SAN DIEGO - Researchers from Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) are investigating whether vitamin D-fortified Performance Readiness Bars can prevent broken bones and fatigue among U.S. Marine recruits.Recent studies indicate that recruits arrive at boot camp with dangerously low levels of vitamin...

What started out as lighthearted recognition idea became a rinsing reality for Naval Hospital Bremerton’s Sterile Processing Department.SPD staff members – primarily Navy Nurse Corps officers and hospital corpsmen with surgical technologist specialty training in attendance – held a ribbon-cutting...

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Twentynine Palms recognized Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Jason Pollick as Junior Sailor of the Quarter for the second quarter of 2026, highlighting his contributions to operational readiness and occupational medicine...

SAN DIEGO — Capt. Elizabeth Adriano, director of Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD), has been honored by the American Hospital Association (AHA) with the 2026 Federal Health Care Executive Award for Excellence.The award, announced on April 17, recognizes uniformed and non-uniformed federal...

They began with a distinctive group in 1908 known as the Sacred Twenty.From those initial plank owners in one of the five distinctive Navy Medicine corps, U.S. Navy Nurse Corps officers continue their calling of caring for warfighters from bedside to the battlefield.While continuing their daily...

The staff at U.S. Naval Hospital Guam's pharmacy was recognized as the Navy Pharmacy Team of the Year for fiscal year 2025 during an awards ceremony at the Joint Federal Pharmacy Seminar on November 1, 2025.The prestigious award recognizes the outstanding contributions of the team, most of whom are...

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Twentynine Palms recognized Hospital Apprentice Gabriela Y. Avecillas as the command’s Blue Jacket of the Quarter for the second quarter of 2026, honoring her dedication to patient care, compassion for military families, and...

AGANA HEIGHTS (March 27, 2026) – U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Guam Commanding Officer Capt. Joel M. Schofer officially transitioned leadership to Capt. James G. Demitrack during a change of command ceremony, March 27.Rear Adm. Kevin J. Brown, Commander, Naval Medical...

AGANA HEIGHTS, Guam - The U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery has announced that Lt. Jacob King of U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Guam has been selected as the Navy Pharmacy Junior Officer of the Year for fiscal year 2025. The award recognizes his exceptional leadership, clinical expertise, and...

A U.S. Navy occupational therapist is improving access to care, strengthening inpatient services, and advancing joint medical readiness through hands-on training and clinical excellence.Lt. j.g.Karl Cormier, an occupational therapist assigned to U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Guam, has played a key role...