Hospital makes first transplants Hospital makes first transplants ADVERTISING HONOLULU (AP) — The Queen’s Medical Center is celebrating Hawaii’s first organ transplants since Hawaii Medical Center closed more than three months ago. The Honolulu hospital hosted a celebration Thursday for
Hospital makes first transplants
HONOLULU (AP) — The Queen’s Medical Center is celebrating Hawaii’s first organ transplants since Hawaii Medical Center closed more than three months ago.
The Honolulu hospital hosted a celebration Thursday for two liver transplant patients.
Hawaii Medical Center, formerly St. Francis Medical Center, used to run the state’s only organ transplant center. Queen’s decided to start one when Hawaii Medical Center announced in December it would close because it couldn’t find a buyer.
In January, the national organization for organ transplants approved Queen’s application to perform liver transplants.
State seeks out new teachers
HONOLULU (AP) — The state is starting to hire new teachers earlier this year with the hopes of tapping into a more active applicant pool.
The annual hiring effort usually starts near the end of the school year. Department of Education officials hope filling positions earlier will help increase the number of qualified teachers hired for schools and subject areas that are difficult to staff.
Kerry Tom, acting director of the department’s personnel development branch, says many new teachers on the mainland receive other offers by June or July.
