Hilo Medical Center reports that as of Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 3 p.m.. 11 total COVID-positive patients are hospitalized. Three are in the Intensive Care Unit, seven in the COVID Unit and one is in the Extended Care Facilty.
COVID testing for the Extended Care Facility’s 52 staff and 28 residents that was conducted on September 24 and 29 have all returned negative.· Admissions to our Extended Care Facility remain paused until the situation is resolved.
Hilo Medical Center is optimistic in managing COVID in the hospital and its long term care facility. Two total deaths, unrelated to the veterans home, have occurred in the hospital on September 8 and 18.
Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home update as of 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020 as reported by Avalon Healthcare, the veterans home’s managing company.
Good news. There has been an improvement in recovered cases of residents and staff.
A total of 71 residents and 35 employees have tested positive for COVID-19 in this outbreak. 48 residents are currently at the Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home. Seven residents are receiving care in the home’s COVID designated area. One resident is hospitalized at Hilo Medical Center.
27 total resident deaths related to COVID-19 have occurred. We offer our deepest sympathies to the families and loved ones.
One death related to COVID-19 to report today. 38 residents and 33 employees have recovered