division of Acute Care Services at Straub Clinic & Hospital.  His work has allowed him to interact with the emergency medical services system on a daily basis, and Dr. Lee understands the difficulties in delivering care from the perspectives of paramedics and health care facilities.  Dr. Lee also has a Master of Business Administration degree in health care administration.

 


THINH NGUYEN

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Thinh Nguyen from the Department of Health.

 

     Dr. Nguyen is an Attending Physician at several emergency departments on Oahu.  Prior to attending medical school, he worked as an Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic.  His work with air ambulances has allowed him to provide insight regarding the emergency medical services needs of neighbor island residents and the challenges faced by hospitals and providers when patients need to be transferred from a neighbor island. 

 

CHRIS ROSE

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Chris Rose from the Department of Health and one individual.

 

     Mr. Rose is a Mobile Intensive Care Technician with American Medical Response.  Mr. Rose has worked for nineteen years in the provision of emergency medical services.  From 1999-2008, he served as an Aeromedical Support Mobile Intensive Care Technician and a Flight Medic and Supply Officer, and his experiences with the emergency inter-isle transport of critically ill patients will be of great value to this Committee. 

 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that are attached to this report, your Committee, after full consideration of the background, experience, and qualifications of the nominees, has found the nominees to be qualified for the positions to which nominated and recommends that the Senate advise and consent to the nominations.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health,

 

 

 

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JOSH GREEN, M.D., Chair