The state of North Carolina is seeing some its highest COVID-19 case numbers since the start of the pandemic. As case counts tick higher, Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune has experienced longer than normal wait times for those seeking COVID testing.Since March 2020, the COVID/Acute Respiratory

There’s a hand-painted sign announcing ‘Heroes Work Here’ outside of Dale Medical Center in Ozark, Alabama.The personalized statement is as much a reference to the over-worked staff as it is to the U.S. Navy Medicine team who deployed there in early September, 2021.A active duty team of nurses,

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (September 12, 2021) – For the last month, Naval Medical Forces Atlantic (MEDLANT), surged support to Operation Allies Refuge, Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) missions, aiding humanitarian assistance in Haiti, and planning and executing mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for

Rear Adm. Darin Via, Naval Medical Forces Atlantic (MEDLANT) commander and the senior market manager for the Tidewater Market, visited McCormick gym on Naval Station Norfolk to tour the site of Hampton Roads’ mass vaccination center, Sept. 1.The center is managed by Commander, Naval Surface Forces

SIGONELLA, Italy—A female evacuee steps inside the canvas flap of the large green tent on Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella. Her vitals are taken, and she is immediately given an IV for dehydration. A hospital corpsman takes her young son’s pulse while medical care is provided.More than 660 evacuees

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Sept, 10, 2021) – Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) reestablished its outdoor COVID-19 testing tents, Sept. 10.An outdoor COVID-19 testing site was first created at NMCP in March 2020 when large white tents were put up to triage, test and treat low-acuity patients who suspected

One of Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune’s pediatricians has been recognized as the latest recipient of the American Academy of Pediatrics Uniformed Services – Chapter East Outstanding Young Pediatrician of the Year Award. U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander Colleen Lail’s recognition marks the second

Representatives from Penn Medicine and the United States Navy will sign a unique agreement today marking the start of a three-year partnership to integrate members of the Navy with the Trauma Division at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center (PPMC). The program, known as the Naval Strategic Health

An idea forged and inspired by grandfatherly accomplishments is becoming a legacy on its’ own.Along with being named Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Bremerton Junior Sailor of the Quarter, Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Kyra James, from the Navajo Reservation and small town of

A MAP was needed for all the congratulatory announcements shared across 10 time zones from Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Bremerton.For Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Kamal Green, forward deployed as a physical therapy technician to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, headquarters of