#Queen’s Medical Center
UH nursing students become first to complete Molokaʻi internship
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa nursing students Cedric Abad and Sandra Xiao credit their six-week internship at Molokaʻi General Hospital this past summer with transforming their career aspirations and deepening their commitment to healthcare.
Dementia summit set Wednesday at Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu
Catholic Charities Hawai‘i will host “Living Alone with Dementia: Strategies for Support” from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, at the Queen’s Conference Center at the Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu.
$3.76M gift establishes JABSOM’s first fellowship to tackle liver disease
A $3.76 million gift from John C. Couch will establish the first-ever gastroenterology and hepatology fellowship program at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) that will train physicians to treat liver diseases, including cancer, in the islands.
Fond memories shared of Hawaiʻi radio and TV broadcast veteran Emme Tomimbang
Hawaiʻi is mourning the loss of veteran radio and television broadcaster Emmeline “Emme” Tomimbang Burns. She passed away Feb. 19 at the Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu during an emergency aortic surgery.
Federal Medical Team Deployed to Honolulu to Help with COVID-19 Surge Support
The 21 personnel, primarily nurses, from the US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps join 15 medical professionals from the Veterans Health Administration to help the two hospitals safely care for patients with COVID-19. The HHS team will be deployed for as long as 14 days.
Bank of Hawai‘i Donates Face Shields, Masks and $100K to Healthcare Community
In response to the urgent need for personal protective equipment or PPEs, Bank of Hawaiʻi announced that the company will be donating more than 1,200 face shields and masks, as well as making a $100,000 contribution to the Healthcare Association of Hawaiʻi.
Safety Officials Medevac Sailor From Kiribati to O’ahu
A 46-year-old mariner was medevaced to O’ahu on Saturday after experiencing abdominal pain while on a ship about 140 miles off Christmas Island.
Weather Forces Cancellations/Postponed State Soccer Matches
The HHSAA has cancelled all consolation boys soccer matches for Saturday, Feb. 11, at Waipiʻo Peninsula Soccer Complex due to local weather conditions.
Kekaulike Kicks Off First Round Play in Boys Soccer State Championships
King Kekaulike is scheduled to play Pearl City at 6:30 p.m. tonight (Monday, Feb. 6, 2017) at home on Maui as the Boys Soccer State Championships gets underway.
UH, Queen’s Receive $2.3M to Study Liver Cancer
Two scientists from the University of Hawaii Cancer Center and The Queen’s Medical Center have received a five-year $2.3 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to study liver cancer.
LAHAINA WOMAN SUFFERS FATAL INJURIES IN MAALAEA CRASH
A Lahaina woman suffered fatal injuries in a traffic accident last night (Sunday, September 13, 2009) on North Kihei Road. The woman has since been identified as 24-year-old Elitisi Tuivailala of Lahaina. According to police reports, the car Tuivailala was in was headed east on North Kihei Road when it crossed the center line and […]
HAWAII RECORDS SECOND SWINE FLU DEATH
The Hawaii State Department of Health confirmed a second swine flu death in the state. The patient was identified as an adult male in his late 40’s with underlying medical conditions. The O’ahu resident died on July 10th at the Queen’s Medical Center, and becomes the second death linked to the novel H1N1 influenza in […]
