NHCH reinstates no-visitor policy
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2022/01/18/hawaii-news/nhch-implements-no-visitor-policy/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Health
Relief in sight as hospitals grapple with staffing shortage
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
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.
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
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
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.
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
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.
Honolulu psychiatrist Sonia Patel tells the story of a teen who was confined to a college dorm room most hours...
Department of Health confirms 12 active omicron cases in Hawaii
AVAILABLE RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE IMPACTED BY RECENT FLOODS (Honolulu)- With recent and unpredictable heavy rain weather events in the...
Hawaii Health Department fines NextHealth $58K, orders company to stop COVID-19 testing
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/12/10/breaking-news/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
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/12/10/breaking-news/halawa-shaft-could-be-shut-down-for-years-even-permanently-amid-water-contamination-crisis/
Navy says exposure to contaminated water not expected to have long-term health effects
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/12/04/breaking-news/upcoming-livestream-navy-hosts-town-hall-to-discuss-latest-in-the-contamination-of-its-water-system/
Hawaii health officials close 808 Grindz Cafe in Lahaina due to cockroach infestation
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/12/01/breaking-news/hawaii-health-officials-close-808-grindz-cafe-in-lahaina-due-to-cockroach-infestation/
‘It’s truly an honor to be the first graduates’: Three complete hospice nurse residency
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/11/23/hawaii-news/its-truly-an-honor-to-be-the-first-graduates-three-complete-hospice-nurse-residency/
Schatz: $43M earmarked for rural health care providers
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/11/24/hawaii-news/schatz-43m-earmarked-for-rural-health-care-providers/
Queen’s Medical Center plans $1B expansion
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/11/21/hawaii-news/the-queens-medical-center-is-planning-1b-expansion/
Hawaii Pacific Health ranks second in nation for cost-efficiency
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/11/17/breaking-news/hawaii-pacific-health-ranks-second-in-nation-for-cost-efficiency/
Community First survey aims to identify isle’s health care needs
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/11/14/hawaii-news/community-first-survey-aims-to-identify-isles-health-care-needs/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
More nurses to the rescue: Class graduates following residency during pandemic
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/10/24/hawaii-news/more-nurses-to-the-rescue-class-graduates-following-residency-during-pandemic/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
