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Nurses and health care professionals climaxed their candlelight vigil in Panorama City on Wednesday night, April 28, with a collective roar, shout, and scream—a cathartic release of more than a year’s pent-up emotion—so they could begin to heal. For nearly an hour, those assembled, socially distanced and masked, held electric candles as night fell and […]
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 […]