13 February 2023 NAMRU San Antonio hosts 4th Edition of Mission Possible JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON – (Feb. 9, 2023) – Military and support personnel assigned to Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) San Antonio attended the fourth edition of “Mission Possible,” an information-sharing event held at the Tri-Service Research Laboratory.The purpose of “Mission...
13 February 2023 U.S. Navy Selects WRNMMC Pharmacist as 2022 Civilian Pharmacist of the Year (Feb. 10, 2023) The U.S. Navy recently named My Lan Tran, supervisory pharmacist at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC), its 2022 Civilian Pharmacist of the Year.“With a decades-long career in service of Navy pharmacy, My Lan Tran continues to prove herself an indispensable asset...
10 February 2023 Junior Physical Therapist of the Year: How One Officer is Chasing Her Dreams CORONADO, Calif. (Feb. 10, 2023) - In the back of a room filled with racks of weights, tension bands, and workout machines is a physical therapist gently stretching out a patient’s back. As she moves around her patient, she talks them through each movement. By the end of the session, the patient...
10 February 2023 Cherry Point Clinic Celebrates Life, Memory of Hospitalman Luigi Di Giovanni (Feb. 2, 2023) Sailors and civilians serving aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point honored the life and service of a Sailor who recently passed away.Sailors and civilians serving aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point gathered Thursday, February 2 at the MCAS Cherry Point Chapel to celebrate...
10 February 2023 Walter Reed to Close COVID-19 Vaccination Site on February 13 Bethesda, Maryland (February 10, 2023) – Due to decreased demand for both COVID-19 testing and vaccinations, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center’s (WRNMMC) COVID-19 Vaccine Site will be permanently closed effective Monday, Feb 13.As shared in a previous message regarding the COVID-19...
06 February 2023 Hospital corpsman named Naval Medical Forces Pacific headquarters 2022 Sailor of the Year A hospital corpsman at headquarters, Naval Medical Forces Pacific (NMFP), was named the winner of the Chief Yeoman Latoya Calvin Leadership Award and NMFP Headquarters Sailor of the Year (SOY) for 2022, during an all-hands meeting and awards presentation at NMFP, Naval Base San Diego, Jan. 13...
03 February 2023 NMCSD Honors Women Physicians At Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD), there is a good chance that a beneficiary will be treated at some point by women physicians who have trained and aspired to be among the highest qualified providers Navy Medicine can offer. However, it wasn’t always like that. Feb. 3 is National Women...
02 February 2023 Military Panel Discusses Military Health System with Civilian Healthcare Executives SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Rear Adm. Cynthia Kuehner, commander of Naval Medical Forces Support Command, was part of a panel that spoke before the South Texas Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) during the Healthcare Landscape Conference held on Jan. 27. This year’s theme was...
31 January 2023 Remembering A Navy Legacy during the Tet Offensive He wasn’t a Navy doc, nor nurse, or hospital corpsman.Yet on the field of battle, his concern for others saved many a life.Long before retired Chief Boatswain Mate Jerry Irvine was delivering salty quips when receiving medical care at Naval Hospital Bremerton, the grizzled veteran was providing his...
31 January 2023 Naval Hospital Jacksonville American Red Cross volunteer program restarts after 2-year pause Naval Hospital (NH) Jacksonville is looking for volunteers for its American Red Cross program. The program was put on pause during the COVID-19 pandemic. Local Volunteer Program Representative Terry Miles explains how volunteers help the hospital complete its mission.“The most valuable resource is...