Guam Memorial Hospital leaders, GEDA and legislators outline $32M proposal; fiscal office says $19.7M is available for FY2026

Senator Sabrina Salas Montanani, author of Bill 187-38 COR, told the Committee on Finance and Government Operation on Oct. 6 that her draft would appropriate $32 million in savings from recent bond refunding to the Guam Memorial Hospital Authority for critical capital-improvement projects and life‑saving supplies.

"This bill takes $32,000,000 in savings from the government of Guam's bond refunding… and I want the people of Guam to know that I am committed to making sure every dollar of these savings goes directly to the Guam Memorial Hospital," the senator said. She told the committee she is coordinating with hospital leadership to prioritize projects and expects committee amendments to reflect the fiscal-year timing of available savings.

Dr. Jolene Ogan, interim CEO/administrator for Guam Memorial Hospital Authority, testified the facility faces life‑safety and infrastructure problems and listed four program priorities she said the funds would address: demolition/parking and site work around an abandoned MRI building; utility and life‑safety modernization (electrical, fire alarm, elevator and emergency power); an…