Naval Hospital Jacksonville’s Family Medicine Residency Program has again earned accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).“I’m so proud of our Family Medicine Residency Program,” said Capt. Teresa Allen, NH Jacksonville’s commander, Navy Medicine Readiness...

The Navy Environmental Preventive Medicine Unit FIVE (NEPMU-5) Forward Deployable Preventive Medicine Units (FDPMU’s) exercised their knowledge and skills developed through extensive field training to provide support and expertise during Operation Allies Refuge (OAR)/Welcome (W) mission. The...

Naval Health Clinic Corpus Christi celebrated the launch of the next-generation electronic health record system – MHS GENESIS, with ceremonious flipping of the switch on the clinic’s quarterdeck Feb. 4.Capt. Jessica Bain, NHC Corpus Christi commanding officer, was joined by Lt. Cmdr. Angelica...

CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina - Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune’s Emergency Management held a disaster preparedness tabletop exercise within the NMCCL Blood Bank to test staff’s ability to continue critical care during natural disasters.The Blood Bank’s procedures were the subject of emphasis...

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) recently earned the Certified Perioperative Nurse (CNOR®) Strong designation by the Competency & Credentialing Institute (CCI).This recognition is awarded to facilities that have more than 50% of eligible certified perioperative nurses with the CNOR credential...

It is estimated that between 32,000 and 37,000 women veterans are homeless or living below the poverty line.Seventy percent of homeless veterans are single mothers.And women veterans are twice as likely to become homeless than women who have never served in the military.For Navy Reserve Nurse Lt...

Ensign Mary Jane Tran, a Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) charge nurse assigned to the Mother Baby Unit, was surprised by being presented with the DAISY Award during a ceremony, Jan. 31.Capt. Shelley Perkins, NMCP’s commanding officer, presented the DAISY gifts of appreciation which included a...

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Jan. 28, 2022) – Lt. Cmdr. Veronica White, assigned to the operations department of Naval Medical Forces Support (NMFSC), received the Joint Service Achievement Medal for her deployment in support of COVID-19 vaccination efforts.White deployed with U.S. Northern Command’s...

Seven career counselors from across Naval Medical Forces Atlantic (MEDLANT) graduated from Navy Service Support Advanced Training Command’s four-week career counselor course, Jan. 28.Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Amanda Ellis (MEDLANT), Navy Counselor 1st Class Tanya Stearns (NMRTC Bethesda), Hospital...

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Jan. 28, 2022) – Sailors from the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) worked side-by-side with their counterparts from U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka (USNHY) onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) to administer COVID-19 boosters...