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Contemporary Guam Era

Contemporary Guam Era, Contemporary Guam: Health, Health and Medicine, Historic Eras of Guam

Guam Memorial Hospital

Located in Oka, Tamuning, Guam Memorial Hospital is Guam’s only public hospital, with a licensed bed capacity of 158 acute care beds, plus forty licensed long-term care beds at its Skilled Nursing Facility located in Barrigada Heights. The availability of beds for actual admissions at both facilities necessarily varies in accordance with the availability of fully trained and licensed staff.

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Civic Society, Contemporary Guam Era, Contemporary Guam: Politics, Currents, e-Publications, Historic Eras of Guam, Politics and Government

Guam Military Build Up

As the US plans one of its largest realignments of military assets in decades, the people of Guam struggle to grasp its impact to the island and its people. The planned military build up on Guam alone is expected to cost six billion dollars and will bring thousands of people to Guam, changing the island in many ways.

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Civic Society, Contemporary Guam Era, Contemporary Guam: Education, Education, Historic Eras of Guam, People, People and Places, US Naval Era, US Naval Era: Education

Namesake School: JM Guerrero Elementary

Established in 1971, Harmon Loop Elementary School in Dededo was renamed and rededicated as Juan Mendiola Guerrero Elementary School, commonly referred to as JM Guerrero Elementary School, in March 1999. Guerrero was a teacher who was killed by Japanese soldiers in the waning hours of World War II.

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