Hawaiʻi is ranked #2 for the least prepared states to care for its aging population, with only 43 nursing facilities serving ...

Is Hawaii ready for the ... Josh Green signed more emergency proclamations, including a waiver of state licenses for doctors, nurses and other health care workers to ease shortages while ...

Keeping our community healthy and saving lives -requires bold initiatives. Hawaii Island’s health care providers are making those bold moves. If we hope to move the needle and improve the health ...

“Hawaii Island Community Health Center plays a pivotal role in providing comprehensive, affordable and accessible primary health care to residents who often face significant barriers to ...

“We’ve been planning to grow our emergency-care network, and the timing could not be more critical for us to accelerate our plans," Health First President and CEO Terry Forde said, in ...

Some health systems are investing in urgent care centers as a more cost-effective option that could keep patients out of the emergency room. In January, Nashville, Tennessee-based Ardent Health ...

Today, health care workers are estimated to be five times more likely to experience workplace violence than employees in other industries, according to the American College of Surgeons. Emergency ...

Some initiatives that the state and industry have taken to recruit young health care workers appear to be working. Among these are programs targeting Hawaii students, from high school to college ...

It might be easier to make sense of the recent fatal shooting of an insurance CEO, an act with ominous overtones about health care costs and insurance coverage, if any one aspect of health-care ...

High-quality primary care is the foundation of a high-functioning health care system. It ensures patients have access to essential services, prevents emergency department visits and hospital ...

The original $30 million in state funds was augmented by a $5 million contribution from Lynn and Marc Benioff to pay off student loans for health care workers specifically on Hawaii island ...

According to the VA, nearly 60% of callers who contacted the department through the program had their health needs solved at home without requiring a visit to urgent care or an emergency room.