{"id":394836,"date":"2023-06-29T06:06:07","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T20:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=394836"},"modified":"2023-06-29T06:06:07","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T20:06:07","slug":"guam-guard-medics-assist-with-hospital-surge-after-typhoon-mawar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/guam-guard-medics-assist-with-hospital-surge-after-typhoon-mawar\/","title":{"rendered":"Guam Guard medics assist with hospital surge after Typhoon Mawar"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Combat Medics from the Guam National Guard and members of the Guam Memorial Hospital emergency room staff work together in the wake of Typhoon Mawar June 21, 2023. (MARK SCOTT )<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

TAMUNING, Guam<\/strong>\u2014One month after Typhoon Mawar lashed the U.S. territory of Guam with 140 mph winds, recovery efforts are still underway to restore critical services. Among those supporting the response effort are Spc. Alora Finey and Pfc. Chase Camacho, combat medics with the Guam National Guard.<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew immediately after the typhoon, after seeing all of the damage, that I needed to help out,\u201d said Finey. \u201cI wanted to help out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Finey and Camacho are on Territorial Active Duty\u2014a type of National Guard mobilization ordered by the governor during emergencies \u2014tasked to help Guam Memorial Hospital cope with the surge of patients following the Category 4 storm. They help the full-time emergency room staff conduct triage, collect vitals, transport patients, and more.<\/p>\n

Sheryl De Guzman, unit supervisor of the GMH Emergency Room, said the surge of patients resulting from Typhoon Mawar has not been seen since the COVID-19 pandemic. With staff already stretched thin, De Guzman says Finey and Camacho are making a difference.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey really make a difference, especially with a lot of patients reporting into the ER. But we\u2019re striving and surviving, just like everyone else,\u201d said De Guzman.<\/p>\n

Camacho, whose mother also serves in the Guam National Guard, said the staff at Guam Memorial Hospital has treated him like family, and he\u2019s learned a lot of skills from the partner agency.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would like to say thank you to all the nurses and the ER staff here. They\u2019ve been really supportive,\u201d said Camacho. And thank you to the Guard for giving me the opportunity to give back.\u201d<\/p>\n

Finey and Camacho are part of approximately 200 Guam Army and Air National Guard troops involved with typhoon recovery efforts, alongside U.S. Army Pacific\u2019s Task Force West and Joint Region Marianas, in support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the lead agencies of the Guam government under Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero. Missions have included traffic control, route clearance and debris translocation, emergency commodity distribution, roof repairs and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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