14 March 2025 Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Patuxent River and Naval Air Station Patuxent River Partner with the St. Mary’s County Health Department for Potassium Iodide Distribution. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Patuxent River, in collaboration with Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River and the St. Mary's County Health Department (SMCHD), successfully conducted a Potassium Iodide (KI) distribution event on March 12, 2025. The drive-through event, held...
14 March 2025 Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Camp Lejeune officer named 'Occupational Therapy Officer of the Year' Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Camp Lejeune is celebrating the recognition of one of its providers as Occupational Therapy Officer of the Year for the United States Navy.Lieutenant Jeff Bazanele was announced earlier this year as the recipient of the honor for 2024. Bazanele, a native...
13 March 2025 Personal Determination Leads Civilian Employee to 35 Years at Naval Hospital Jacksonville “Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed” (Washington, 1901, p. 217).As the most senior and final remaining civilian galley employee at Naval Hospital (NH) Jacksonville, Michael Jennings,...
12 March 2025 All paws on deck! U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay begins American Red Cross Animal Visitation Program GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba - Tongues – and tails – were wagging at U.S. Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay as news traveled down the halls one paw at a time; it was official, the American Red Cross Animal Visitation Program kicked off, Jan. 22, 2025.The inaugural visit began in the command suite boardroom...
12 March 2025 NMRTC Jax, EMF-M trains HSM-50 in medical ops The Navy is looking at the future of warfare and with solutions of how to treat wounded are being explored. Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 50 stationed at Naval Station (NS) Mayport recently received casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) training from Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command...
12 March 2025 I Keep the Warfighter in the Fight: Ms. Chelsea Mull Every day at Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point, a civilian staff member works to protect patients and fellow staff from a microscopic adversary.Ms. Chelsea Mull serves aboard the clinic as an Infection Preventionist and leads her fellow staff members in establishing a proactive, preventative culture...
11 March 2025 I Keep the Warfighter in the Fight: Ms. Brittney Perkins A staff member serving aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point makes the safety of patients receiving medical care her daily mission.Ms. Brittney Perkins, a General Schedule Civilian, serves as the Patient Safety Manager aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point and ensures the facility meets...
10 March 2025 USNMRTC Sigonella’s Operations Management Team Excels in Supporting Hospital Postal Room Operations and Command Morale Written by: CS1 Mary LeepruittThe Operations Management Team at the United States Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Sigonella demonstrates the true meaning of teamwork and dedication, consistently going above and beyond to ensure mission success. With a clear focus on supporting...
10 March 2025 EMF-M servicemember finds resiliency in Navy Wounded Warrior Program March is Brain Injury Month and one Expeditionary Medical Facility- Mike service member has shown resiliency through her experience. Lt. Cmdr. Lynn Skinner woke up four years ago with what she thought was a migraine and couldn’t walk, so she called 911 to then wake up in the ICU at Orange Park...
10 March 2025 U.S. Naval Hospital Sigonella partners with DeCA Commissary for National Nutrition Month: Food Connects Us: 2025 National Nutrition Month Story by: Lt. Cmdr. Pamela Love, Registered DietitianEach year during March, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics celebrate National Nutrition Month® by promoting the importance of making informed food choices while developing both healthier eating and physical activity habits. National Nutrition...