25 January 2023 NMCCL lieutenant named Navy Medicine’s Occupational Therapy Officer of the Year A Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune lieutenant is named Navy Medicine’s Occupational Therapy Officer of the Year for 2022.Lieutenant Kenneth J. Matthews received the recognition which focuses on compassion, accountability, professionalism, and leadership within medical and subspecialty fields of...
25 January 2023 I Am Navy Medicine – and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist – Lt. Jason Balazs Whether it’s preoperative, intraoperative, or postoperative for any surgery or procedure in Naval Hospital Bremerton’s Main Operating Room, Lt. Jason Balazs is easy to locate.As a certified registered nurse anesthetist, Balazs is constantly providing critical care services to every patient in...
25 January 2023 National Security Authority Presents Lecture at NMCSD (Jan. 20, 2023) As part of a continuing education program in national security, Executive Steering Committee (ESC) members at Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) attended a lecture by Vice Adm. Charles Martoglio (Ret.), Jan. 20.Martoglio is one of our Navy and nation’s preeminent strategists who...
20 January 2023 NMRTC Camp Lejeune's reserve component hosts change of command Navy Reserve, Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command Camp Lejeune hosted a Change of Command ceremony on January 20, 2023. Captain Rebecca Zornado relieved Captain Sherma Saif of command. Rear Admiral Eric Peterson, Deputy Command of Naval Forces Atlantic, was the presiding officer for the...
19 January 2023 NMCSD hosts Marine Band San Diego Performance Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) hosted the United States Marine Corps' Marine Band San Diego at the hospital’s courtyard Jan. 19, 2023.The performance, featuring Cpl. Jacob Abinante on piano, Lance Cpl. Yu Chien Lin on drums and Lance Cpl. Desean Porchea on guitar, consisted of an hour and a...
19 January 2023 NAMRU-6 Celebrates 40 Years of Medical Research LIMA, Peru – Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU)-6 hosted a 40th birthday celebration at the U.S. Embassy campus to recognize the accomplishments and mission of the command on Jan. 19.NAMRU-6 hosted several visitors and guests from the U.S. and Peru at the event, to include U.S Ambassador to Peru...
18 January 2023 Walk-In Access for Cervical Health Awareness at NHB “Cervical cancer screening saves lives.”So stressed Lt. Cmdr. Tara Mccluskey, Naval Hospital Bremerton OB/GYN provider.Mccluskey readily acknowledges that January designated as Cervical Health Awareness Month is a crucial reminder of the importance for women to routinely schedule their cervical...
11 January 2023 Pharmacists Indispensable in Dispensing Patient-Centered Care They’re behind the scenes, but not behind the times.National Pharmacist Day, January 12, 2023, provides an annual date to recognize that the pharmacists assigned to Naval Hospital Bremerton are at the forefront in combining high tech convenience with patient-centered care.Those days of an apothecary...
11 January 2023 NAMRU-2 Officer Takes Part in 2022 DARPA Fellowship ARLINGTON, Va. – Lt. Cmdr. Robert Hontz, a microbiologist with Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU)-2, participated in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Service Chiefs’ Fellowship Program (SCFP) from Sept. 20 – Dec. 16, 2022.Fellowship participants shadowed program managers,...
11 January 2023 The Navy Medicine Time Capsule: Notable Anniversaries of 2023 Historical anniversaries offer us an opportunity to gain perspective on the present, see where we came from, and a chance to memorialize the trailblazers who paved the way for us all. This year the Navy Medical Department will mark several notable anniversaries that provide us ample reason to look...