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Maui Contact Tracing Expands, Now Utilizing UHMC Facility
Heidi Taogoshi, public health nursing supervisor for the Maui District Health Office said there are currently 24 case investigators, 20-30 trained National Guardsmen, and the department is also hiring 12 temporary staff that will start with orientation next week.
Contact Tracing on Maui Expands, 12 Workers Trained Through UH to Join Team in September
Currently, the Maui District Health Office has 24 staff and public health nurses to conduct contact tracing. The Hawaiʻi National Guard has provided an additional 28 personnel to assist with investigations. Supervisors say the tracers have made more than 1200 calls in the past week.
Nearly 450 Individuals Trained as Contact Tracers Under UH Program
By this time last week, the University of Hawaiʻi-Hawaiʻi State Department of Health Contact Tracing Training Program had trained nearly 450 qualified individuals who will be available to be activated as needed, to trace known contacts of COVID-19 positive cases throughout the state.
