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With Medical Tourism And Economic Growth In Mind, Doctors Launch Plessen Healthcare

ST. CROIX -- While companies and their lawyers wrestle in local and U.S. courts for what's remaining of HOVENSA -- the oil refinery that was once the main breadwinner for over 1,000 locals -- the struggle to find another industry continues, as leaders desperately search for that aha moment that would provoke an economic boon on the struggling island. But while government officials continue on their quest, a group of doctors believe they've identified a venture that could give rise to an all new product here: medical tourism. Their facility, encompassing the entire lower floor of the new Government Employees' Retirement System building, located in Orange Grove, is a state-of-the-art operation with a heavy focus on eye care. The north side offices include a receptionist, secretary, doctors' offices and a conference room. On the east side of the building, however, a whole new world meets the eye. There's a waiting area where patients sit before undergoing surgery,...