Miscellaneous
Every single Guam Memorial Hospital Staff member, from our CEO to our frontline has an account with this hospital system – used to report patient or staff safety issues, or risk management issues.
What is the Safety Learning System?
This person is the Administrator of GMHA’s CLIA certified Laboratory.
Who is John Tuquero?
This department hosts all N-95 fit testing for the hospital.
What is the Safety Department?
Established at the height of COVID, this Security post was very recently retired and was located around the Physician’s parking lot.
What is “Stage 1”?
The governing body of GMHA.
What is the Board of Trustees?
This single digit is used to dial the hospital’s operator from any IP phone.
What is “0”?
This is the title of the individual who oversees GMHA’s Patient Registration Department.
Who is the Chief of Admissions (Janet Santa-Romana)?
This department manages the hospital’s adherence to CMS’s Conditions of Participation.
What is the Compliance Office?
Hosted around May of each year, this is the “Pink Ladies” big bash of the year.
What is the GMHVA Charity Ball?
When GMHA’s ER is too full to take patients, they are temporarily rerouted to another hospital on island.
What is divert status?
In the event of an active shooter, this emergency code would be announced overhead and trigger a hospital wide response.
What is code black?
This is the title of the individual who oversees GMHA’s Respiratory Therapy Department.
Who is Chief of Respiratory (Daleina Alo)?
This department reports directly to the CEO and advises them on Guam and Federal Law as it relates to the hospital and its operations.
What is Legal Counsel?
This group of local bikers gives Xmas gifts to our Pediatric patients for “Xmas in July” every year.
Who are the Guam HAWGs?
The emergency code for cardiac/respiratory arrest.
What is code blue?
The LMS (Learning Management System) that GMHA uses for archiving of all official hospital policies.
What is MCN (Medical Consultants Network)?
Reporting to the Assistant Administrator of Nursing Services, the title of this person is Deputy Assistant of Nursing Services.
Who is Liezl Concepcion?
This department is in the Professional Support Services Division and offers “OT” and “PT” for our patients.
What is Rehabilitative Services?
Established about 1.5 years ago, the goal of this Board of Trustees supported group of community members, GMHA Volunteers and support GMHA staff is to improve the patient experience through change initiatives. It was the primary influence on our newly remodeled Pediatrics Unit.
What is the PFAC (Pediatric Patient Family Advisory Council)?
The emergency code announcement that comes overhead when operations are back to normal.
What is Dr. Clearwater?
In the event of a real infant or child abduction, this emergency code would be announced overhead and trigger a hospital wide response.
What is code pink?
This person is the Director of Gastroenterology at GMHA and recently joined GMHA as a staff physician.
Who is Dr. Paul Muna-Aguon?
This department handles all trash dispensing at our hospital and is tasked to regularly sanitize patient rooms and operating rooms.
What is the Environmental Services Department?
Constructed in 1977, Guam Memorial Hospital was built originally at this location.
What is Oka Point?
Achieved in 2010, GMHA became accredited by this well known healthcare quality and patient safety organization who accredit over 22,000 certified health care organizations worldwide.
What is the Joint Commission?