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The LBJ Medical Center’s Family Planning Clinic continues their outreach program “BEGINS WITH ME/ AMATA IA TE A’U.” This past week kicked off with a special visit to the students of Aoa Olomoana Elementary School “Home of the Seaula" where the group spoke on issues such as teen pregnancy prevention...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Health authorities in American Samoa say two children visiting from neighbouring Samoa are suspected of having measles and are in hospital care.
Physician Saipale Fuimaono has told KHJ News that blood samples from the two are being sent to Hawaii for testing, with...
LBJ Medical Center chief executive officer, Faumuina John Faumuina (4th from right) accepted a $10,000 cash donation from the Women’s Hopital Auxiliary. The donation will go towards the many financial needs at the LBJ Hospital. Women's Auxiliary president Suni Felise (4th from left) and vice...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — October is a month of many wonderful things: the World Series, the colors of autumn, and Halloween among them. But it’s also booked with national celebrations and awareness campaigns: National Country Music Month, Polish American Heritage Month, and even National...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Elder Vince Haleck spoke Monday during the LBJ Medical Center news conference where it was announced that starting yesterday, the hospital is offering orthopedic knee replacement surgical services, under the leadership of...
![[l-r] LBJ Hospital’s Chief of Orthopedics, Dr. Ledua; US certified orthopedic surgeon Dr. John Edwards; LBJ chief executive officer Faumuina John Faumuina; Elder Vince Haleck of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints; and US certified radiologist Dr. Gregory Patch](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/lbj_annct_img_3623.jpg?itok=artHVQXF "[l-r] LBJ Hospital’s Chief of Orthopedics, Dr. Ledua; US certified orthopedic surgeon Dr. John Edwards; LBJ chief executive officer Faumuina John Faumuina; Elder Vince Haleck of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints; and US certified radiologist Dr. Gregory Patch following yesterday’s news conference where Faumuina announced that beginning today, the LBJ Hospital is offering knee replacement surgical services, under the leadership of Dr. Edwards. [photo: FS]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Starting today, LBJ Medical Center will begin providing a new orthopedic knee replacement surgical service, under the leadership of Dr. John Edwards, whom, along with his wife Rebecca — a licensed social worker — will be doing missionary work at LBJ for 18 months.
This...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Local residents who were at the LBJ Medical Center Tuesday afternoon had to be evacuated and according to a security officer, it was because there was smoke in the building and a power outage.
Reportedly, an employee had turned on a light switch that caused a power surge...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata welcomed two discretionary federal grants for American Samoa, each through the U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Department, for a total of nearly $520,000
The larger of the two grants will provide $400,000 in social and economic development support...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — To honor the dedicated nephrology nurses who care for patients with kidney disease, the second full week in September each year is designated as Nephrology Nurses Week.
In 2019, Nephrology Nurses Week was celebrated Sept. 8-14. Together with registered nurses and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa's Department of Health is sending a blood sample of the 19-year-old female believed to have died from dengue fever off island for testing.
According epidemiologist Aifili John Tufa, although doctors at the LBJ Hospital pointed to dengue fever as the cause...