Personnel
This individual oversees the division which is sponsoring today’s events of Hospital Week.
Who is Yuka Hechanova (Fiscal Services Division)?
This individual heads up the executive team now in their second four year term at GMHA
Who is Ms. Lillian Perez-Posadas?
This group makes up approximately 125 members of the hospital’s clinical professional staff.
Who are the medical staff members?
Under the organic act of Guam enacted in 1950, this person has ultimate authority over Guam Memorial Hospital Authority.
Who is the Governor of Guam?
As you enter the main lobby of GMHA as a visitor you must check in at this security booth named _____________.
What is post 1?
This individual most recently joined hospital administration’s executive team, and, prior to, was a staff Neurosurgeon and Vice Chairperson of the Surgery Department.
Who is Dr. Verrad “Kwasi” Nyame?
As director of the skilled nursing facility, this physician oversees 40 Medicare certified beds in our Barrigada heights facility, the SNF.
Who is Dr. Florencio “Larry” Lizama?
This group (committee) consists of both the Medical Staff Department Chairpersons and Medical Staff Committee Chairs and is Chaired by the Medical Staff President.
What is the Medical Executive Committee?
This former Electronic Health Record System was replaced by CareVue in October of 2022 and is still used by patient registration.
What is Optimum iMed?
This important document establishes a framework for self-governance enabling the Medical Staff to discharge its responsibilities.
What are the Bylaws/Medical Staff Bylaws?
This is the “other” title for the Associate Administrator of Medical Services.
What is Chief Medical Officer?
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What is Medical Director?
This medical staff department is the largest in the hospital, is made up of hospitalists amongst others and guides the care plans of GMHA inpatients.
What is the Medicine Department?
This GMHA Division oversees the largest number of staff, including respiratory services, radiology, pharmacy and spiritual care, amongst others.
What is the Clinical Services Division?
Originally known as the Medical Center of the Marianas and rebranded to Guam Memorial Hospital – this exact building was originally built by this group.
What is the Catholic Diocese?
Used algorithmically and preventatively by clinicians, this warning score for adults is similar to “PEWS”.
What is MEWS: Modified Early Warning Score?
This person is the hospital’s Medication Safety Officer and oversees all operational aspects of GMHA’s Pharmacy.
Who is Jason Boyd?
This well respected, colloquially named volunteer group helps GMHA with medical equipment donations amongst many other things.
Who are the pink ladies or GMHAVA?
This committee oversees sanitization and hygiene related practices at the hospital and is chaired by an Infectious Disease Physician and the hospital’s Infection Control Practitioner.
What is the Infection Control Committee?
Replaced by the Safety Learning System in 2018, this paper based, colloquially named incident reporting system is now retired.
What are blue forms?
This unit is the only unit in the hospital, which requires a support person for 100% of the time a patient is in the unit.
What is the pediatric unit?
The chairperson of this medical staff department, which is the smallest at GMHA and provides anesthesia care to our patients, has served three consecutive terms as chairperson.
Who is Dr. Reynald Lim?
This committee approves and has oversight over which medications are used at GMHA.
What is the Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee (P&T Committee)?
Under the umbrella of Guam Memorial Hospital Authority and not the acute care hospital or the skilled nursing facility, this arm of the authority serves a unique patient population.
What is the Department of Corrections?
During GMHA’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, inpatient units were renamed to this, numbered 1-6, to originally house COVID positive patients.
What are CARE units?
Originally established in 1999 and endorsed by CMS, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, GMHA is currently pursuing accreditation with this organization.
What is CIHQ – Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality?