GRMC News

(Wednesday, August 14, 2019) Guam Regional Medical City (GRMC) successfully completed its 2019 Summer Hospital Internship Experience, or SHInE program, which allows interested participants the opportunity to shadow healthcare professionals during a three-week learning period. This is GRMC’s second year to offer the internship program. Last year the program only included shadowing physicians. This year […]

(Wednesday, July 31, 2019; Dededo, Guam) Guam Regional Medical City is celebrating its fourth anniversary this month. Activities include commemoration of its longest running outreach program, Walk with GRMC. The weekly fitness program takes place on Thursdays at 10 AM in the Micronesia Mall center court and is open to the public for no charge. […]

(Thursday, June 20, 2019; Dededo, Guam) Effective Sunday, June 23, 2019, Guam Regional Medical City (GRMC) will be discontinuing its Urgent Care services as part of its ongoing restructuring efforts. GRMC’s Emergency Department (ED) will remain open and in accordance with federal law, all patients presenting to GRMC requesting emergency services will still be entitled […]

(Monday, June 10, 2019; Dededo, Guam) Over the last two months, Guam Regional Medical City (GRMC) has been working diligently to streamline its operations and procedures using five-star hospitals in the mainland as a benchmark to gauge our progress. Under the guidance of Chief Restructuring Officer Hugh King, GRMC has made tremendous strides to reduce […]

(Thursday, March 7, 2019; Dededo, Guam) Guam Regional Medical City (GRMC) was pleased to hear that Governor Lou Leon Guerrero signed Bill 30-35 this afternoon, creating Public Law 35-2. GRMC would like to thank Governor Leon Guerrero, Senator Tina Muña Barnes, and senators of the Guam Legislature for their hard work and diligence in pursuing […]

(Monday, June 3, 2019; Dededo, Guam) Guam Regional Medical City (GRMC) will begin its summer internship program again this month for students interested in a career in healthcare. The Summer Hospital Internship Experience (SHInE) will feature two sessions and offer participants an opportunity to shadow healthcare professionals at GRMC while learning key competencies in each […]

(Wednesday, May 29, 2019; Dededo, Guam) Dr. Michael W. Cruz, President and CEO of Guam Regional Medical City (GRMC) recently completed the rigorous 16-month accelerated Executive MBA (EMBA) for Physicians program at The Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University in Boston, Massachusetts. The program is designed for practicing physicians who either […]

(Monday, May 20, 2019; Dededo, Guam) Dr. Joseph Wiedermann, Interventional Cardiologist at Guam Regional Medical City (GRMC), performed the first Intravascular Ultrasound Imaging procedure ever done on Guam. “This new procedure allows us to image plaque and obstructions from inside of the artery and gives us much more anatomical detail than angiography, helping to guide […]

(Monday, May 20, 2019; Dededo, Guam) Guam’s three hospitals celebrated National Hospital Week for the second year with a series of friendly athletic competitions over the weekend. Hosted by Guam Regional Medical City (GRMC), our team was joined by teams from Guam Memorial Hospital (GMH) and Naval Hospital. This year’s celebratory competitions included billiards, volleyball, […]

(Friday, May 24, 2019; Dededo, Guam) Guam Regional Medical City (GRMC) has upgraded to latest software from Allscripts, a vendor of electronic health record (EHR) systems for physician practices, hospitals and healthcare systems. The Allscripts version 17.3 software was successfully installed on Saturday, May 4 and provides an open platform for multiple departments involved in […]