Hawaii officials concerned about oxygen supply amid surge

HONOLULU — Health care officials in Hawaii are concerned about a shortage of oxygen as the state’s coronavirus surge continues to grow.

Hospital officials are canceling nonemergency procedures that require oxygen in an attempt to conserve supplies, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Tuesday.

There is a global shortage of oxygen containers that are needed for transport to the islands, said Hilton Raethel, president and CEO of the Healthcare Association of Hawaii, a trade group for the state’s hospitals and nursing homes.

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