A Rota senator believes that the Guam Memorial Hospital will still be able to provide its patients the healthcare they deserve despite losing its accreditation last week.<\/p>\n
The Joint Commission, which issued the denial that took effect last July 16, is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization that assesses if healthcare organizations in the 50 states and five territories are within the standards they set.<\/p>\n
Sen. Teresita A. Santos (R-Rota), the Senate Health and Welfare Committee chair, said it is her belief that \u201c[even] without JGS\u2019 accreditation, GMH will continue to maintain [its] high standard in delivering patients\u2019 care.\u201d <\/p>\n
Santos said that it was unfortunate for GMH to lose its accreditation. \u201cIt is indeed sad that [GMH], which serves majority of our CNMI [medical] referral [patients], has recently lost its accreditation after a review of JC\u2019s Surveyors Team.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDespite its accreditation status, it is my understanding our patient referrals will not be impacted as GMH maintains its CMS certification,\u201d said Santos.<\/p>\n
Separately, the Commonwealth Healthcare Corp., through public information officer Sami Birmingham-Babauta, assured that CNMI medical referral patients wouldn\u2019t be affected by GMH losing accreditation, as they would continue to be provided healthcare there.<\/p>\n
Gov. Ralph DLG Torres has also met with Guam officials to have CNMI medical referral patients get the healthcare that they need from medical facilities in the Commonwealth\u2019s southern neighbor.<\/p>\n
Santos also offered some good news after CHCC chief executive officer Esther L. Mu\u00f1a released stipends to patients and their escorts to Rota patients.<\/p>\n
\u201c[Mu\u0148a] has mentioned to me that Rota interisland patient referrals and escorts\u2019 stipend will be issued out [today] as CHCC has promulgated its policy. Patients and escorts will be receiving $25 each per day,\u201d said Santos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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