Queen’s plans new hospital in Kailua-Kona with helipad, housing
The Queen’s Health Systems plans to build an 80-bed hospital next to the Kailua-Kona Costco on Hawaii island that would...
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The Long Crusade To Build A West Maui Hospital Hits Another Snag The county has backpedaled on an agreement to be the guarantor on bonds authorized by the Legislature.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/12/the-long-crusade-to-build-a-west-maui-hospital-hits-another-snag/
DOH to continue testing for bird flu on Big Island
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2024/12/12/hawaii-news/doh-to-continue-testing-for-bird-flu-on-big-island/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Conservation groups voice concern for native birds with H5N1 on Oahu
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2024/12/11/hawaii-news/conservation-groups-voice-concern-for-native-birds-with-h5n1-on-oahu/
H5 AVIAN FLU DETECTED AT HILO WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
H5 AVIAN FLU DETECTED AT HILO WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT The County of Hawaiʻi’s Department of Environmental Management is working...
Data Dive: Hawaii Nursing Home Deficiencies Among Highest In The Nation The number of average deficiencies in Hawaii nursing homes almost doubled between 2015 and 2023.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/11/data-dive-hawaii-nursing-home-deficiencies-among-highest-in-the-nation/
Proposal regarding hospitals advances
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2024/11/22/hawaii-news/proposal-regarding-hospitals-advances/
DOH SHUTS DOWN KAT’S KAU KAU MOʻOPUNA STYLE
DOH SHUTS DOWN KAT’S KAU KAU MOʻOPUNA STYLE KAILUA-KONA, Hawaiʻi — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Food...
Hawaii’s State Psychiatric Hospital Has Leaks, Causing Mold To Grow A new building was completed in 2021, but staff say rain has been seeping in ever since it opened.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/10/hawaiis-state-psychiatric-hospital-has-leaks-causing-mold-to-grow/
‘This case could change the nature of health care’
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2024/10/24/hawaii-news/this-case-could-change-the-nature-of-health-care/
Meth poisoning leading cause for fatal overdoses in older Hawaiʻi residents
A new study by researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Center on Aging reveals a concerning trend: methamphetamine poisoning is the leading...
DOH REPORTS ADDITIONAL MPOX CASES Mpox vaccination encouraged for anyone at risk
DOH REPORTS ADDITIONAL MPOX CASES Mpox vaccination encouraged for anyone at risk HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health...
Hawaii’s Prison System Confronts ‘A Huge Mental Health Crisis’ Licensed psychologists have been leaving correctional facilities in the state at an alarming rate, which is creating gaps in care.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/10/hawaiis-prison-system-confronts-a-huge-mental-health-crisis/
Hawaii Nurses Union Calls New Contract A Step In The Right Direction Like other health care workforces around the country, better staffing ratios were the main concern.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/10/hawaii-nurses-union-calls-new-contract-a-step-in-the-right-direction/
State Funding Of Waianae Emergency Room Lags Far Behind Peers Health center officials want to expand mental health programs, but ER expenses are eating into the budget.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/10/state-funding-of-waianae-emergency-room-lags/
Hawaii Governor Urges Federal Mediation To Settle Nurse Labor Dispute The hospital said it would agree to bring in federal mediators if the nurses’ union does too.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/09/hawaii-governor-urges-federal-mediation-to-settle-nurse-labor-dispute/
Kona hospital to host Empowering Caregiver Resource Fair
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2024/09/21/hawaii-news/kona-hospital-to-host-empowering-caregiver-resource-fair/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
DOH REPORTS HEPATITIS A INFECTION IN HANA KOA BREWING CO. EMPLOYEE
DOH REPORTS HEPATITIS A INFECTION IN HANA KOA BREWING CO. EMPLOYEE HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has...
Hawaii Island Fentanyl Task Force steps up fight against addiction, overdose
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/08/19/hawaii-news/hawaii-island-fentanyl-task-force-steps-up-fight-against-addiction-overdose/
Hawaiian treatments help heal Maui fire survivors
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2024/08/12/hawaii-news/hawaiian-treatments-help-heal-maui-fire-survivors/
