Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019
Wahiawa General Hospital Is Temporarily Closing Its Emergency Room
Starting Monday, the ER will be closed for an unclear amount of time while HVAC work is completed.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Molokai Residents Are Facing New Barriers To Dental Care After Dentists Opt Out Of Insurance
Out-of-pocket costs for routine dental care are in the hundreds of dollars.
Tim Wright/Civil Beat/2021
Salesforce CEO Gifts $150 Million To Hawaii Hospitals
The donation from billionaire Marc Benioff, who owns a home on the Big Island, is one of the largest private donations in state history, according to a joint news release.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023
University Of Hawaii Medical School Resumes Accepting Donated Bodies
The program had been halted in July due to having too many bodies for too few surgical trainees.
Chad Blair/ Civil Beat/2024
‘Unpaid Heroes’: Momentum Grows For Comprehensive Paid Family Leave In Hawaii
Covid revealed how vulnerable many are when a family member needs serious care. But business groups and some unions oppose cost burdens.
PFBentley/Civil Beat/2014
The Packed Hawaii State Hospital May Soon See A Surge In Patients From A Private Facility
Officials say they have been urgently trying to reduce the patient population after the killing of a nurse last year drew new attention to problems at the hospital.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023
State Hospital Workers Who Witnessed A Nurse’s Murder Have Been Denied Workers Comp
A doctor treating four employees said the decision is “unconscionable” and will delay their ability to address the trauma they experienced.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Oahu Hospitals Are Bolstering Security With High-Tech Gadgets And Additional Guards
The push to protect health care workers comes in response to an increase in violence at facilities around the county.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015
Hawaii State Hospital Workers Were Assaulted More Than 1,700 Times Over The Past 11 Years
Hawaii officials have struggled to address the problem despite building a $160 million forensic hospital designed to improve safety.
PFBentley/Civil Beat/2014
‘We’re Winging It Right Now’: Hawaii State Hospital Struggles Despite $160M Upgrade
Construction of a state-of-the-art psychiatric hospital was supposed to mark a new era in worker and patient safety. Instead, a familiar set of problems emerged.