Hilo Medical Center has good news, with only 9 patients hositalized in the facility, and no new deaths reported today.

HILO MEDICAL CENTER UPDATE (as of 3:00 pm on Tuesday, October 6, 2020)

·         9 total COVID-positive patients are hospitalized: 3 in ICU, 6 in COVID Unit

·         Hilo Medical Center’s Extended Care Facility is now considered COVID-free. Admissions to resume shortly.

·         3 total community deaths related to COVID-19 occurred at the hospital on Sept. 8 and 18, Oct. 4.

YUKIO OKUTSU STATE VETERANS HOME UPDATE (as of 3:00 pm on Tuesday, October 6, 2020, reported by Avalon Healthcare<https://ahcupdates.info/hilo-covid19-update/>, the veterans home’s managing company)

·         Good news: There are no COVID-positive residents at the veterans home and all staff are now recovered.

·         A total of 71 residents and 35 employees have tested positive for COVID-19 in this outbreak

·         45 residents are currently at the Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home

·         0 residents are receiving care for COVID in the home

·         2 residents are hospitalized at Hilo Medical Center

·         27 total resident deaths related to COVID-19 have occurred

·         42 residents and all 35 employees have recovered

·         32 total deaths related to COVID-19 have occurred – 27 from the Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home<https://ahcupdates.info/hilo-covid19-update> and 3 community at the Hilo Medical Center, 2 from Life Care Center, per website<https://lcca.com/locations/hi/hilo/announcement>.

Hilo Medical Center is encouraging everybody in the community to wear masks, distance, and wash their hands.  Photo is Community and Legislative Relations Manager at Island Naturals, showing that they’ve posted the HMC “wear your mask” flyer.