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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Train our own and grow our own, is now a daily challenge for the LBJ hospital management, while employing overseas expertise in an effort to avoid the shortage of nurses in American Samoa.
LBJ hospital CEO Dr. Akapusi Ledua said their vision is to develop our own local...

![LBJ hospital management (three seated left) along with the Thai USA team (three seated right) after LBJ contracted overseas nurses (standing) while the hospital works on a plan to overcome the local workforce shortage. [photo: AT] LBJ MGMT AND Thai USA team WITH FOREIGN NURSES](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/3448.jpg?itok=F1tSgpnX)