Guam Memorial Hospital
Guam Memorial Hospital is located in Tamuning, Guam and is the only public hospital serving the island of Guam. The hospital has 161 licensed acute care beds, plus 40 beds at its off-site, long-term care Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF). The hospital offers adult and pediatric medical services. These include 24-hour emergency services; medical telemetry and progressive care; obstetrics, labor and delivery; nursery; catheterization lab; orthopedic services; in-patient and out-patient surgery; intensive care (neonatal, pediatric, and adult); skilled nursing care; laboratory and blood bank services; radiology, angiography, nuclear medicine and CT scan diagnostic services; pharmacy; respiratory care; renal dialysis; physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, cardiac rehabilitation, and recreational therapy; dietetic services; patient education; and social services; and pastoral care services. Guam Memorial Hospital Authority also has outpatient services Monday through Friday, which includes cardiology, pulmonology, and ankle & foot clinics. History Guam Memorial Hospital Authority (GMHA) was created prior to 1954 to administer and operate the Guam Memorial Hospital. Its operations represent a major change in the history of the government's role in the delivery of medical care to the community. Historically, the U.S. the government provided free hospital and health care services to the people of Guam through Naval