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Healthy at home
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
The Stay Healthy at Home program made it possible for Margaret Kamahele to end four months of hospitalization, receive services at home and take a trip to San Diego.
Kamahele explained that she was hospitalized on Jan. 31 for several weeks because of back surgery and “a lot of complications” that kept taking her back to the hospital.
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West Kaua‘i Clinic Port Allen opens its doors
Thursday, July 02, 2009
PORT ALLEN — The blessing and grand opening of the West Kaua‘i Clinic Port Allen represented the best of what Kaua‘i has to offer, said Virginia Beck.
Beck, a nurse practitioner woman’s health care specialist, said the clinic combines the spirit of aloha with old-style care and modern technology.
The WKC Port Allen is a new 2,700-square-foot clinic equipped with state-of-the-art medical facilities and is the new home of the clinic that was formerly located in the ‘Ele‘ele Shopping Center, said Dr. David Lane, assistant administrator for WKC Port Allen.
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Governor’s Furlough Plans Begin To Some Confusion
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Furlough plans are already taking their toll and causing some confusion and additional expense.
For example, Department of Health nurses who provide care to medically fragile children in Hawaii’s public schools have been notified of their potential furlough days.
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Nursing leaders begin five-day conference on Saipan
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Nursing leaders in the Pacific region vowed to continue providing care to the poor and sick and empowering lives in their community as they opened yesterday the five-day 2009 American Pacific Nursing Leaders Council Conference at the Hyatt Regency Saipan.
Over a hundred participants listened to inspiring messages from APNLC president Toaga A. Seumalo of American Samoa, Lt. Gov. Eloy S. Inos representing the CNMI government, CNMI Nursing Association president Lee Q. Castro, and keynote speaker Roylinne Wada of the U.S. Department of the Interior.
The conference drew a total of 31 official delegates and four APNLC officials from 11 jurisdictions that includes American Samoa, Chuuk, CNMI, Guam, Marshall Islands, Palau, Pohnpei, Yap, Kosrae, Hawaii and, for the first time, Japan.
This year’s conference theme is “Nurses Empowering Lives.”
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$1.2 Million to Hawaii to Create Jobs
Friday, May 22, 2009
Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today announced a $1.2 million Economic Development Administration (EDA) investment to Chaminade University of Honolulu, Hawaii to renovate the second floor of an existing building for use as a nursing training facility. The project is expected to create 330 jobs and generate $25 million in private investment, according to grantee estimates.
“The Obama Administration is committed to creating jobs, encouraging innovation and improving our Nation’s competitiveness,” said Locke. “This EDA investment will train potential nurses using state-of-the-art equipment and techniques and graduates will fill critical positions in hospitals in Hawaii and the Pacific Islands.”
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Hawaii nurses’ union forms new nonprofit
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
The Hawaii Nurses’ Association will establish a new nonprofit foundation called Rescue, which will offer financial help to nurses dealing with serious illness, injury or disability.
The foundation, which will be managed entirely by the volunteer organization Nurses for Nurses, will be funded through donations and fundraising events.
Rescue was formed after the nurses union saw many of its members with serious illnesses overwhelmed with medical bills after the funds from insurance and other sources ran out, the Hawaii Nurses’ Association said on Monday.
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Queen’s earns national honor for nursing excellence
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
The Queen’s Medical Center, Hawaii’s largest acute-care hospital, has earned the highest honor for nursing and hospital excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
Queen’s achieved the credentialing center’s “magnet” status, which is the highest designation hospitals can attain for quality patient care, nursing excellence, employee satisfaction and job retention.
Queen’s is the first Hawaii hospital to earn the designation, which involves a rigorous application and review process that includes site visits.
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Hawaii Health Insurance Assistance Program Awarded 2009 Grant Funding by the Centers for Medicare &
Monday, April 13, 2009
Nearly $224,000 of new funding is being distributed to the SAGE PLUS Program to help Medicare beneficiaries in Hawai’i get more information about their health care choices.
The funds are part of the $35.8 million being distributed to the 54 SHIPs that provide Medicare beneficiaries with local, personalized assistance on a wide variety of Medicare and health insurance topics.
“SAGE PLUS serves an important role in providing information and support to people with Medicare all across Hawai’i,” said CMS Acting Administrator Charlene Frizzera. “This new funding will help to ensure that SAGE PLUS continues to work with local governments, community-based organizations and other partners in Hawai’i to help meet the needs of our Medicare beneficiaries.”
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Hawaii Kaiser nurses OK contract
Thursday, March 05, 2009
Nurses with Kaiser Permanente Hawaii have ratified a new three-year contract.
The contract covers approximately 800 registered nurses at Kaiser’s main hospital in Moanalua on Oahu and 16 outpatient clinics statewide.
The Hawaii Nurses Association declined to describe wages and benefits included in the new contract.
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Hawaii Health Department Facilities to Receive Upgrade
Monday, March 02, 2009
HONOLULU – Governor Linda Lingle has released $1,251,290 for improvements to three Department of Health facilities on O‘ahu, Kaua‘i and Maui. These projects are in addition to the $1.87 billion public infrastructure construction plan unveiled by Governor Lingle in December 2008 to stimulate the economy and create jobs.
“Health centers increase access to important health care services and serve a vital function in our community,” said Governor Lingle. “These projects will improve the overall delivery of these services by providing a more comfortable environment for residents seeking care and better working conditions for health center staff.”
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