Health insurance is strongly advised, owing to the high cost of health care. There is one civilian hospital, the Guam Memorial Hospital, and a number of private clinics, as well as some medical facilities run for US military personnel. For emergencies dial 911.
Guam lies between 13.2°N and 13.7°N and between 144.6°E and 145.0°E, and has an area of 212 square miles (549 km2), making it the 32nd largest island of the United States.
The Guam Department of Education (GDOE, Chamorro: Sisteman Eskuelan Pupblekon Guåhan), formerly the Guam Public School System, is a school district that serves the United States territory of Guam .