Walter Reed National Military Medical Center has now exceeded 150 inpatient beds, marking significant progress toward their objective of increasing its inpatient bed capacity to 200."We've come a long way in a short time, and I'm so proud of our team for coming together to make it happen, stated...

SAN ANTONIO (Mar. 1, 2024) – Religious Program Specialist 1st Class Amber Sanders, leading petty officer of the religious ministry team at Navy Medicine Training Support Center (NMTSC), was awarded a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for providing emergency care to a civilian at Joint Base San...

The Navy physicians and surgeons assigned to Naval Hospital Bremerton took a brief respite to recognize their Navy Medical Corps 153rd birthday, March 4, 2024.“We’re more than 4,200 members strong and there is no place in which we do not serve, from our clinics and hospitals to austere operational...

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center brimmed with extra cheer on Leap Day, welcoming a special group of newborns — the 'leaplings.' Marking the occasion, U.S. Navy Capt. David Lang, who also celebrates his birthday every four years, brought camaraderie to the festivities by presenting gifts...

Education and training has always been—and remains—a significant part of Bethesda’s story.Each year thousands of uniformed personnel come to Bethesda where they embark on medical and dental residencies, take classes at the Navy Leader & Professional Development Command (NMLPDC) and Naval...

Calm seas do not a Sailor make.Nor when roiled by a national network outage.Naval Hospital Bremerton’s Pharmacy team has actually weathered a few storms over the past handful of years, yet still continues – then as now - to safely process prescriptions for those in need.Whether during an extensive...

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Eight new physician assistants will soon arrive at their next duty station ready to provide care for Marines and Sailors. Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune graduated its third class from the Interservice Physician Assistant Program (IPAP) on Mar. 1, 2024, during a commencement...

Two Sailors from Naval Medical Forces Atlantic (NMFL) joined other commands in the Hampton Roads area to attend a “Train the Trainer” Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) Tier 3 pilot course on board Naval Support Activity (NSA) Hampton Roads – Portsmouth Annex, Jan. 26.The enhanced course provides...

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) Healthcare Simulation and Bioskills Training Center (HSBTC), was awarded reaccreditation for five years by the American College of Surgeons (ACS), Jan. 24.The center’s mission is to provide high-quality, customer-centered healthcare simulation and tissue-based...

Navy MedicineU.S. Navy Medicine Readiness andTraining Command OkinawaOkinawa, Japan Recently, leadership from the U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa (USNHO), Japan, met with leaders from the University of the Ryukyus. Captain Kathleen Cooperman, Commanding Officer of USNHO, met with Dr. Yusuke Ohya,...