TJC Accredited
3 consecutive terms
Our hospital offers specialized care services to address unique medical needs.
Our hospital offers specialized care services to address unique medical needs. Guam Regional Medical Center (GRMC) offers interdisciplinary collaboration and advanced state-of-the-art critical care neurological services to treat stroke. GRMC has successfully earned the American Heart Association (AHA) Gold-Plus Award with certification by the Joint Commission (TJC) as an Advanced Primary Stroke Center for the people of Guam and the Marianas islands. Neurovascular stroke disease remains a leading cause of long-term disability, and GRMC offers rehabilitation services all year long. Our Stroke Center consist of neurologists, neurovascular interventional radiologists, neurosurgeons, intensive care, emergency medicine physicians, nurses, radiologists, pharmacists, physical/occupational therapists, and speech-language therapists. GRMC patient data outcomes since TJC certification are as follows:
Patients discharged home after being diagnosed with a stroke
Patients discharged home after receiving a procedure to remove a clot that was caused by a stroke
Patients that had a bleeding complication after receiving a clot-busting medication
Patients that had a bleeding complication after a surgical clot-removal procedure was performed
Patients that were assessed & received rehabilitation services after diagnosed with a stroke
• Occupational
Therapy
• Physical Therapy
• Speech Therapy