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American Samoa dialysis clinic reopens after 2-day closureThis June 3, 2015 photo provided by the Samoa News shows Dialysis Head Nurse Olita Tafiti in the storage room where liquid bicarbonate concentrate is stored at the LBJ Medical Center in the U.S. territory of American Samoa. A fresh supply of a dialysis product needed for the treatment of renal failure was expected to be delivered to American Samoa on Friday, June 5 after a recall forced the only hospital on the island to stop treatments. (Joyetter Feagaimaalii-Luamanu/Samoa News via AP) 
American Samoa dialysis clinic reopens after 2-day closureThis Friday, June 5, 2015 photo shows the entrance to the territorial government owned Fagaalu hospital, the LBJ Tropical Medical Center, in Fagaalu, American Samoa. Residents who require dialysis were in their third day without the vital treatment Friday, after a product recall closed their clinic, but so far none have sought emergency medical attention, the U.S. territory's only hospital said. Until Saturday, there are no other options for dialysis patients on the island with a population of about 55,000, roughly 2,300 miles south of Hawaii. (AP Photo/Fili Sagapolutele) 
American Samoa dialysis clinic reopens after 2-day closureA public notice posted on one of the side doors of the Dialysis Clinic informs patients that due to problems with its dialysis solutions, treatments are been put on hold at the LBJ Medical Center, in Fagaalu, American Samoa Friday, June 5, 2015. Residents who require dialysis were in their third day without the vital treatment Friday after a product recall closed their clinic, but so far none have sought emergency medical attention, the U.S. territory's only hospital said. Until Saturday, there are no other options for dialysis patients on the island with a population of about 55,000, roughly 2,300 miles south of Hawaii. (AP Photo/Fili Sagapolutele) 
American Samoa dialysis clinic reopens after 2-day closureA public notice posted on one of the side doors of the Dialysis Clinic informs patients that due to problems with its dialysis solutions, treatments are been put on hold at the LBJ Medical Center, in Fagaalu, American Samoa on Friday, June 5, 2015. Residents who require dialysis were in their third day without the vital treatment Friday after a product recall closed their clinic, but so far none have sought emergency medical attention, the U.S. territory's only hospital said. Until Saturday, there are no other options for dialysis patients on the island with a population of about 55,000, roughly 2,300 miles south of Hawaii. (AP Photo/Fili Sagapolutele) Posted: Saturday, June 6, 2015 12:00 am | Updated: 3:00 am, Sat Jun 6, 2015. PAGO PAGO, American Samoa (AP) — American Samoa's only dialysis clinic reopened Friday after a product recall forced it to close for two days. LBJ Medical Center said the clinic reopened at 4 p.m. Friday and began treating patients who require dialysis. The clinic shut down Wednesday after the hospital learned of a recall of a solution used in its machines. A fresh supply arrived to the island around 2 p.m. Friday. The clinic had been scheduled to reopen at 1 a.m. Saturday. Subscription RequiredAn online service is needed to view this article in its entirety. You need an online service to view this article in its entirety. Have an online subscription? Login NowNeed an online subscription? SubscribeLoginOr, use your facebook account: Choose an online service.
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