Hawaii State Hospital picks top exec

Run Heidelberg is the new administrator of the Hawaii State Hospital.

Heidelberg, interim hospital administrator since May, was selected by the state Health Department to oversee operations of the existing hospital and more than 600 employees, as well as the construction of a new 144-bed psychiatric facility.

Lawmakers granted the Health Department $160.5 million to build a new hospital. The state broke ground on a new forensic building in August, and the project is expected to be completed in December 2020.

Heidelberg, who has a master’s degree in psychiatric mental health nursing from the University of Hawaii and a doctorate degree of nursing practice from Brandman University in California, has been associated with the State Hospital for nearly 25 years, working in a number of leadership roles from 2014 to March.

ON THE MOVE

Straub Medical Center-Ward Village Clinic & Urgent Care has two new primary care physicians:

>> Dr. Jimmy Chen specializes in patient- centered primary care, focusing on population health, preventive medicine and innovative applications of medical technology. Chen completed his residency at the University of California, San Francisco, and recently completed a fellowship with the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine in Leawood, Kan.

>> Dr. Katsuya Andy Iizuka specializes in primary care for preventive medicine, sports medicine as well as family members. He recently joined Straub Medical Center-Ward Village Clinic from Straub’s Kailua Clinic. Iizuka completed his internship and residency training at Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, Calif.