Landscape maintenance training planned The Hawaii Island Landscape Association and University of Hawaii Cooperative Extension Service are offering the Landscape Maintenance Training Program to landscape professionals and serious gardeners. The course is a 10-week series of classes that may also
Landscape maintenance training planned
The Hawaii Island Landscape Association and University of Hawaii Cooperative Extension Service are offering the Landscape Maintenance Training Program to landscape professionals and serious gardeners. The course is a 10-week series of classes that may also be taken individually.
Topics include: basic botany and tropical plant identification; plant nutrition and soil health; turf care; irrigation basics; pruning trees and shrubs; establishing a landscape; pesticide use and safety; pest identification and control; and math for landscapers.
The classes begin March 21 and run Wednesday afternoons through May 30. The three-hour classes are held at the Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel from 2 to 5 p.m. Cost for each class is $35 for Hawaii Island Landscape Association members and $40 for nonmembers. The fee for the entire series is $300 for members and $350 for nonmembers.
Space is limited, and early registration is suggested. For more information and to register for classes, contact Ty McDonald at the UH Cooperative Extension office in Kona, 322-4884 or tym@hawaii.edu.
Kaiser’s Moanalua earns Stage 7 Award
HIMSS Analytics announced that Kaiser Permanente Hawaii’s Moanalua Medical Center has received its Stage 7 Award. The award represents attainment of the highest level on the Electronic Medical Records Adoption Model, which is used to track EMR progress at hospitals and health systems.
HIMSS Analytics developed the EMR Adoption Model in 2005 as a methodology for evaluating the progress and impact of electronic medical record systems for hospitals in the HIMSS Analytics database. There are eight stages (0-7) that measure a hospital’s implementation and utilization of information technology applications. The final stage, Stage 7, represents an advanced patient record environment. The validation process to confirm a hospital has reached Stage 7 includes a site visit by an executive from HIMSS Analytics and former or current chief information officers to ensure an unbiased evaluation of the Stage 7 environments.
The hospital will be recognized at the 2012 Annual HIMSS Conference and Exhibition from Feb. 21 to 24 in Las Vegas. As of December, Moanalua Medical Center is the first hospital in Hawaii, and one of only 65 U.S. facilities, or 1.2 percent, of the more than 5,000 U.S. hospitals in the HIMSS Analytics Database, to be awarded the HIMSS Analytics Stage 7 Award.
Food safety certification class offered in Kona
TOBE Co. Food Safety is holding a ServSafe certification class in Kona. Theone-day class will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 19 at King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel. Attendees must pre-register with TOBE Co.
“With new food safety regulations for restaurants starting later this year this class is great preparation and a must for managers who want to stay ahead of the requirements, said Tom Frigge, TOBE Co. president. A summary of the upcoming new regulations can be found at tobecofoodsafety.com.
Since TOBE Co. is an approved trainer in the Employment and Training Fund program, 50 percent tuition assistance may be available if the student qualifies for this state-run program. To find out if the person qualifies and how much tuition would be, call Tom at 235-0797.
ServSafe, the food safety training curriculum developed by the National Restaurant Association, is considered the gold standard for restaurant manager training. Anyone who passes the test will receive ServSafe certification and will meet all upcoming training requirements the state Health Department may require.
To register, call Frigge at 235-0797 or email TFrigge@TOBECoFoodSafety.com.
