14 April 2023 What’s in a Name: Pharmacist’s Mate Third Class John Russell Litchfield and his Namesake Ship For as long as there has been a U.S. Navy there has been the practice of naming its ships after individuals who have made important contributions to the service. Since 1902, our naval destroyers have sailed under the names of deceased heroes of the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. USS Litchfield...
13 April 2023 U.S. Navy Holds Mental Health Standdown in Bahrain MANAMA, Bahrain – The U.S. military community dedicated April 12-13 to promoting mental health awareness among service members, staff and families stationed in Bahrain.Personnel and their families attended interactive presentations and visited information booths ran by mental health professionals...
11 April 2023 NMFP names Yokosuka hospital corpsman as Senior Sailor of the Year A hospital corpsman from Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Yokosuka, Japan, was named Naval Medical Forces Pacific (NMFP) Senior Sailor of the Year (SSOY) 2022 at the NMFP headquarters, Naval Base San Diego, during a competition between 13 of the top Sailors within NMFP’s...
07 April 2023 Protecting Health is NHB Industrial Hygiene’s Mission In conjunction with National Public Health week, April 3-9, 2023, Defense Health Agency commands like Naval Hospital Bremerton continue to provide protective support with a variety of public health specialty services to ensure the health and wellness of all those entrusted in their care.Public...
06 April 2023 NMLPDC Sailor Recognized as Sailor of the Year JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – Hospital Corpsman 1st Class (HM1) Aisha R. Thomas, Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command (NMLPDC), was selected as the 2023 Naval Medical Forces Support Command (NMFSC) Sailor of the Year at a ceremony presided over by Rear Adm...
03 April 2023 NECE Arms the DoD’s Experts in the Fight for Public Health Navy Entomology Center of Excellence (NECE) staff trained and equipped active duty preventive medicine and civilian pest control personnel representing U.S. Navy, Air Force, and Army during the largest inter-agency pesticide certification course delivered in nearly five years on Naval Air Station...
03 April 2023 NAMRU Dayton stands out at 62nd SOT annual meeting in Nashville NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Naval Medical Research Unit Dayton researchers attended the Society of Toxicology’s 62nd Annual Meeting and ToxExpo March 19-23 where they presented recent research advances and collaborated with members of the community."EHEL had a great showing at this year's SOT meeting. For us...
31 March 2023 I Am Navy Medicine – with MS – Meagan Christoph, MC3 retired It’s referred to as the snowflake disease because just as no two snowflakes are the same, anyone stricken is affected differently.Those afflicted by multiple sclerosis might refer to it more as being blindsided by a blizzard.MS is an autoimmune disease which impacts a person’s central nervous system...
31 March 2023 Pastoral Care Offer Support to Staff Following Walter Reed Transition to MHS GENESIS BETHESDA, Md. (March 31, 2023) – Anytime there is a change from how things have been done, especially a significant change such as MHS GENESIS, the Department of Defense’s new electronic health record system, it can be accompanied by heightened stress and anxiety until it becomes the new normal.For...
30 March 2023 A Fair Display of Innovation and Initiative When Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Julia Muro was given the opportunity to use the Continuous Process Improvement Fair to demonstrate how to mitigate a staffing shortage concern, that is exactly what she did.In an unorthodox way, those efforts worked so well she ended up not needing to actually attend...