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
Lisa Paulson
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
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
Home For The Holidays concert at Iao Theater
Maui OnStage presents a "Home For the Holidays" concert at the Iao Theater this Thursday, Dec. 22. It will be a heart-warming evening of holiday song and cheer for the whole family. Look forward to talented Maui performers like Debra Lynn, Alexis and Steven Dascoulias, Kalei Jaramillo, Vinnie Linares, Leighanna Locke, Lisa Paulson, Electra Richards, Karen Stavash, Robert E. … [Read more...] about Home For The Holidays concert at Iao Theater