CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Okinawa hosted Susan Orsega, deputy assistant secretary of defense for health services policy and oversight, during a visit April 9 that focused on health care delivery and operational readiness across the Indo-Pacific.After touring clinical...

From amongst a host of qualified contenders for Naval Medical Forces Pacific Fiscal Year 2024 Senior Sailor of the Year, the notable accolades of one surpassed those of his peers.Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Robert L. O’Bryant, assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command Bremerton and a...

Give them a hand.Or wrist, forearm, elbow.In return, restorative treatment in support of operational readiness will be hand delivered.From improved hand-to-eye coordination, enhanced manual dexterity, increased range of motion, and more, Navy Medical Service Corps officers and civil service...

It’s not hard to connect the dots.Once considered eradicated, measles is now escalating.Naval Hospital Bremerton public health and preventive medicine providers have been paying close attention to locally confirmed measle cases in the Puget Sound area, as well as outbreaks across the country.While...

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – U.S. Navy Petty Officer First Class Andrew Velikic, a Surface Force Independent Duty Corpsman with 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, was named the 2024 I MEF Sailor of the Year on March 31, 2025. A native of Rockland, New York,...

Naval Medical Forces Pacific (NMFP) hosted a delegation from the German military health care system April 7-8, strengthening international medical collaboration.German Army Maj. Gen. Hans-Ulrich Holtherm, commandant of the Bundeswehr Medical Academy, and German Army Col. Mohamed Nasri, German Health...

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. – Sailors stationed at Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms took a significant step toward operational excellence on February 28, 2025, by participating in the Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Green Belt course, a rigorous and data-driven training program aimed at enhancing efficiency and...

Naval Hospital Bremerton’s Healthcare Business Referral Management is specifically designed to assist all eligible beneficiaries – active duty, retirees and dependents – in getting timely medical care appointments.This include helping navigate the TriWest authorization waiver which has been extended...

Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Camp Pendleton held an Academic Research Symposium aboard Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton on March 13, 2025.This inaugural event drew 16 presentations on a variety of topics in the family medicine, traumatic injury, and sports medicine disciplines and...

U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officers assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Lemoore celebrated their rich naval heritage with staff members at Naval Health Clinic Lemoore on April 1. Active duty service members and government civilians gathered together to commemorate the 132nd...