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A UNAC/UHCP staff member suffered a serious case of COVID-19 in recent months, and credits care at KP Woodland Hills as a reason for a successful road to recovery. I went to the emergency room the day after Christmas with symptoms. I was immediately admitted and remained in the hospital for almost three weeks. There […]
The nurses and health care workers of Maui Health System held a vehicle parade around Maui Memorial Medical Center on February 15, 2021. 150 cars filled with hundreds of family, friends, and members of United Nurses and Health Care Employees (UNHCEH) turned out to celebrate the risks and sacrifices we’ve taken over the past year, […]
Hundreds of UNHCEH members and our family, friends and neighbors, paraded in a caravan of 147 cars three times around Maui Memorial Medical Center on Monday, February 15, 2021, in the Respect Our Healthcare Heroes Parade. Parade participants returned to the starting point where they were addressed by leaders and members, including Philip Velasco, RN, […]
In the spirit of gratitude, UNAC/UHCP held a donation drive to benefit House of Ruth, an organization dedicated to the prevention of domestic violence and to ensuring the safety and well-being of those impacted by it. Domestic violence reports have increased with COVID-19 quarantine orders in place and it is more important than ever to […]
On the 200th anniversary of her birth, today’s nurses are guided by her pioneering commitment to data and her devotion to healing. By Anjetta McQueen Thackeray and Jeff Rogers By the time nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale was in her early 30s, she was running a hospital. She had just gotten started. From there, she developed […]