This flu season is nothing to sneeze at.According to the Washington State Department of Health, Communicable Disease Epidemiology, in their last update for the final week of 2024, influenza-like illness activity in the state was very high.“We are asking everyone to be vigilant about symptoms such as...

Jennifer Belding, a dedicated Navy spouse with nearly a decade of experience as an Ombudsman, has joined Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Twentynine Palms in this vital role. Her deep-rooted connection to military life and commitment to supporting service members and their...

HANOI, Vietnam – Representatives with Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) INDO PACIFIC accompanied Office of Naval Research (ONR) leadership on a visit with several research partners from November 18-19 to support and further collaboration efforts between the U.S. and Vietnam.Lt. Cmdr. Jose Garcia,...

Healthy of mind, body and soul are at the top of New Year resolutions for Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Bremerton staff members.NMRTC Bremerton’s Health Promotion and Wellness department is helping to foster awareness for the stated ambitions of improved nutrition, enhanced physical...

Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms rang in the New Year with a joyous milestone as Staff Sgt. Tyson Goolsby and his wife, Nicole, welcomed their son, Elijah, into the world. Born at 1:35 p.m. on Jan. 2, Elijah holds the honor of being the first baby delivered at the hospital in 2025.Weighing a healthy...

Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton welcomed the first baby of 2025 in the Labor and Delivery Department on Jan. 1, 2025.The parents of Andreas E. Rutherford-Salazar are Lance Cpl. Alondra Salazar, from Simi Valley, Calif., and Lance Cpl. Deandre Rutherford, from Newport News, Va. Salazar is assigned to...

In the midst of the vast Pacific Ocean, U.S. Naval Hospital Guam is revolutionizing mental health care for America's warfighters with a groundbreaking program that's already transforming lives and enhancing military readiness.Since starting operations in March 2024 and being officially designated as...

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Naval Expeditionary Medicine Warfighter Development Center (NEMWDC) conducted an Integrated Expeditionary Resuscitative Surgical System (ERSS) and En-route Care System (ERCS) course that incorporated Point of Injury (POI) and Role 1 care providers, whose involvement...

Compiled by NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs – With Christmas Eve officially declared as a federal holiday, the following adjustments will be in place at Naval Hospital Bremerton.NHB Urgent Care Clinic will be closed on the federal holidays of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, Dec. 24 and 25,...

Navy Capt. Karen Belcar has assumed the role of chief nursing officer for Defense Health Network Pacific Rim (DHN Pacific Rim) and Naval Medical Forces Pacific (NMFP), bringing 25 years of military nursing experience to oversee nursing operations across nine military treatment facilities and 10...