Governor Bryan Meets with Territorial Hospital Redevelopment Team About Path Forward for Completion of Juan F. Luis Hospital North

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Governor Bryan Meets with Territorial Hospital Redevelopment Team About Path Forward for Completion of Juan F. Luis Hospital North

Governor Albert Bryan Jr. met with the Territorial Hospital Redevelopment Team (THRT) for a status on the completion of the temporary hospital (JFL North) on St. Croix, which is in its final phase of construction with the mechanical building.

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