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Much Too Soon!
-By Tammy We are all so very sad to have to say good bye to our Meagan. They are being abruptly relocated by the military, so we thought we would get to enjoy her company for three years but no. She is fortunate to get to move closer to her family. But we will miss...
Basic Life Support Class
-By Tammy This week is the second round of Basic Life Support training through Proservice. Michelle is an excellent teacher. She came to our office twice to accommodate all of our staff. We believe that being prepare will better serve you, our patients. We are all...
Pacific Retina Care has the Very Best Staff Ever!
-by Tammy I don't believe that I have given our staff enough credit. And during these challenging times, you will appreciate this feel-good story. Ashley decided that Hawaii wasn't for her after only two months. I have been feverishly searching for a replacement...
COVID-19
-By Tammy This COVID-19 virus has hit the US hard. As essential workers trying to take care of our patients, we have scrambled to stay abreast of this mess. As you know we ask a series of questions and take your temperature each and every visit. We do the same of...
Pacific Retina Care (SM) Has The Most Amazing Patients
-By Tammy It has been a challenging few months for all of us. We at Pacific Retina CareSM have been open for you this entire time for urgencies and emergencies. To protect you and our staff, we have set many new rules- mandatory face masks, social distancing,...
Welcome Ashley!
-By Tammy Today we welcomed Ashley to our Pacific Retina Care SM Ohana! She comes all of the way from Oregon. After a two week self-quarantine she was ready to join us today. She is a Certified Ophthalmic Assistant with lots of experience. She will fit nicely with...
Face Masks Required
-By Tammy Beginning Monday you are required to wear a face covering in all essential businesses. What does that mean? If you feel you need to be seen by Dr Tafoya, you will need to wear some sort of face covering. Hawai’i does not suggest surgical masks or N-95's as...
Curbside Waiting Room
By Tammy Not sure if you noticed but we recently changed phone systems. You might have actually hear music rather than annoying beeps while on hold. Or maybe you noticed that you can now text us. Or maybe you noticed that we have unlimited lines and you no longer hear...
Happy Birthday Dr Tafoya!
-By Tammy It's been a rough few days for everybody, Dr Tafoya included. I attended a family wedding in California way back when Hawaii only had 2 cases of COVID-19. Since my return, I have been in self-quarantine which means Doc sleeps in our guest quarters. Our...
COVID-19 ANNOUNCEMENT
Things seem to be changing day by day. We at Pacific Retina CareSM are trying to do our part to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Unlike dentistry and general ophthalmology, most of our care is not routine. So we will stay open for you. But we need you to work with...
Corona Virus
-By Tammy It’s a beautiful day in Paradise. I surfed on a borrowed longboard this morning. Thank you, Dive Oahu. Two of my surfboards were lost due to that unnecessary and infuriating arson in Waikiki. But life goes on and we are all safe. In other news, COVID-19 is...
Best Wishes to Kelly!
-By Tammy We knew this day would come. Yet somehow it came all too soon. Our Kelly is heading to the Mainland for a new adventure. We celebrated her for an entire week, from cookies from Subway to Starbucks for all to our last book club meeting to movie night and...
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