06 February 2023 Hospital corpsman named Naval Medical Forces Pacific headquarters 2022 Sailor of the Year A hospital corpsman at headquarters, Naval Medical Forces Pacific (NMFP), was named the winner of the Chief Yeoman Latoya Calvin Leadership Award and NMFP Headquarters Sailor of the Year (SOY) for 2022, during an all-hands meeting and awards presentation at NMFP, Naval Base San Diego, Jan. 13...
03 February 2023 NMCSD Honors Women Physicians At Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD), there is a good chance that a beneficiary will be treated at some point by women physicians who have trained and aspired to be among the highest qualified providers Navy Medicine can offer. However, it wasn’t always like that. Feb. 3 is National Women...
02 February 2023 Flagship of Navy Dental Education Marks 100 Years The Navy Dental Corps’ ongoing commitment to education and training is exemplified in the story of the Naval Postgraduate Dental School (NPDS) which celebrates its 100th anniversary on February 3rd, 2023.Originally known as the Naval Dental School, NPDS was founded by the Bureau of Medicine and...
02 February 2023 Military Panel Discusses Military Health System with Civilian Healthcare Executives SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Rear Adm. Cynthia Kuehner, commander of Naval Medical Forces Support Command, was part of a panel that spoke before the South Texas Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) during the Healthcare Landscape Conference held on Jan. 27. This year’s theme was...
01 February 2023 Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune establishes Patient and Family Partnership Council Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune is seeking new members to facilitate change for beneficiaries through the new Patient and Family Partnership Council.“The Patient and Family Partnership Council is a collaborative effort to improve the safety, communication, environment, and quality of health care...
31 January 2023 From Benin, and back again; A doctor’s journey in the U.S. Navy Reserve Corps The pediatric intensive-care unit (ICU) housed a single oxygen tank, few beds, and a lot of children in need.Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Agossou Marcellin, at the time a General Medical Practitioner in Benin, had an impossible decision to make. Nine hours earlier, he’d admitted a seven-year-old girl...
31 January 2023 Remembering A Navy Legacy during the Tet Offensive He wasn’t a Navy doc, nor nurse, or hospital corpsman.Yet on the field of battle, his concern for others saved many a life.Long before retired Chief Boatswain Mate Jerry Irvine was delivering salty quips when receiving medical care at Naval Hospital Bremerton, the grizzled veteran was providing his...
31 January 2023 Naval Hospital Jacksonville American Red Cross volunteer program restarts after 2-year pause Naval Hospital (NH) Jacksonville is looking for volunteers for its American Red Cross program. The program was put on pause during the COVID-19 pandemic. Local Volunteer Program Representative Terry Miles explains how volunteers help the hospital complete its mission.“The most valuable resource is...
31 January 2023 National Women Physicians Day: In the footsteps of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell “I was called to medicine very much like ministers are called to the pulpit,” said Navy Capt. (Dr.) Kelly Elmore, chief of staff at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC). An obstetrician/gynecologist, Elmore added, “I knew since I was 6, I wanted to be a doctor, and since 8, I wanted...
31 January 2023 Expeditionary Medical Facility Planning for NMRTC Bremerton They’re medical, maneuverable, and mission-essential.Based upon such historical lineage as mobile army surgical hospitals used in the Korean War and Navy fleet hospitals deployed at the onset of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Navy Medicine’s expeditionary medical facility is an advanced platforms...