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
Sign Language: Put on that mask and go wild, Capricorn
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Halloween has its roots mainly in the ancient Celtic tradition of Samhain. Their calendar divided the year into two parts, light and dark, with Samhain (roughly translated as “Summer’s End”) representing the end of the light half and the beginning of the dark half. You are all too familiar with your dark side, but sometimes I worry about you losing … [Read more...] about Sign Language: Put on that mask and go wild, Capricorn