05 November 2021 NML&PDC Strategic Offsite Workshop Captain Myaing, NML&PDC Commanding Officer, led a one-day strategic offsite workshop at the National Intrepid Center of Excellence, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (NICoE WRNNMC) on Friday, 5 November. The workshop provided Command leadership an opportunity to proactively assess current...
04 November 2021 The Power of Navy Medicine Naval Medical Forces Pacific (NMFP) has answered the call. As Navy Medicine’s regional command responsible for medical personnel working in 10 military hospitals from San Diego to Okinawa, and eight medical research and development commands, NMFP’s military and civilian staff have been at the...
03 November 2021 Defense Health Agency gets familiar with new Hawaii Market Dr. Brian Lein, assistant director for health care administration for the Defense Health Agency (DHA) visited the newly established Hawaii Market the week of October 18, 2021. Lein assists the DHA director in unifying the Military Health System, standardizing health care delivery across all military...
03 November 2021 Cherry Point Radiology Team Provides “Inside Look” to Patient Wellness A team on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point provides an “Inside Look” to the health of patients receiving care at the installation’s medical facility.The Radiology Department aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point consistently delivers an internal view of a patient’s wellbeing, ensuring they...
03 November 2021 Retired Navy Chief earns Civilian Honors at Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (Nov. 3, 2021) Darrel Mercer, of San Antonio, a management analyst assigned to the Administrative Operations Directorate, Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio was recognized by NAMRU San Antonio Commanding Officer Capt. Gerald DeLong as the Fiscal...
02 November 2021 Chief of Naval Air Training Names Aeromedical Safety Officer of the Year Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) announced its Aeromedical Safety Officer (AMSO) of the Year for fiscal year 2021, Oct. 27.CNATRA selected Lt. Dennis J. Madden of Training Air Wing (TW) 1, Naval Air Station (NAS) Meridian, Mississippi, for the award from a group of highly competitive...
01 November 2021 NMCP’s BHC Norfolk Establishes an Urgent Care Clinic PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Nov. 5, 2021) – Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) Branch Health Clinic (BHC) Norfolk recently established an Urgent Care Clinic (UCC), Nov. 2.The UCC was created at BHC Norfolk to assist NMCP’s Emergency Department (ED) in decreasing the number of active duty coming to the...
01 November 2021 NMCP Earns TJC Reaccreditation PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Nov. 9, 2021) – Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) underwent the rigorous triennial onsite survey from The Joint Commission (TJC) from Aug. 10 to Aug. 13, which resulted in reaccreditation until 2024.TJC is an independent, not-for-profit organization that accredits and certifies...
29 October 2021 From Vietnam to COVID-19: 58 Years of Service in Navy Medicine It was the summer of 1963.President John F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered two of the most important speeches in American history.The Beatles were basking in their new found fame with the release of their first album Please Please Me. They were still largely unknown in the United...
29 October 2021 Nurse’s nurse named Department of Defense Spirit of Hope Award winner WASHINGTON, D.C. – On behalf of the Department of Defense, Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) presented the Spirit of Hope Award to a Sussex, New Jersey, native who dedicated service to caregivers of the Navy’s wounded, ill and injured, during a ceremony at Washington Navy Yard, Oct...