Health Care

Dr. Jim Ireland, director of the Honolulu Emergency Medical Services Department, spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about a new strain of flu that is circulating around the globe.

Gov. Josh Green spoke to HPR's Bill Dorman about his plan to use $16.5 million in state money to continue health care subsidies in the short term.

Gov. Josh Green talks about his plan to extend expiring federal health care subsidies with state money; HPR investigates why ICE is sending immigrants from the continent to a federal detention center in Honolulu

Queen's announced plans last year to build a new 80-bed hospital in Kona. Now, the state is kicking in $50 million to partner with Hawaiʻi Health Systems Corporation to build an outpatient center to complement the new facility.

Chaminade University Dean of Nursing Lorin Ramocki and Hawaiʻi Pacific University Dean of Health Sciences Tricia Catalino spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about federal funding for health care professions.

Hoʻokele Home Care CEO Tanya Fernandes spoke with HPR’s Lillian Tsang about common challenges family members face when using long-term care insurance.

The federal Department of Education will no longer recognize nursing as a professional degree; Tanya Fernandes, CEO of Ho'okele Home Care, discusses the common challenges family members face when using long-term care insurance

Kim-Anh Nguyen, the CEO of the Blood Bank of Hawaii, spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the challenges of meeting the demand for all blood types.

Kim-Anh Nguyen, the CEO of the Blood Bank of Hawaiʻi, shares the urgent need for donors; Joe Kent, Grassroot Institute executive vice president, on creating OpenHearings, an artificial intelligence program that monitors government hearings

Congress voted narrowly Wednesday night to end the government shutdown. HPR's Ashley Mizuo reports on what that means for people in Hawaiʻi.