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Hawaii Was Creating A Plan For Universal Health Care. It’s …

It is time to take another look at the recommendations of the Hawaii Health Authority. Instead of starting with the system we have and asking, “How can we make it a little better … See more

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URL: https://www.civilbeat.org/2020/10/hawaii-was-creating-a-plan-for-universal-health-care-its-time-to-return-to-it/

Telehealth Has Improved Medical Service To Remote …

WEBDBEDT has identified a number of barriers to digital equity in telehealth. (Screenshot/2023) Another challenge: Not everyone feels comfortable talking about their …

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‘It’s Horrendous’: The Deaths Of 2 Doctors Deepen The …

WEBBut for decades primary care on this island of fewer than 7,000 residents was buoyed by a pair of physicians who embedded themselves in the community, …

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'That Is Not Aloha': Dr. Lorrin Pang Is Pushing Back …

WEBDr. Lorrin Pang is Maui County’s top state health official and a physician. Courtesy: Lorrin Pang/2021. Born and raised in Honolulu, Pang is a 1971 graduate of …

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They Came To Hawaii Looking For A Cure. But Many Died …

WEBGoing to Hawaii may have actually made things worse for Florence Barbour, a 21-year-old woman from California. The consular reports about her death are short …

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Pandemic Hardships Have Made Hawaii's Nursing …

WEBCory Lum/Civil Beat/2020. The local staffing shortfall predates the arrival of the coronavirus. “The shortage of nurses is a long-term problem in Hawaii,” said …

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Maui's Private Hospital System Is In Need Of More State …

WEBPart of the deal calls for the hospitals to become financially self-sustaining by 2025. Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016. Completed in July 2017, the public-private …

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State-Run Hospitals And Clinics Pay Some Of Hawaii's …

WEBAs of fiscal year 2020, Hansen was listed at $550,000 in the database and Juneau at $475,000. It’s difficult to recruit and retain top-level physicians — specialists in …

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Big Island Residents Have A New Option To Treat …

WEBPaula Dobbyn is a reporter for Civil Beat based on the Big Island. Reach her by email at [email protected], phone at 808-983-9405, on Twitter @pauladobbyn …

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Climate Change Threatens To Worsen Health Disparities …

WEBCory Lum/Civil Beat/2021. One of the most immediate is worsening mental health. Already climate anxiety is growing and extreme weather events are fueling post …

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These Volunteer Pilots Are Helping Rural Hawaii Residents Get …

WEBThe free service can't solve rural health care access issues. But organizers say it can help more people than it does currently.

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Understanding The Heart Of Homelessness In Hawaii

WEBConnie Mitchell has led IHS — the Institute for Human Services — as executive director for 17 years. IHS has, and is still, focused exclusively on ending …

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Native Hawaiian Healing Practices Are Now Covered By This …

WEBThe services are provided free of charge to AlohaCare’s approximately 83,000 members. The program, called Ke Aloha Mau, began last fall and is currently …

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Hawaii's State Mental Hospital Has Long History of 'Horrifying

WEBThe fatal stabbing of a nurse at the hospital in 2023 has brought renewed attention to issues at the state-run psychiatric hospital. But Hawaii’s newspaper archive …

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The Packed Hawaii State Hospital May Soon See A Surge In …

WEBHealth officials are seeking $14 million in emergency funding to try to improve security and reduce the patient population at the Hawaii State Hospital, but the …

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Nonprofit Finds Success In Treating Mentally Ill Homeless People …

WEBThe Institute for Human Services, a local nonprofit, has assessed at least 100 homeless people over the last 14 months, and has provided medication for about 30 …

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'We Can't Be All Things To All People': Turning Around An Oahu …

WEBWahiawa Nursing and Rehabilitation Center has 93 beds and houses the hospital’s skilled nursing and long term care. Patient Rosita Yadao, 84, gets a lift from …

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Hawaii Hospital Giant Reaches Tentative Deal With Nurses

WEBHawaii Pacific Health Straub Medical Center sign. Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020 “We are pleased to have reached a tentative agreement with the Hawai‘i Nurses …

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Frequent Withdrawals Of Nominees Hinder Green's Efforts To Fill …

WEBMore than 10% of the governor’s nominees have been pulled back this year. Of the more than 200 gubernatorial nominations submitted to the Hawaii State Senate …

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Beth Fukumoto: Hawaii's Need For Friends Fuels …

WEBBeth Fukumoto served three terms in the Hawaii House of Representatives. She was the youngest woman in the U.S. to lead a major party in a legislature, the first …

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Fatal Stabbing Of Nurse At Hawaii State Hospital Raises Safety …

WEBNurse Justin Bautista, 29, was stabbed while working in a cottage on the Hawaii State Hospital campus. It is the first time a staff member has been murdered …

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Hundreds Of Red Hill Families Still Sick A Year Later, Survey Finds

WEBNearly 1,000 people affected by the crisis were surveyed in September, representing only a fraction of the 10,000 households near Pearl Harbor that received …

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