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
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Maui Memorial Quickly Pivots to Address Health Workers’ Mask Concerns
Across the country, medical personnel have expressed alarm at the lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) – masks, googles, gowns – available to them as hospitals struggle to conserve scarce supplies in the face of skyrocketing COVID-19 cases. A similar situation came to a head here last week when a number of health workers told MauiTime about their frustration … [Read more...] about Maui Memorial Quickly Pivots to Address Health Workers’ Mask Concerns
Updated: Maui Memorial Addresses Mask Concerns
Across the country, medical personnel are expressing dismay at the lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) – masks, goggles, gowns – available to them as hospitals struggle to conserve scarce supplies in the face of ever-increasing COVID-19 cases. The situation is the same here on Maui. MauiTime spoke Friday with a number of doctors and nurses frustrated with PPE … [Read more...] about Updated: Maui Memorial Addresses Mask Concerns
Number of Medical Supplies, Visitors, and New Cases in Hawaiʻi: Facts and Figures From the Governor’s Press Conference
Governor David Ige’s press conference on Thursday was packed with data about the rapid decline in tourist arrivals, medical supplies available to Hawaiʻi, and new COVID-19 cases, plus the news that the Army Corps of Engineers is conducting site assessments in case alternate medical facilities are needed. Ige was joined by several officials, including Lt. Gov. Josh Green, who … [Read more...] about Number of Medical Supplies, Visitors, and New Cases in Hawaiʻi: Facts and Figures From the Governor’s Press Conference
Hawai’i Doctors: We want Josh Green – Hawai’i’s Lieutenant Governor and emergency room doctor missing at the command table
Who do you want dictating government policy during the COVID-19 pandemic: doctors or government officials? As the state struggles to quickly implement the new lockdown rules, a group of more than 300 Hawai’i physicians and health professionals is demanding that even more stringent steps be taken, and that government officials give Lt. Gov. Josh Green a seat at the … [Read more...] about Hawai’i Doctors: We want Josh Green – Hawai’i’s Lieutenant Governor and emergency room doctor missing at the command table