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Health in the United States Virgin Islands (4 C, 5 P) History of the United States Virgin Islands (14 C, 10 P) M. Military in the United States Virgin Islands (2 C, 2 ...
United States Virgin Islands health professionals (1 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Health in the United States Virgin Islands" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
The United States took possession of the islands on March 31, 1917, and the territory was renamed the Virgin Islands of the United States. [27] [29] Every year, Transfer Day is recognized as a holiday, to commemorate the acquisition of the islands by the United States. [30] Rear Admiral James H. Oliver was the first American governor of the ...
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The United States took possession of the islands after the signing of the armistice that put an end to military operations in the Spanish–American War. A 1916 treaty between the United States and Denmark (not ratified by the United States until 1917) resulted in Denmark selling the Danish Virgin Islands to the United States for $25 million in ...
In 2011 the Territory had its largest ever budget deficit, of US$29 million (approximately 2.6% of GDP), [9] and by 2012 public debt had quadrupled from pre-2007 levels to approximately US$113 million (approximately 10.3% of GDP). [10] Nearly 84% of that public debt was attributable to the new public hospital project. [11]
This new $130 million facility is an 88,000 sq foot VA-owned clinic on the west side of Oahu and provides multispecialty outpatient care. [5] [6] [7] It was named after the late United States Senator Daniel Akaka, an Army Veteran and champion for Veteran healthcare. [4] [8]