Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) completed a thorough financial audit displaying transparency, accountability, and success in ensuring effective use of resources, 17 May.For the last several weeks, Naval Medical Center San Diego has worked with financial experts from Defense Health Agency’s...

YOKOSUKA, Japan (June 7, 2024)— Capt. Torrin Velazquez relieved Captain T. Blair Hines as Commanding Officer, United States Navy Readiness and Training Command Center (USNMRTC) and Director, United States Naval Hospital (USNH) Yokosuka during a change of command ceremony held onboard Commander,...

LEMOORE, Calif. (June 6, 2024) -- Pamela Brosius is a registered nurse (RN) and certified nurse case manager who is a civilian contractor at Naval Health Clinic Lemoore. Brosius is from Wellington, Kansas and has worked at the clinic for seven years. Her commitment to case management and the active...

A time-saving asset for every pharmacy patron who takes a minute to save an hour is officially number one.Nation-wide.Naval Hospital Bremerton’s ScriptCenter is used more than any other in the U.S. for picking up prescriptions.Asteres, the parent company which makes the automated system, sent an...

Even before Catherine L. Basiga had risen through the U.S. Navy enlisted ranks to become a hospital corpsman first class, she knew.She knew that preparation, proficiency and perseverance would help her just as she continued to help others.Basiga’s 10-year career is continuing on an ascendant angle...

Rare is the time when the normal staid and focused ambiance of the laboratory in Navy Medicine Readiness Training Unit Bangor becomes full of boisterous gaiety.Yet last year there was a sudden burst of unleashed enthusiasm when the Navy Medical Service Corps officially increased their ranks as Navy...

Okinawa, Japan-The pharmacy at U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa (USNHO) recently added a fully automated ScriptCenter in the pharmacy lobby for beneficiaries in Okinawa. Capt. Kathleen Cooperman spoke during the ribbon-cutting to staff and patients in the waiting area about the importance of...

With May designated by the Department of Defense as Mental Health Awareness Month, there is one definitive aspect which Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Cade Crenshaw wants everyone to know about mental health.“Mental health isn’t a one size fits all. Just because something works for someone else doesn’t...

Cedric L. Fuller is an equipment manager and accountable property officer at Naval Health Clinic Lemoore. He is from Musella, Georgia and has worked at the clinic for four years.Fuller is responsible for the management of all medical and dental equipment that has a life cycle. His duties include...

The Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton directorate of nursing services held a skills-a-thon in the multi-service ward during the week of May 20, 2024.The event, coordinated by Lt. Stephanie Mondloch, was designed to provide healthcare providers the opportunity to brush up on their medical knowledge and...