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Linda Puu, MSN

Senior Vice President and System Chief Nursing Executive

The Queen’s Health System and CNO of Queen’s Medical Center for Quality and Patient Safety

Honolulu, HI

Ms. Puu brings more than 35 years of experience as a nurse and nurse leader to her roles as senior vice president and chief nursing executive for The Queen’s Health System and CNO for The Queen’s Medical Center for Quality and Patient Safety. Her clinical background in critical care and telemetry provides the executive team with a unique perspective. Ms. Puu is responsible for meeting the system’s goals in relation to nursing, overseeing nursing across clinical settings, transforming the future of nursing, improving patient safety and outcomes, and developing and implementing strategic plans for clinical quality and patient safety. She has led the creation of strategic plans for fiscal years 2023-25, established academic-practice partnerships with schools of nursing, launched a yearlong nurse residency program, created educational training pathways for nurses and led negotiations with Hawaii Nurses Association to benefit nurses.

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