Naval Hospital Guam | |
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Active | 1899-1944, 1954-present |
Country | Guam |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch | United States Navy |
Type | Hospital |
Part of | Naval Medical Forces Pacific, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Joint Region Marianas |
Garrison/HQ | Building 50, Farenholt Ave, Agana Heights, Guam 96910 |
Nickname(s) | USNH Guam |
Motto(s) | Service Before Self |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Captain Thecly H. Scott[1] |
United States Naval Hospital Guam is a U.S. Navy medical facility on the U.S. territory of Guam. It provides a broad range of medical services to active-duty U.S. military personnel under Joint Region Marianas. Besides the main hospital, the hospital runs a medical clinic and a dental clinic on Naval Base Guam.[2]
Established in 1899 in the capitol of Hagåtña, it offered general care to the population up until Japanese invasion in 1941. Local CHamoru staff continued to offer medical care during the Japanese occupation until the hospital was destroyed in the U.S. liberation. The hospital was re-established in its current location in Agana Heights in 1954 and treated many casualties from the Vietnam War.