The Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) portion of the multinational joint exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 has come to a successful close, July 15. HADR is a military cooperation that aims to save lives, reduce suffering, and resolve emergencies during natural disasters...

Cherry Point Clinic Celebrates Staff Promotions...

Naval Medical Forces Pacific (NMFP) announced the winners of its annual Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) project competition during a series of regional meetings held at its headquarters between July 3 and July 16...

NMCSD’s VolunTEEN Summer Program Continues to Succeed...

It’s not uncommon for U.S. Navy Nurse Corps officer Lt. Barbara Kent in her role at Naval Hospital Bremerton as the department head for primary care clinics to be directly involved in providing care to pediatric patients...

U.S. Navy Preventive Medicine professionals assigned to Navy Environmental and Preventive Medicine Unit Six (NEPMU-6) hosted a Singapore Armed Forces Expeditionary Public Health Team (SAF) to exchange knowledge about U.S. Navy Forward Deployable Preventive Medicine Unit’s (FDPMU) and their...

U.S. Naval Hospital Guam expands mental health capabilities with the launch of a Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU) for acute mental health services. Alternative to emergency departments and psychiatric hospitalizations, CSUs provide intensive short-term stabilization to service members experiencing a...

More than 90 delegates from 20 organizations, representing seven Allied and partner nations, came together to focus on international security and blood capabilities in the medical field. The summit marked a milestone throughout the international community in fostering synergy and shared purpose in...

Portsmouth, Va. – Rear Adm. Matthew Case passed the helm to his long-time friend, Rear Adm. Kevin J. Brown, during the Naval Medical Forces Atlantic (NMFL) change of command ceremony held at Portsmouth Naval Medical Center at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Hampton Roads-Portsmouth Annex, July 12...

ROTA, Spain – Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Miranda Parkhurst, a native of Truckee, California, identified an opportunity to streamline services and cut care costs through utilization of telehealth for visiting otorhinolaryngology (ENT) providers, also known as circuit riders. She led the preparation...