‘Ekahi Health System is starting a new diabetes program this month to help a growing number of patients manage the chronic disease.
The new program, known as ‘Ekahi WellCare, will help patients with diabetes better manage the condition through 24-hour monitoring, education, stress management and exercise courses, laboratory testing and other support services.
More than 154,000 people, or 13.1 percent of Hawaii adults, have diabetes, and another 442,000 are prediabetic, according to the American Diabetes Association.
For more information, go to ekahiwellcare.com or call 777-4000.
Island Urgent Care opens fifth facility
Island Urgent Care has opened a fifth location in Aiea and has at least two more clinics planned for West Oahu.
The company’s newest clinic in the Pearl Kai Shopping Center at 98-199 Kamehameha Highway across from Pearlridge Center is the first for the Central Oahu community. The other facilities are in Hawaii Kai, Kahala, Kapahulu and Kakaako.
The 4,100-square-foot facility has half a dozen exam rooms and offers digital X-ray and diagnostic lab services seven days a week, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
Urgent-care facilities are growing in Hawaii as an alternative to high-cost emergency rooms, which average more than $1,400 per visit compared with $155 at a typical urgent-care clinic, the company said.
ON THE MOVE
>> FCH Enterprises, parent company of Zippy’s Restaurants and other companies, has hired Gina Marcoff as vice president of education and development. Marcoff has more than 20 years of development and training experience, including having served as vice president of training and development at Pei Wei Asian Diner and Outback Steakhouse.
>> Hawaii Tech Support has promoted Tim Ames to chief technology officer. He joined the company last year as a senior security consultant and architect of its compliance and cybersecurity programs. Prior to that, Ames served as a terminal infrastructure manager for Matson.
>> Central Pacific Bank has appointed Matthew Wong to vice president and senior wealth adviser with Central Pacific Investment Services, located at the Mililani, Ewa, Royal Kunia Times, Kapolei, Wahiawa and Waipahu branches. Wong has 15 years of experience in the financial services industry and nine years of experience in the investments industry.
