by Krystal Paco

Guam - The Guam Memorial Hospital's Blood Bank is now better equipped to provide blood for patient care needs. Today the Rigalu Foundation donated two dual-speed centrifuge machines to the hospital laboratory. Centrifuges are needed to check patients' blood types and to do cross-matches to make blood available for transfusions.

They are critical to daily blood test procedures and allow for increased accuracy, efficiency, and turnaround time for patient blood tests ordered at GMH.

First Lady Christine Calvo said, "We're very happy that the community also reached out in making this donation for the hospital," with hospital CEO Joseph Verga saying, "Thank you for your continued support and efforts and its support like this and our volunteers that help provide much needed equipment to help the hospital in difficult times."

Today's donation is valued at more than $6,500.