In a blunt-force interview with KITV television Sunday, Dr. Scott Miscovich--the doctor whose private medical group is performing widespread COVID-19 testing in Hawaii--said every hospital worker should be wearing highly protective N95 masks at all times during the pandemic. “I don’t care where you are [in a hospital],” said Dr. Scott Miscovich, head of the Oahu-based … [Read more...] about Maui Hospital Workers Still Not Wearing Correct Masks?
Rep. Wildberger to Maui Memorial Bosses: Lack of Leadership is “Creating Chaos”
In the wake of 15 diagnosed COVID-19 cases among staff, and the latest fracas over face mask policy at Maui Memorial Hospital, South Maui State Rep. Tina Wildberger sent a sternly-worded letter to CEO Michael Rembis and COO Debbie Walsh Thursday. In it she told them them that [parent company] Kaiser has “an obligation to offer transparency and follow [Centers for Disease … [Read more...] about Rep. Wildberger to Maui Memorial Bosses: Lack of Leadership is “Creating Chaos”
UPDATED: New Hospital Mask Reversal Re-ignites Staff Concerns
UPDATE, 5:30pm, 4/9/20: The hospital sent a "clarification email" to staff Thursday afternoon that hospital health workers may now wear their own N95 masks in common areas, but that they must put a hospital issued surgical mask over it. The email outlined the hospital's new policy in minute detail. Scroll to the bottom of this story to read the email and new policy in … [Read more...] about UPDATED: New Hospital Mask Reversal Re-ignites Staff Concerns
‘Underwhelmed’: As Hana and Moloka’i confront their first COVID-19 cases, elected officials are frustrated with notification procedures
Up until around noon on Thursday, April 2, life was pretty normal on Molokaʻi. While the COVID-19 pandemic was spreading around the state, Molokaʻi’s 7,500 residents so far had been spared. That changed abruptly that day with the news that a Molokaʻi man who had recently been in Las Vegas had tested positive for the virus and been airlifted to Oʻahu for hospitalization. The … [Read more...] about ‘Underwhelmed’: As Hana and Moloka’i confront their first COVID-19 cases, elected officials are frustrated with notification procedures
COVID-19 Cluster Discovered at Maui Memorial
UPDATED 12:40pm, 4/8/20 to include a quote that hospital staff only found out about the 15 COVID-cases when news reports surfaced Wednesday morning. As many as 15 health care workers at Maui Memorial Hospital have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, Mayor Michael Victorino announced Wednesday morning in a video statement. He said the county was immediately directing all … [Read more...] about COVID-19 Cluster Discovered at Maui Memorial