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The Queen’s Health Systems announced that those who are visiting patients at any of its facilities, including The Queen’s Medical Cen- ter – West Oʻahu, must be vaccinated, though excep- tions will be made for new- born and end-of-life visits. “Queen’s was founded in 1859 in the midst of the rav- ages of infectious diseases in Hawaiʻi. Now, in 2021, we are again asking the ques- tion ‘What can we do to best keep our patients, our care- givers and our communities safe from a preventable in- fectious disease?’ Queen’s is profoundly grateful that after many years of the ap-
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plication of the scientific method, we have a preven- tion tool as powerful as the COVID vaccines. There has been too much suffering,” states senior vice president and chief quality officer Dr. Todd Allen. The organiza- tion also announced that all of its physicians and staff must be vaccinated by Oct. 1 or they will be subject to weekly COVID testing. For more information, visit covid.queens.org/vaccine or call 808-691-2222 ... U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz (read about his high school in- ternship program on page 6) announced that Native Ha- waiian health care systems and services will receive
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a total of $18.2 million in federal funding. Among the recipients is Ke Ola Mamo, which has a location in West Oʻahu. “Thousands of Native Hawaiian families across the state rely on these clinics for health care. This year, we were able to secure additional funding, which means these clinics will have the resources to help even more people connect with their doctors and get the health care they need,” states Schatz. The congress- man also announced the ac- quisition of $5.15 million for the purchase of battery electric buses and charging infrastructureforthestate... gkeller@midweek.com
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