Health Care

Maui Sees Slight Uptick In Covid Cases Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Maui Sees Slight Uptick In Covid Cases

Overall numbers remain low, but Hawaii health officials urged caution.

Why Many Patients Are Stuck In Hospitals Waiting For Long-Term Care Beds Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Why Many Patients Are Stuck In Hospitals Waiting For Long-Term Care Beds

The average wait was 123 days in May, up from 78 in November, according to the Healthcare Association of Hawaii.

Senior Managers At Hawaii State Hospital Fired In Major Shake-Up Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2014

Senior Managers At Hawaii State Hospital Fired In Major Shake-Up

The facility has been spending $2 million to $3 million per quarter on overtime since the pandemic.

Fentanyl Users Are Becoming First Responders As ODs Surge Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Fentanyl Users Are Becoming First Responders As ODs Surge

Fentanyl is being mixed with other drugs to increase potency, making them more deadly.

Seniors On Lanai Are Facing ‘Heartbreaking’ Choices In Their Quest To Age At Home Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2023

Seniors On Lanai Are Facing ‘Heartbreaking’ Choices In Their Quest To Age At Home

Efforts are underway to improve the resources available, but there are currently few options for people in need of significant care.

Biden Officials Had To Charter A Plane So They Wouldn’t Get Stuck On Molokai Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2023

Biden Officials Had To Charter A Plane So They Wouldn’t Get Stuck On Molokai

The group didn’t trust Mokulele Airlines’ scheduled flights, underscoring the difficulties island residents have accessing health care and other services.

Big Island Wants To Use Opioid Settlement Money To Open Its First Detox Facility Tim Wright/CivilBeat/2022

Big Island Wants To Use Opioid Settlement Money To Open Its First Detox Facility

The money won’t go very far but officials hope it will set a new course for the community.

Giving Birth Is An Expensive And Lonely Trip For Some Rural Hawaii Women Courtesy: Getty Images/iStockphoto/2023

Giving Birth Is An Expensive And Lonely Trip For Some Rural Hawaii Women

Lanai and Molokai residents often must fly to Honolulu weeks before their baby’s due date to be close to an urban medical center when they go into labor.

University of Hawaii Medical School Suspends Body Donation Program Courtesy: John A. Burns School of Medicine

University of Hawaii Medical School Suspends Body Donation Program

The program director cited a shortage in international doctors flying in for surgical training, a decline that began during the coronavirus pandemic.