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COVID-19 vaccine ‘mega clinics’ to open in Kona

WEBThe first doses of the COVID vaccine were administered in December at Kona Community Hospital. Kona Community Hospital and other entities will begin …

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‘Mega clinic’ vaccinates hundreds for COVID in West Hawaii

WEBThe check-in station at the “mega clinic” is staffed by Alii Health Center and Kona Community Hospital employees. (Courtesy photo/Special to West Hawaii Today) …

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No one left behind: WHCHC holds COVID-19 vaccine …

WEBSet up in a pavilion on the beach at Old Kona Airport Park Thursday morning, West Hawaii Community Health Center (WHCHC) staff welcomed homeless …

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Bay Clinic, West Hawaii Community Health Center to form …

WEBBy STEPHANIE SALMONS Hawaii Tribune-Herald | Sunday, October 3, 2021, 12:05 a.m. Bay Clinic and West Hawaii Community Health Center will consolidate …

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COVID surge hits Kona Community Hospital: Facility …

WEBJudy Donovan, marketing and strategic planning director for the Kealakekua-based hospital, said the “shortage of personnel is the result of staff who have been …

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‘How long will it take

WEBKona Community Hospital. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today file photo) A bill in the state House to provide funding for a site assessment to find a viable location …

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Native Hawaiian clinic plans relocation, expansion

WEBAn undated photo of Kipuka o ke Ola Clinic, also known as KOKO Clinic, in Waimea’s U’ilani Plaza. (Kipuka o ke Ola Clinic/ courtesy photo) KEALOHA-BEAUDET. …

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New facility will provide space for expanded cancer …

WEBLocated adjacent to the existing clinic and across the street from Hilo Medical Center, the new two-story, nearly 20,000-square-foot building will provide space …

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Green signs healthcare bills

WEBWith legislators and invested individuals observing, Gov. Josh Green signs health care related bills Thursday at the Hawaii Island Community Health Center in …

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‘An incredible partnership’: School-Based Health Centers …

WEBHawaii Island Community Health Center has launched School Based Health Centers to provide care on-site in three local schools. The centers for parents and keiki …

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Building a stronger, healthier Hawaii Island

WEBAt Hawaii Island Community Health Center, our goal is to increase access to health care, medical and behavioral health services islandwide — particularly for those …

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With help from the Benioffs, groundbreaking held for landmark …

WEBThe project, to help alleviate Hawaii Island’s hospital bed shortage, has been made possible through a combination of public and private funding, including a $50 …

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Biden’s $12 billion for women’s health should be just a start

WEBOn Monday, President Joe Biden signed an executive order that will create a $12 billion fund to improve our understanding of — and ideally treatments for — …

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Donation a boon for Hilo hospital: Money will expand ICU and …

WEBA $50 million investment in Hilo Medical Center by Salesforce Chairman and CEO Marc Benioff and his wife, Lynne, will be used to launch a family birthing center …

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A healthier Kohala

WEBA healthier Kohala. By GRANT PHILLIPS Hawaii Tribune-Herald | Thursday, May 4, 2023, 12:05 a.m. Hamakua-Kohala Health acquired the former Kohala Club …

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WHCHC receives national recognition

WEBMonday, October 5, 2020, 12:05 a.m. Share this story. The West Hawaii Community Health Center in Kealakehe is pictured. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today) The Health …

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BISAC launches detox clinic: Inpatient facility is first of its kind in

WEBBISAC, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, is one of Hawaii’s leading providers of substance abuse treatment and behavioral health care services.

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$10 million funding approved for homeless service providers

WEBSharon Hirota. Susan Kunz. Rebecca Villegas. Allocation of nearly $10 million to 16 homeless service providers covering 22 projects was approved Wednesday …

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Hilo cancer-treatment facility expansion sought

WEBThe first floor of the 17,295 square-foot building would be used by the oncology center, which is at maximum capacity, and will include a pharmacy, …

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Haiti health system nears collapse as medicine dwindles, gangs …

WEBPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — On a recent morning at a hospital in the heart of gang territory in Haiti’s capital, a woman began convulsing before her body went limp as …

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Point: Perverting God’s word for politics is a sin

WEBWe would celebrate every single person. And we would realize that perverting God’s word to make political decisions and gains is nothing less than sin. The …

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She was too sick for a traditional transplant. So she received a pig

WEBPisano is recovering well, the NYU team announced Wednesday. She’s only the second patient ever to receive a pig kidney — following a landmark transplant last month …

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