FBNMS and DOC to discuss installing hyperbaric chamber for LBJ Hospital
The Department of Commerce and the Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary will host a roundtable discussion about the possibility of installing a hyperbaric chamber at the LBJ Medical Center.
FBNMS Presidential Management Fellow Emily Gaskin explained that the hyperbaric chamber can be used in the treatment of decompression sickness and diabetes. The discussions will include input and comments from local residents, as well as representatives from Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, Alpena Medical Hospital, and Alpena Community College.
The meeting, called the “Joining Hands Workshop,” is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 10 from 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. in the DOC conference room, on the second floor of the AP Lutali Executive Office Building in Utulei.
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