Queen’s Health System of Hawaii appoints Darlena Chadwick as chief operating officer

Hawaii’s largest hospital company has appointed three executives, including a new chief operating officer and executive vice president, Darlena Chadwick, the Royal Health System announced Thursday.

Chadwick has been in the healthcare industry since 2005, most recently as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Royal West Oahu Medical Center in Ewa Beach. In addition, the Honolulu-based nonprofit has named Jason Chang as first president of the upcoming Royal Institute for Healthcare Innovation and executive vice president of innovation and strategy. Dr. George “Rick” Bruno, President of the Queen’s University Medical Group, is now also President of the Royal Medical Center in Honolulu.

“These leaders share a common passion for achieving the highest levels of reliability, quality and safety in healthcare delivery,” President and CEO Jill Hoggard Greene said in a press release. “Using their strengths will accelerate Queen’s goal of becoming a loyal partner to those we serve and ensuring that we continue our mission to improve the health and well-being of Native Hawaiians and all Hawaiians.”

The Queen’s Health System operates 70 facilities, including four hospitals on the islands of Oahu, Molokai and Hawaii. The company positions itself as the largest employer in Hawaii with 10,000 employees. According to the latest audited financial report, the healthcare system reported an operating income for fiscal year 2021 of $10.8 million.