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Sydney Kurle: Can you tell me a little about Hawai’i Health Systems Corporation: Kaua’i Region? What is your mission and who do you serve? Lance Segawa: “Hawai’i Health Systems Corporation is the state of Hawaii’s safety net hospital system. So we are a public entity, we have roughly 13 hospitals throughout the state and on Kaua’i, we have two hospitals Kaua’i Veterans Memorial Hospital and Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital. When I talk about safety nets, we serve the entire community, irrespective of someone’s ability to pay. We serve uninsured, we’re there to provide comprehensive health care to the entire community no matter what the situation.” ....
Hilo Veterans Home Under New Management Kauʻi Chartrand is the new administrator for the Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home. She spent the day Friday overseeing the administering of the first COVID-19 vaccines to residents and staff. “I can’t tell you – staff were excited. We were delighted. You know this has been long awaited,” says Chartrand. The Hilo nursing home became a hotspot for the coronavirus last August. A COVID-19 outbreak infected 35 staff and 71 residents, including 27 who lost their lives. It also led to the removal of Avalon Health Care, the Utah-based company that ran the home since it opened in 2007. ....