(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...Read More

(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,...Read More

(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...Read More

(Wednesday, April 9, 2019; Dededo, Guam) Guam Regional Medical City (GRMC) has brought Hugh King onboard as Chief Restructuring Officer to streamline operations and improve procedures at the hospital to ensure it operates at optimum efficiency. King is an expert in US hospital standards that meet the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) guidelines...Read More

(Thursday, March 28, 2019; Dededo, Guam) Guam Regional Medical City (GRMC) has been celebrating Mes CHamoru throughout March and ended the month with a special event recognizing Dr. Olivia Torres Cruz as Guam’s first Chamorro woman doctor. March also celebrates National Women’s History Month, National Physicians Week from March 24 – 30 and Doctors Day...Read More

(Tuesday, February 5, 2019; Dededo, Guam) Guam Regional Medical City received passing marks from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) following a recent follow-up inspection at the hospital. The CMS paid an unannounced visit to GRMC last week on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 to conduct the follow-up survey. Upon completion of a thorough...Read More

(Monday, December 3, 2018) Guam Regional Medical City is making a change to full local leadership. After three years under the joint leadership of parent company The Medical City (TMC) and local healthcare professionals, we are proud to announce GRMC president and COO Michael Cruz, M.D. will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer, effective...Read More

(Wednesday; November 28, 2018) Nine open-heart surgeries were performed successfully this month at Guam Regional Medical City between November 13 to 19, 2018 by cardiothoracic surgeon Noel Concepcion, M.D. The doctor returned to Guam from Modesto, California, along with his team, to conduct the lifesaving surgeries and continue to train GRMC staff. These procedures count...Read More

(Monday, November 12, 2018) Guam Regional Medical City Laboratory has received accreditation from the College of American Pathologists. The Accreditation Committee of the College of American Pathologists (CAP) has awarded the accreditation to GRMC’s Laboratory based on the results of a recent on-site inspection as part of the CAP accreditation Programs. The facility’s director, Mohamad...Read More

(Friday, November 9, 2018) Guam Regional Medical City was recently re-accredited by The Joint Commission after a three-day inspection that took place from October 23 – 25, 2018. “Our team worked well to meet the demanding schedule The Joint Commission set for them, which had to be put on hold midway through to accommodate preparations...Read More