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Grand plan for Hilo medical center

March 10, 2022 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2022/03/09/hawaii-news/grand-plan-for-hilo-medical-center/

43 Years Later, Neighbor Island Long-Term Care Residents Might Finally Get Their Own Ombudsmen … Hawaii’s long-term care ombudsman program is chronically understaffed but new legislation would put an advocate for residents of the facilities in every county.

March 6, 2022 0

When Hawaii established the state’s first long-term care ombudsman program in 1979, residents of nursing homes, care homes, foster homes...

New Study Shows Owning A Pet Is Linked To Slower Cognitive Decline

March 5, 2022 0

New Study Shows Owning A Pet Is Linked To Slower Cognitive Decline Do pets have a positive effect on your...

Wealth of Health: Burnout widespread among health care providers

March 2, 2022 0

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/03/02/hawaii-news/wealth-of-health/zunin-burnout-widespread-among-health-care-providers/

‘How long will it take?’: Effort to secure new hospital for Kona renewed

February 7, 2022 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2022/02/07/hawaii-news/the-first-step-in-a-very-long-journey-effort-to-secure-new-hospital-for-kona-renewed/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

New $160M Hawaii psychiatric facility remains empty

February 3, 2022 0

HONOLULU (AP) — Sloping showers, staff training and door fixtures that could pose a risk for suicidal patients are among...

Health care reinforcements begin arriving

January 18, 2022 0

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/01/18/hawaii-news/health-care-reinforcements-begin-arriving/

NHCH reinstates no-visitor policy

January 18, 2022 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2022/01/18/hawaii-news/nhch-implements-no-visitor-policy/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Relief in sight as hospitals grapple with staffing shortage

January 13, 2022 0

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/01/13/hawaii-news/relief-in-sight-as-hospitals-grapple-with-staffing-shortage/

Hilo Medical Center makes numerous improvements to better serve community

January 10, 2022 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2022/01/10/hawaii-news/hilo-medical-center-makes-numerous-improvements-to-better-serve-community/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

New Scrutiny On The High Price Of A Life-Saving Drug For Diabetics … A disease that has an outsized impact in Hawaii is getting top-level attention in Washington.

December 27, 2021 0

WASHINGTON — The health condition is a blood sugar disorder known as diabetes, which affects an estimated 34 million Americans....

Rapid rise in COVID-19 cases prompts Hawaii hospitals into crisis preparation mode

December 22, 2021 0

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/12/22/hawaii-news/rapid-rise-in-covid-19-cases-prompts-hawaii-hospitals-into-crisis-preparation-mode/

More than a dozen Hawaii schools affected by Navy water crisis

December 19, 2021 0

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/12/19/hawaii-news/more-than-a-dozen-schools-affected-by-navy-water-crisis/

Dentists Could Soon Find It Easier To Move To Hawaii Under Proposed Bill … Its sponsor says the state House measure would align Hawaii’s dental licensing law with those of 46 other states.

December 16, 2021 0

With a degree from the University of Southern California and 40 years’ experience practicing dentistry in California and Arizona, Dr....

Straub Medical Center breaking ground on new Honolulu medical campus

December 13, 2021 0

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/12/13/hawaii-news/straub-medical-center-breaking-ground-on-new-honolulu-medical-campus/

Anxiety And Depression: Youth Mental Health Got Worse During The Pandemic … In Hawaii, mental health providers say they’re only beginning to see the repercussions of forced social isolation and distance learning on young people.

December 12, 2021 0

Honolulu psychiatrist Sonia Patel tells the story of a teen who was confined to a college dorm room most hours...

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Health

Grand plan for Hilo medical center

43 Years Later, Neighbor Island Long-Term Care Residents Might Finally Get Their Own Ombudsmen … Hawaii’s long-term care ombudsman program is chronically understaffed but new legislation would put an advocate for residents of the facilities in every county.

New Study Shows Owning A Pet Is Linked To Slower Cognitive Decline

Wealth of Health: Burnout widespread among health care providers

‘How long will it take?’: Effort to secure new hospital for Kona renewed

New $160M Hawaii psychiatric facility remains empty

Health care reinforcements begin arriving

NHCH reinstates no-visitor policy

Relief in sight as hospitals grapple with staffing shortage

Hilo Medical Center makes numerous improvements to better serve community

New Scrutiny On The High Price Of A Life-Saving Drug For Diabetics … A disease that has an outsized impact in Hawaii is getting top-level attention in Washington.

Rapid rise in COVID-19 cases prompts Hawaii hospitals into crisis preparation mode

More than a dozen Hawaii schools affected by Navy water crisis

Dentists Could Soon Find It Easier To Move To Hawaii Under Proposed Bill … Its sponsor says the state House measure would align Hawaii’s dental licensing law with those of 46 other states.

Straub Medical Center breaking ground on new Honolulu medical campus

Anxiety And Depression: Youth Mental Health Got Worse During The Pandemic … In Hawaii, mental health providers say they’re only beginning to see the repercussions of forced social isolation and distance learning on young people.

Department of Health confirms 12 active omicron cases in Hawaii

Hawaii Health Department fines NextHealth $58K, orders company to stop COVID-19 testing

Hawaii health officials say Navy’s Red Hill shaft contained diesel fuel 350 times above safe levels

Navy says exposure to contaminated water not expected to have long-term health effects

DOH ALERTS PUBLIC ABOUT MORNINGSTAR FARMS BUFFALO CHIK’N NUGGETS AND HOT & SPICY SAUSAGE PATTIES DUE TO POTENTIAL PRESENCE OF PLASTIC MATERIALS

Savings Challenge Pays off for Hawaiʻi Island Families

Boy Rings Woman’s Doorbell at 3 A.M. and Leads Her to His Dad — She Performs CPR for 10 Minutes and Saves His Life

‘Making Sanitation Sexy’: Hawai‘i Colleges Are Growing Wastewater Workforce UH schools on the Big Island and Maui are training students to convert cesspools to cleaner alternatives.

Honolulu Spent $450K On Plans For Flood-Prone Stream. Then It Did Nothing The city has been told repeatedly that failing to clear the North Shore stream would lead to catastrophic flooding.

‘It shocked me by surprise’: Kealakehe alum Warren named to All-UFL team

Hawaii County urged to develop composting plan

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCE HEMP RETAIL REGISTRATION ENFORCEMENT TO BEGIN JULY 1, 2026

30 Volcano Households Better Prepared to Protect Water Supplies During Ongoing Kīlauea Activity

Firework Permits Available Starting June 29

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