Hawaii hospitals Hawaii Hospitals to Reach Capacity in Six Weeks if Cases Continue to Surge By Ashley Mizuo • Jan 8, 2021 Pixabay Commons The holiday surge of COVID-19 cases the state was bracing for has started. Hospitals are expected to be heavily affected in the coming weeks. Pandemic Leads To Financial Losses For Local Hospitals By A. Kam Napier • Nov 13, 2020 AP Photo/Eric Gay, File The COVID-19 pandemic is straining Hawaii's hospitals. It's not just a question of capacity, it's also a matter of finances. The Conversation: Assessing Hawaii's Nursing Shortage By Catherine Cruz • Oct 1, 2020 AP PHOTO/MARINA RIKER Hawaii Hospitals Appeal To FEMA To Help Staff Beds, Move Patients To Tripler By Ashley Mizuo • Aug 24, 2020 Wikimedia Commons 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.