01 February 2022 NMCP EARNS CNOR STRONG DESIGNATION Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) recently earned the Certified Perioperative Nurse (CNOR®) Strong designation by the Competency & Credentialing Institute (CCI).This recognition is awarded to facilities that have more than 50% of eligible certified perioperative nurses with the CNOR credential...
01 February 2022 Navy Medical Reserve Spotlight: LCDR Kristin Leone, NC, USN, Advocate for Homeless Women Veterans It is estimated that between 32,000 and 37,000 women veterans are homeless or living below the poverty line.Seventy percent of homeless veterans are single mothers.And women veterans are twice as likely to become homeless than women who have never served in the military.For Navy Reserve Nurse Lt...
01 February 2022 NMFSC Sailor Receives Joint Service Achievement Medal Lt. Cmdr. Veronica White, assigned to the operations department of Naval Medical Forces Support (NMFSC), received the Joint Service Achievement Medal for her deployment in support of COVID-19 vaccination efforts...
01 February 2022 Do You Unite or Divide People? In our military careers, we are often reminded that we're part of a team. We all think we understand it in our own way, but how often do we apply it in our daily activities?...
31 January 2022 NMCP NAVY NURSE RECEIVES DAISY AWARD Ensign Mary Jane Tran, a Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) charge nurse assigned to the Mother Baby Unit, was surprised by being presented with the DAISY Award during a ceremony, Jan. 31.Capt. Shelley Perkins, NMCP’s commanding officer, presented the DAISY gifts of appreciation which included a...
28 January 2022 NMFSC Sailor Receives Joint Service Achievement Medal SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Jan. 28, 2022) – Lt. Cmdr. Veronica White, assigned to the operations department of Naval Medical Forces Support (NMFSC), received the Joint Service Achievement Medal for her deployment in support of COVID-19 vaccination efforts.White deployed with U.S. Northern Command’s...
28 January 2022 Naval Medical Forces Atlantic Graduates Seven Navy Career Counselors Seven career counselors from across Naval Medical Forces Atlantic (MEDLANT) graduated from Navy Service Support Advanced Training Command’s four-week career counselor course, Jan. 28.Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Amanda Ellis (MEDLANT), Navy Counselor 1st Class Tanya Stearns (NMRTC Bethesda), Hospital...
27 January 2022 USS Ronald Reagan, U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka Sailors Administer COVID-19 Boosters to American, Japanese Base Employees YOKOSUKA, Japan (Jan. 28, 2022) – Sailors from the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) worked side-by-side with their counterparts from U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka (USNHY) onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) to administer COVID-19 boosters...
27 January 2022 Gone, but Never Forgotten, at NMRTC Bremerton When Naval Hospital Bremerton unveiled their Hospital Corps Heroes Wall of Honor in 2015, it was a heartfelt and hallowed gesture to remember Navy hospital corpsmen lost after 9/11.Another name was solemnly added to the engraved names on the memorial site.Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command...
27 January 2022 Haze Gray Dietitian Underway It’s only fitting for a Navy registered dietitian to help determine if the old adage, ‘a brace of sea air is good for the appetite.’Especially when done supporting operational readiness across the Pacific and Indian oceans.Navy Lt. Lorna Brown, registered dietitian assigned to Navy Medicine...