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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Testimony by members of the Board of Directors of the LBJ Tropical Medical Center during a House Health committee hearing this week revealed that the hospital believes it is well prepared to face whatever COVID-19 brings to American Samoa.
Dr. Akapusi Ledua told the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a press release dated Friday, March 25 and released the same day, the Governor’s Office acknowleded that prior to the dismissal of interim CEO, Emau Amosa, Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga had met with the Chairman of the American Samoa Medical Center Board of Directors, Dr....
![[l-r] Moefaauo Bill Emmsley, Dr. Jean Anderson, and Dr. Malouamaua Tuiolosega](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/lbj_board_0.jpg?itok=yj-_FHiu "[l-r] Moefaauo Bill Emmsley, Dr. Jean Anderson, and Dr. Malouamaua Tuiolosega pose for a media photo taken last year following their Senate Hospital/ Health Committee confirmation hearing as new members to the American Samoa Medical Center Authority board of directors. [SN file photo]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In a press release from the LBJ Medical Center ‘Office of the Chairman of the Board’ dated this past Friday, March 18, chair Dr Malouamaua Tuiolosega and members of the board announced an unanimous vote for dismissal of LBJ’s recently appointed interim CEO, Emau Amosa,...
Washington, D.C — Both the U.S. House and the Senate passed a $1.5 trillion spending package this past Thursday that sends further military and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine and funds the federal government through the end of September.
After the House passed the bill Congresswoman Uifa’atali...
On COVID ward duty last week at LBJ Medical Center — the LBJ Facebook page identified Helen T. Seui, Cel Leal, and Dr. Susana Pene. You can still see their beautiful smiles even beneath the HAZMAT gear. [photo: LBJ Facebook]
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — During a Zoom virtual news conference on Friday, Allison Pfaendler — leader of the U.S Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Incident Management Assistance Team (IMAT), provided an update of the federal team’s response, work and support with local officials,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — LBJ Medical Center’s acting chief of staff, Dr. Akapusi Ledua is thankful to the hospital’s “federal partners” for providing medical support — such as critical care nurses and doctors — in the coming days to assist the medical center in preparation in the event of a...
The tent in front of the LBJ Emergency area where a crowd of people were sitting waiting to be called in to see the doctor. There were also people sitting at the bus stop waiting for a chance to get inside the tent. [photo by AF]
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — There is a report from LBJ that repairs for the CT scan have been completed and the CT scan is now back in service since this past Sunday. This was according to Rep. Andra Theresa Samoa, the chair of the House Health committee.
Samoa confirmed during the House Session...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — LBJ Medical Center officials have assured senators that the territory’s only hospital is prepared in the event the COVID-19 virus spreads into the community sending people to the medical center — it has a response-plan in place.
LBJ’s Chief Executive Officer Faumuina...