Report: Navy plan inadequate for healthcare
The Department of Defense Inspector General's Office isn't convinced the Navy has an adequate plan to provide access to healthcare to thousands more with the pending military buildup.
By KUAM NewsGuam - The Department of Defense Inspector General's Office isn't convinced the Navy has an adequate plan to provide access to healthcare to thousands more with the pending military buildup. The Inspector General instead believes that patients in Guam will receive inadequate care, will have to wait to see medical specialists and could be delayed in getting medivaced off-island.
Navy Medicine West disagrees with the findings and has until July 16 to respond. According to the Marines Times, Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo supported the IG findings, saying Guam remains a medically underserved territory and she is hopeful that the DOD will staff medical specialty care on Guam properly to maintain a high quality of life for service members.