| LBJ Tropical Medical Center | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Faga'alu, Maoputasi County, American Samoa |
| Coordinates | 14°17′25″S 170°41′08″W / 14.2903°S 170.6855°W |
| Organisation | |
| Funding | Public hospital |
| Type | District General |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 150 |
| History | |
| Opened | June 6, 1968 |
| Links | |
| Website | lbjtmc.org |
| Lists | Hospitals in American Samoa |
Lyndon B. Johnson Tropical Medical Center is the rural general hospital in American Samoa, and is the only public hospital located in Faga'alu, Maoputasi County. It has been ranked among the best hospitals in the Pacific Ocean. It is home to an emergency room and there are doctors on duty at all hours.[1][2] It is a 150-bed facility.[3] It includes TB, leprosy and obstetric units.[4] The hospital was built in 1968 and is operating under a $50 million budget as of 2017. The executive director is Taufete'e John Faumuina.[5]
- ^ Swaney, Deanna (1994). Samoa: Western Samoa and American Samoa. Lonely Planet. Page 161. ISBN 9780864422255.
- ^ United States. Congress. House. Committee on Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Indian, Insular, and Alaska Native Affairs (2017). Assessing Current Conditions and Challenges at the Lyndon B. Johnson Tropical Medical Center in American Samoa: Oversight Hearing before the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs of the Committee on Natural Resources, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, First Session, Tuesday, July 25, 2017. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Publishing Office. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "American Samoa's only hospital at full capacity". RNZ. 28 November 2018.
- ^ Miles, J.A.R. (1984). Public Health Progress in the Pacific: Geographical Background and Regional Development. Springer Science & Business Media. Page 167. ISBN 9789027790859.
- ^ "New hospital on the cards in American Samoa". RNZ. 26 July 2017.