17 April 2024 Navy Environmental and Preventive Medicine Unit Two Celebrates 75 Years of Excellence The Navy Environmental and Preventive Medicine Unit Two (NEPMU Two) celebrates its 75th anniversary, March 30, 2024, on Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. Established on March 10, 1949, the Fleet Epidemic Disease Control Units (FEDCUs), now known as the Navy Environmental and Preventive Medicine Units
17 April 2024 NAMRU SOUTH Conducts Ongoing Febrile and Respiratory Disease Surveillance LIMA, Peru – Researchers from U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) SOUTH have an ongoing collaboration with local Peruvian hospitals to surveil pathogens causing febrile (having to do with fever) and respiratory diseases such as dengue, malaria, influenza and COVID-19 in Peru and other partner
16 April 2024 Patients rate Walter Reed providers high By Bernard LittleWalter Reed National Military Medical CenterFour Walter Reed doctors and a specialty care clinic are listed among the Military Health System’s (MHS) Joint Outpatient Experience Survey (JOES) Best of the Best in its first quarter of fiscal year 2024 report (October to December 2023)
15 April 2024 Navy Medicine partners with Recruiting Command to attract STEM-focused students Encouraging people interested in medicine and science to join Navy Medicine was the focus of the inaugural kaizen meeting at the Navy Recruiting Command (NRC) in Millington, Tenn., April 10-12, 2024.Kaizen is a Japanese term meaning change for the better or continuous improvement. It is a structured
15 April 2024 Getting a Grip During Occupational Therapy Month at Naval Hospital Bremerton A hypothetical scenario involving injuries to sight, sinew and senses was presented to Naval Hospital Bremerton’s Physical Therapy department team.An industrial accident caused eyesight injury, along with shoulder, wrist and hand damage. There’s chemical burns, sprains and strains.After seeking
14 April 2024 Naval Hospital Rota’s Celebrates its Multiservice Ward Merger ROTA, Spain—At Naval Hospital Rota, staff within the Directorate of Nursing Services recently recognized the one-year anniversary of the merger of its Maternal Child Infant (MCI) and Multi-Service Ward (MSW) inpatient units. In 2023, the facility initiated a multiphase medical gas upgrade project
12 April 2024 Continuous Process Improvement Fair demonstrates commitment to excellence at NMCSD Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) held its annual Continuous Process Improvement Fair in the command courtyard where dozens of projects were on display, demonstrating a commitment to excellence, 11 April. “Continuous improvement is a tenant of high reliability. Identifying challenges and
12 April 2024 Big Lake native provides medical support to Navy’s largest master jet base This week’s staff spotlight is Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Valeria Ortiz from Big Lake, Texas. Ortiz graduated from Reagan County High School in 2021 and joined the Navy in July of the same year.Ortiz has worked at Naval Health Clinic Lemoore for about a year and a half as a pharmacy technician. Her
11 April 2024 NMRTC Twentynine Palms hospital corpsman snatches NMFP 2023 Senior Sailor of the Year In a testament to dedication, leadership, and service, Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Peter Munoz, was named as the Senior Sailor of the Year for Naval Medical Forces Pacific, April 4, 2024.Competing against 13 other Sailors representing their respective commands throughout the NMFP region, the
11 April 2024 Research symposium brings together minds dedicated to advancing military medicine CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.– Medical professionals gathered April 11, 2024, on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune for the Annual Research Symposium.The symposium is hosted by Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune (NMCCL) to showcase research across a broad spectrum of medical and non-medical personnel such as