Healthwise

• COVID-19

Apr. 15, 2021

Q: How can I get help for depression during the pandemic?

Dr. Michael Shea, Critical Care Medicine, Pacific Permanente Group

• COVID-19

Apr. 15, 2021

Q: When will children and teenagers be able to get the COVID-19 vaccine?

Dr. Michael Shea, Critical Care Medicine, Pacific Permanente Group

• COVID-19

Apr. 05, 2021

Q: I keep reading about new variants or mutations of the COVID-19 virus. What does this mean?

Dr. Michael Shea, Critical Care Medicine, Pacific Permanente Group

• COVID-19

Apr. 05, 2021

Q: Can I visit my grandchildren after I get the COVID-19 vaccine?

Dr. Michael Shea, Critical Care Medicine, Pacific Permanente Group

• COVID-19

Mar. 18, 2021

Q: What can I do to protect myself from domestic violence during the pandemic?

Giulietta Swenson, Psychologist

• COVID-19

Mar. 11, 2021

Q: Is it safe for pregnant women to get vaccinated for COVID-19? What if you’re breastfeeding?

Dr. Jennifer Mathieu, OB/GYN, Maui Lani Physicians & Surgeons

• COVID-19

Feb. 11, 2021

Q: Should I still get tested for COVID after I get the vaccine?

Dr. Michael Shea, Critical Care Medicine, Pacific Permanente Group

• COVID-19

Feb. 11, 2021

Q: With the recent increase in COVID cases on Maui, is the hospital at capacity?

Michael Rembis, CEO, Maui Health

• COVID-19

Jan. 21, 2021

Q: I've read that there can be side effects to the COVID-19 vaccine. What are they?

Dr. Michael Shea, Critical Care Medicine, Pacific Permanente Group

• COVID-19
• Prevention, lifestyle & wellness

Jan. 21, 2021

Q: How can we get back to normal in the workplace while protecting employees from COVID-19?

Kelly Catiel, Infection Control Manager, Maui Health

• COVID-19

Jan. 07, 2021

Q: I've read that the COVID-19 vaccine is a new kind of vaccine called mRNA. What does that mean?

Chrissy Miller, Employee Health Manager, Maui Health

• COVID-19

Jan. 07, 2021

Q: What is "long-haul COVID"?

Dr. Vijak Ayasanonda, Vice Chairman & Co-Medical Director, Emergency Department, Maui Health

• COVID-19

Dec. 17, 2020

Q: How do we know that the new Pfizer vaccine is safe?

Chrissy Miller, Employee Health Manager, Maui Health

• COVID-19
• Prevention, lifestyle & wellness

Dec. 03, 2020

Q: What is “pandemic fatigue”?

Dr. Michael Shea, Critical Care Medicine, Pacific Permanente Group

• COVID-19

Dec. 03, 2020

Q: Who should get tested for COVID-19? Are tests still being restricted? Recommendations keep changing and it is hard to keep up.

Dr. Michael Shea, Critical Care Medicine, Pacific Permanente Group

• COVID-19

Nov. 19, 2020

Q: I was exposed to someone with COVID-19, but I tested negative. Why do I still have to quarantine?

Kelly Catiel, Infection Control Manager, Maui Health

• Heart health
• COVID-19
• Maui Health

Nov. 19, 2020

Q: I have heart disease. What do I need to know about COVID-19?

Dr. Shalin Patel, Interventional Cardiologist, Pacific Permanente Group

• COVID-19
• Maui Health

Nov. 05, 2020

Q: Do masks really work to prevent COVID-19? Which works best, cloth masks or medical masks?

Kelly Catiel, Infection Control Manager, Maui Health

• COVID-19
• Infectious disease

Nov. 05, 2020

Q: Is COVID-19 more dangerous than the flu?

Chrissy Miller, Employee Health Manager, Maui Health

• Maui Health
• COVID-19

Oct. 15, 2020

Q: Is the ICU at full capacity? Does the hospital have enough ventilators?

Dr. Michael Shea, Critical Care Medicine, Pacific Permanente Group

• COVID-19

Oct. 15, 2020

Q: I heard the flu shot makes you more susceptible to getting COVID. Is that true?

Chrissy Miller, Employee Health Manager, Maui Health

• COVID-19

Oct. 15, 2020

Q: How do I know if I have the flu or COVID?

