At a press conference Monday, the LBJ Hospital management introduced their partners who are helping hire nurses from Thailand.
Ten Thai nurses have arrived in the territory so far and 20 more will be hired.
Aseem Giri a consultant, who is part of the hospital’s Project Pasefika, helped with the recruiting of Thaui Nurses, through a group called ThaiNurse USA.
A representative of Thai Nurse USA, Prawaa Niemeyer, said their group helps nurses from Thailand fill their dreams of working in the USA.
She was thankful to the LBJ Hospital for the opportunity for the nurses from Thailand to work in the territory.
The ones who are already here have told her they like American Samoa and enjoy the friendliness of the people, the climate and the people they work with.
The nurses have all passed the NCLEX exam, and are here on three-year contracts or longer if they want to stay on.
CEO of LBJ Hospital Dr. Akapusi Ledua said the Thai nurses help address the acute nursing shortage at LBJ.
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