Guam seeks grant from military to plan new hospital
Guam plans to seek a grant from the military’s Office of Economic Adjustment to start drawing up plans for a new Guam Memorial Hospital, including how large it would be and how much it might cost, according to hospital Administrator Lillian Perez-Posadas.
The OEA has been providing financial assistance to Guam because of the impact of the ongoing military buildup, which will bring thousands of Marines to a new base in Dededo, Camp Blaz.
Perez-Posadas provided an update on the new hospital project during an oversight hearing Thursday with lawmakers.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which assessed the existing GMH facility in November 2019, has recommended Guam build a replacement hospital at a cost of about $743 million instead of spending $761 million to renovate the current facility in Tamuning.
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(Guam Pacific Daily News)