WASHINGTON, D.C. – On behalf of the Department of Defense, Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) presented the Spirit of Hope Award to a Sussex, New Jersey, native who dedicated service to caregivers of the Navy’s wounded, ill and injured, during a ceremony at Washington Navy Yard, Oct...

CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti –Michaud Expeditionary Medical Facility, stationed at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, (CLDJ) has been awarded the Tri-Service Nursing Research Grant for a mini Evidenced-Based Practice (EBP) grant entitled "Using Training and Simulation to Improve Teamwork in Trauma Management in...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (October 18, 2021) – Navy Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) held its Nursing Skills Fair, Oct. 18-22. More than 400 registered nurses, licensed nurses and Navy hospital corpsmen participated.Consisting of online training followed by hands-on training taught by CNSs, For eight hours...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (October 26, 2021) – Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) recently received two Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) machines to provide a safer tool for dental imaging.CBCT images provide a 3-D view of a dental patient’s head and neck with reduced radiation exposure than using the...

On October 18, 2021, Rear Adm. Maxine Conder, the former Director of the Nurse Corps and the second woman in the Navy to achieve flag rank died. She was 95.Admiral Conder took helm of the Navy Nurse Corps in July 1975, becoming its thirteenth leader and only the eighth person to hold the title of...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Sept. 27, 2021) – Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) recently launched a new Remote Healthcare Monitoring (RHM) initiative.The new RHM initiative uses digital technologies to monitor and collect medical and other forms of health data from individuals in one location, and then...

In 1946, coal was still the largest energy source for the United States and the demand for coal was high. When the bituminous coal mine workers went on strike that year it was no surprise that the effects were immediate and impactful. Across the United States there were brownouts and the reduction...

AGANA HEIGHTS, Guam (October 8 2021) - Petty Officer 2nd Class, Rainwynjuly Molleno, native of Manila, Philippines, joined the United States Navy in January 2012. Molleno arrived at U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Guam in February 2019 and currently serves as an Advanced Biomedical Equipment Technician...

It’s Breast Health Awareness Month.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), breast cancer follows skin cancer as the most common cancer among American women. Also, according to the CDC, mammograms are the most effective way to catch breast cancer early, “when it is easier...

Dr. Brian Lein, assistant director for health care administration for the Defense Health Agency (DHA), and the new Hawaii market director, Col. Martin Doperak, hosted a ceremony at Tripler Army Medical Center on October 20, 2021, ushering in the new Military Health System market.The Hawaii Market is...