Kona judge calls HMSA contracts ‘unconscionable’
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2024/02/06/hawaii-news/kona-judge-calls-hmsa-contracts-unconscionable/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Health
UH schools help battle ‘period poverty’
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/02/04/hawaii-news/uh-schools-help-battle-period-poverty/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
BISAC launches detox clinic: Inpatient facility is first of its kind in Hawaii County
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2024/01/30/hawaii-news/bisac-launches-detox-clinic-inpatient-facility-is-first-of-its-kind-in-hawaii-county/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
HPH, nurses prepare to bargain after historic strike at Kapi‘olani
A weeklong strike by hundreds of nurses at Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children — the first in nearly...
Health care workers tout flu vaccines as cases expected to increase
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2024/01/20/hawaii-news/health-care-workers-tout-flu-vaccines-as-cases-expected-to-increase/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Flu infections outpace other respiratory diseases in fall/winter months
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/01/19/hawaii-news/flu-infections-outpace-other-respiratory-diseases-in-fall-winter-months/
DOH: First child flu death of the season occurred on Oahu
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/01/17/hawaii-news/doh-first-child-flu-death-of-the-season-occurred-on-oahu/
Hawaii’s State Mental Hospital Has Long History of ‘Horrifying’ Problems 0 Doctors and mental health advocates have been calling for changes in how Hawaii cares for the mentally ill for generations.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/01/hawaiis-state-mental-hospital-has-long-history-of-horrifying-problems/
Dengue case reported on Oahu
HONOLULU — The state Department of Health said it has received a report of a travel-related case of dengue on...
Nearly 500 health professionals selected for loan forgiveness
The state’s new Hawaii Healthcare Education Loan Repayment Program has selected the first 492 medical and health care professionals to...
MIT Researchers Discover New Antibiotics Using Artificial Intelligence (AI)
MIT Researchers Discover New Antibiotics Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) In a groundbreaking development, MIT researchers harnessed the power of deep...
HELPING HUNDREDS OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS STAY IN HAWAIʻI
HONOLULU ̶ In the first round of the program, the state’s brand new Hawaiʻi Healthcare Education Loan Repayment Program (HELP) is...
Oahu Hospitals Are Bolstering Security With High-Tech Gadgets And Additional Guards 0 The push to protect health care workers comes in response to an increase in violence at facilities around the county.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/12/oahu-hospitals-are-bolstering-security-with-high-tech-gadgets-and-additional-guards/
New IHS treatment center getting mentally ill, addicted homeless off the street
Since June 5 the first-of-its-kind facility to help homeless people in Hawaii with mental health and addiction issues has gotten...
Renovations to begin next year on old Hilo hospital
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2023/12/20/hawaii-news/renovations-to-begin-next-year-on-old-hilo-hospital/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Hawaii’s first homeless ‘medical respite’ site closing as concept expands
After more than six months of housing and treating homeless patients discharged from Oahu hospitals, Hawaii’s first “medical respite” kauhale...
‘We’re Winging It Right Now’: Hawaii State Hospital Struggles Despite $160M Upgrade 1 Construction of a state-of-the-art psychiatric hospital was supposed to mark a new era in worker and patient safety. Instead, a familiar set of problems emerged.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/11/were-winging-it-right-now-hawaii-state-hospital-struggles-despite-160m-upgrade/
Hilo Medical Center given $1M to expand services
The Hilo Medical Center Foundation on Tuesday announced a landmark $1 million grant to help it expand health services and...
Training And Staffing Issues Surround Death Of A Nurse At Hawaii State Hospital 0 The licensed practical nurse role is being phased out in favor of more specialization.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/11/training-and-staffing-issues-surround-death-of-a-nurse-at-hawaii-state-hospital/
Hawaii’s State-Run Psychiatric Hospital Is So Crowded Patients Sleep In Conference Rooms 0 The killing of a nurse last week happened outside the main secure facility, but it cast a spotlight on concerns about staff safety.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/11/hawaiis-state-run-psychiatric-hospital-is-so-crowded-patients-sleep-in-conference-rooms/
