24 October 2023 Naval Health Clinic Lemoore participates in The Great ShakeOut More than 400 active duty and civilian staff from Naval Health Clinic Lemoore (NHCL) joined millions of others around the world on Oct. 19 when they participated in the annual earthquake drill – the Great ShakeOut.“NHCL practiced earthquake safety and other aspects of emergency planning to support...
23 October 2023 Navy Promotes First Woman Mortician to Senior Chief Amidst the storied past and service of the U.S. Navy’s hospital corpsman community, there lies a small contingent of dedicated individuals specifically trained to handle the Navy’s mortuary affairs.Until recently, only one Navy mortician had earned the rank of senior chief petty officer.Earlier this...
20 October 2023 Increasing Awareness not Illness with Infection Prevention Week at NHB The essential principles of Infection Prevention Week rest in everyone’s hands.Such handiwork was emphasized during October 15-21, 2023, at Naval Hospital Bremerton.“The goal of International Infection Prevention Week is to raise awareness for best practices to assist in reducing the risks to our...
20 October 2023 Medical Forces Atlantic staff presented Department of Defense Financial Management Award Naval Medical Forces Atlantic (NMFL) personnel were presented the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) Financial Management team award for Contributions to End-to-End Business Environment Optimization during a Department of Defense (DoD) Financial Management Conference, Aug. 31...
20 October 2023 Acting Surgeon General Via emphasizes critical role for forward-deployed Okinawa medical personnel OKINAWA Japan—United States Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Okinawa hosted RDML Darin K. Via as he wrapped up his first tour to the Naval Medical Forces Pacific (NMFP) region as Acting Surgeon General. Accompanying Via is Navy Medicine’s highest ranking enlisted leader, Force...
20 October 2023 Pacific Partnership 2023 Concludes Fourth Stop in Papua New Guinea WEWAK, Papua New Guinea – Pacific Partnership 2023 has concluded its mission stop in Papua New Guinea from a closing ceremony hosted at the Japanese Memorial Park on Wewak Hill, Oct. 20.The largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the...
19 October 2023 Shaken but not stirred at Naval Hospital Bremerton The 2023 Great Washington Shakeout drill at precisely 10:19 a.m. on 10/19 shook an active shaken but not stirred response from Naval Hospital Bremerton staff to drop, cover and hold.Such a recommendation during any sizable seismic trembler has shuddering significance at NHB.The Nisqually,...
19 October 2023 Navy Medicine marks milestone aboard Egyptian naval ship for Global Health Engagement Navy Medicine marked a milestone during a global health engagement (GHE) with Egyptian Naval Forces to achieve interoperability and increase patient survivability in a shipboard setting within U.S. Central Command area of operations in support of exercise Bright Star 2023, Sept. 9-13...
19 October 2023 Acting Surgeon General Via visits USNMRTC Yokosuka to promote lines of effort for the Indo-Pacific YOKOSUKA, Japan—The Acting United States Navy Surgeon General, Rear Admiral Darin K. Via, visited United States Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Yokosuka’s Naval Hospital Yokosuka and Branch Health Clinic Iwakuni to engage with the dedicated medical professionals serving in the...
17 October 2023 Cherry Point Clinic Recognizes Sailor Excellence Navy leaders serving aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point recognized the exceptional performance and diligence of enlisted service members during a luncheon held in their honor Monday, October 16.Staff serving aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point gathered at Hancock Marina, located aboard...