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With local medical facilities preparing for an influx of COVID patients, the Healthcare Association of Hawaii says it's in good shape in terms of oxygen supply, personal protective equipment and other supplies. But the association does expect to need additional health care workers.
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A staffing shortage existed in Hawaiʻi’s health care industry before Covid, and it will still be there after the pandemic passes. Pacific Business News editor in chief A. Kam Napier has more on what health care leaders are saying about it.
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Booster shots and vaccines for children are the most recent steps being taken to keep COVID cases out of hospitals. Hilton Raethel, head of the Healthcare Association of Hawaiʻi, said the goal is to make the vaccine as widely available as possible for children through schools, pharmacies and pediatricians.
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COVID-19 cases are trending down across the state but medical facilities are still strained. Hilton Raethel, head of the Healthcare Association of Hawaii, shared the latest about long-term care facilities, staffing problems, and monoclonal antibody treatments.
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The head of the Healthcare Association of Hawaii shares how two local oxygen producers helped the state avert a crisis; an Oʻahu farmer and farming instructor provides insight into the increase in ʻulu theft around the state, and ways to increase community agricultural efforts; and the Honolulu Museum of Art discusses the new exhibit it hopes will stimulate conversations around community issues
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Health officials are trying to manage the growing number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 while preparing to scale up facilities to address overflow situations. Hilton Raethel, head of the Healthcare Association of Hawaiʻi.
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More than 500 healthcare out-of-state healthcare workers will be deployed to 19 hospitals statewide. This past weekend, the first nurses arrived on Hawaii Island and began work at Hilo Medical Center and Kona Hospital.
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Four of the state's largest hospital systems announced Monday they are requiring all employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19 — just as Hawaiʻi sees a record spike in cases.
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Updated: 10/14/2020, 12:55 p.m.The state Department of Health today reported 10 deaths and 101 new COVID-19 cases. The latest case count returns the daily…
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The state’s hospital industry says it’s facing a crisis and has appealed to the federal government to help it staff critically needed beds.Hawaii has…