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Guam lawmakers hold hearing on proposed public‑private partnership to manage Guam Memorial Hospital
Summary
A legislative hearing on Bill 13 examined a proposal to form a public‑private partnership (P3) to stabilize operations at Guam Memorial Hospital. Supporters said the model could bring management expertise; hospital leaders warned the bill as written conflicts with the Organic Act and lacks guaranteed funding and detail on scope.
Senators and health officials gathered Feb. 19 for a public hearing on Bill 13, introduced by Senator Therese Terlahi, which would create a P3 committee to draft a request for proposals (RFP) for a public‑private partnership to manage Guam Memorial Hospital (GMH). The measure would require the committee to publish an RFP, hold hearings and submit the RFP to the Legislature for review before any appropriation or solicitation.
Why it matters: GMH faces chronic budget shortfalls, a large share of low‑reimbursing payers and aging facilities. Lawmakers framed the bill as a tool to lock in plans for operations and funding as Guam moves toward building a new medical campus; hospital leaders cautioned that the bill, as written, could conflict with statutory authority and lacks identified funding to procure a contract.
Senator Therese Terlahi, the bill author, told the committee the bill aims to create “a plan and we are going to follow that plan,” describing a committee that would develop an RFP and…
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