Chrissy Miller, Employee Health Manager, Maui Health

• Maui Memorial Medical Center
• COVID-19
• Women's health

Oct. 01, 2020

Q: Why can’t you move Labor and Delivery out of the hospital to a separate facility? Wouldn’t that be safer?

Dr. Jennifer Mathieu, OB/GYN, Maui Lani Physicians & Surgeons

• COVID-19
• Diabetes

Sep. 25, 2020

Q: I have diabetes. What do I need to know about COVID-19?

Jolly Anne L. Uclaray, MSN RN CDE, Diabetes Coordinator, Maui Memorial Medical Center

• COVID-19
• Neurology & stroke

Sep. 25, 2020

Q: During COVID, is it still the best thing to call 911 when someone is having stroke symptoms or a stroke? What is the best thing to do?

Mariah Mossman, RN, Stroke Program Manager, Maui Health

• COVID-19
• Maui Memorial Medical Center

Aug. 20, 2020

Q: Is Maui Memorial Medical Center a COVID-19 testing site? How can I get tested?

Dr. Lee Weiss, Chairman of Emergency Medicine

• Maui Memorial Medical Center
• COVID-19

Aug. 06, 2020

Q: I keep reading about universal testing at Maui Memorial Medical Center. What is it and how will it help protect patients and employees?

Dr. Vijak Ayasanonda, Vice Chairman & Co-Medical Director, Emergency Department, Maui Health

• Maui Health
• COVID-19

Jul. 16, 2020

Q: How can you assure the community that our hospital is prepared for another surge in COVID-19 cases?

Dr. Michael Shea, Critical Care Medicine, Pacific Permanente Group

• COVID-19
• Women's health

Jul. 06, 2020

Q: I’m pregnant. Am I at greater risk of coronavirus?

Dr. Stacy Ammerman, OB/GYN, Maui Lani Physicians & Surgeons

• COVID-19
• Maui Memorial Medical Center

Jul. 02, 2020

Q: Is it safe to have my baby at the hospital right now? What steps is Maui Memorial taking to protect me and my baby from COVID-19?

Dr. Stacy Ammerman, OB/GYN, Maui Lani Physicians & Surgeons

• COVID-19

Jul. 02, 2020

Q: Is it safe to reschedule my colonoscopy?

Cindy Hara, Director of Perioperative Services, Maui Health

• COVID-19
• Prevention, lifestyle & wellness

Jun. 18, 2020

Q: Since the coronavirus pandemic started, I’m having trouble sleeping. What can I do?

Dr. Ben Thompson, Behavioral Health: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Pacific Permanente Group

• COVID-19
• Women's health

May. 21, 2020

Q: What should I do to protect myself and my baby from coronavirus if I’m pregnant?

Dr. Stacy Ammerman, OB/GYN, Maui Lani Physicians & Surgeons

• Mental health & substance abuse
• Prevention, lifestyle & wellness
• COVID-19

May. 07, 2020

Q: How can I manage my stress and anxiety while I’m stuck at home?

Dr. David Ulin, Chief Medical Director, Maui Health

• Prevention, lifestyle & wellness
• COVID-19

Apr. 30, 2020

Q: Is it safe to go surfing? What is known about the risk of going in the ocean during coronavirus?

Dr. David Ulin, Chief Medical Director, Maui Health

• Alzheimer's
• COVID-19

Apr. 30, 2020

Q: My grandmother has dementia. Do you have any tips or guidance that I can follow to help support her and her daily needs?

Christine Spencer, Maui County Regional Coordinator, Alzheimer's Association

• COVID-19
• Prevention, lifestyle & wellness

Apr. 16, 2020

Q: How should people wear cloth masks to protect themselves from coronavirus?

Dr. Lee Weiss, Chairman of Emergency Medicine

• COVID-19
• Asthma & allergy

Apr. 16, 2020

Q: Will the symptoms of COVID-19 feel like an asthma attack, and does having asthma put me at higher risk?

Dr. David Ulin, Chief Medical Director, Maui Health

• COVID-19
• Maui Health

Apr. 02, 2020

Q: I see a lot of people on social media talking about PPE at Maui Memorial. Is it true that staff are not allowed to use masks from home?

Michael Rembis, CEO, Maui Health

• COVID-19
• Infectious disease
• Prevention, lifestyle & wellness

Mar. 19, 2020

Q: My sister is in the hospital (Maui Memorial Medical Center). Can I still visit her now with all the Coronavirus closures around Maui?

Kelly Catiel, Infection Control Manager, Maui Health