Out of an abundance of caution, the Guam Memorial Hospital Authority has posted a pre-screening station near the entrance of its urgent care and emergency room.
Those seeking care from or visiting GMH’s urgent care and emergency room can expect to be asked questions by a hospital security guard about their recent travel history and whether they have a cough or fever before entering.
If they fulfill the criteria to be considered a possible Person Under Investigation for COVID-19, the person will then be evaluated by a nurse within their private vehicle, according to GMH Administrator Lillian Perez-Posadas.
“The nurse will come out and do further assessments and further medical screening to determine whether this is really a possible PUI. They will then be evaluated there. If it’s not, they will then go into the emergency room. If they are, they will have a mask put on them and they will be taken into the isolation room so as to not let them mingle in the ER waiting room with other individuals,” Perez-Posadas said.
She added that this screening is currently only being done at the entrance of the urgent care and emergency room and that the decision to post the pre-screening station was made Wednesday morning.
The station has been active since yesterday afternoon.
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