Complaint alleges quarantine nurses sleeping on the job, lying about hours

The governor’s office confirms a complaint involving allegations of corruption and poor management at the government of Guam’s quarantine facility in Tumon has been forward to the Department of Public Health for their review.

KUAM has received a copy of the complaint alleging certain nurses assigned to the government quarantine facility are logging hours for work they are not performing. Included in the complaint are allegations that certain nurses who are assigned suites in the hotel are sleeping on the job, drinking alcohol, or not even on-site.

The complaint cites an incident, during which a passenger complained of chest pain and shortness of breath, but no assessment was performed and the passenger was not offered to be transferred to the Guam Memorial Hospital – ER for evaluation. “She told the passenger to go to sleep, they’re probably just nervous,” the complaint stated.

One of the nurses also allegedly participated in the free community testing at the Micronesia Mall in December and mislabeled three people as negative. The supervisor had to call these individuals to inform them it was a mistake.

DPHSS Spokesperson Janela Carrera confirms the complaint was received “the matter is currently under review by DPHSS management”.