STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2834

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NOS. 213, 214

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 213 and 214, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of: 

 

Health Planning Council, Kaua'i Subarea

 

G.M. No. 213

KATHLEEN A. CLARK,

for a term to expire 6-30-2010; and

 

G.M. No. 214

KATHLEEN A. CLARK,

for a term to expire 6-30-2014,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by the nominee and finds Kathleen A. Clark to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Health Planning Council, Kauai Subarea.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Kathleen A. Clark's nomination from the Department of Health and one individual.  Written testimony presented to the Committee may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

 

     Kathleen A. Clark holds a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing and a Master's in Business Administration.  Currently Ms. Clark is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Wilcox Memorial Hospital in Lihue, Hawaii.  As Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Clark guided the hospital through a strike and has continued to improve community relations and the quality of patient care at the hospital.  Prior to her current position, Ms. Clark held a variety of leadership positions in the health care field, including Chief Nurse Executive/Director of Nursing, Director of Community, Clinical Nursing, Outreach, and Nutrition, Director of Emergency Services, Interim Director of Intensive Care Units, and Administrative Director of Emergency and Trauma Services.

 

     In addition to her impressive professional achievements, Ms. Clark has served on many health-related committees, including a Trauma Audit Committee, Child Physical Abuse and Neglect Taskforce, Kauai Economic Development Board, Kauai Rural Health Board, and the Arthritis Foundation Hawaii Branch.

 

     Your Committee finds that Kathleen A. Clark's extensive experience in a large cross-section of nursing and health care administrative positions gives her a breadth and depth of medical experience that is desirable in members of the Health Planning Council, Kauai Subarea.  Her leadership skills and familiarity with the Kauai medical community will make her an effective and insightful addition to the Council.

 

     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 qualification of the nominee, has found the nominee 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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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair