17 September 2021 NMCPHC Sailor Leads Warrior Hike in Virginia Beach In the early hours of September 17th, Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Mari Williams stood at a registration table in a parking lot across from the Virginia Beach Aquarium, greeting active duty service members and veterans participating in a day-long hike up and down the ocean front. The group she’s...
16 September 2021 Navy Medicine supportive care for Alabama hospital caregivers There’s a hand-painted sign announcing ‘Heroes Work Here’ outside of Dale Medical Center in Ozark, Alabama.The personalized statement is as much a reference to the over-worked staff as it is to the U.S. Navy Medicine team who deployed there in early September, 2021.A active duty team of nurses,...
16 September 2021 Nineteen months into the fight, Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune isn’t backing down on beating COVID The state of North Carolina is seeing some its highest COVID-19 case numbers since the start of the pandemic. As case counts tick higher, Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune has experienced longer than normal wait times for those seeking COVID testing.Since March 2020, the COVID/Acute Respiratory...
15 September 2021 Naval Medical Forces Atlantic Supports Navy Medicine Operations Around the Globe PORTSMOUTH, Va. (September 12, 2021) – For the last month, Naval Medical Forces Atlantic (MEDLANT), surged support to Operation Allies Refuge, Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) missions, aiding humanitarian assistance in Haiti, and planning and executing mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for...
13 September 2021 NMCCL physician wins Outstanding Young Pediatrician of the year, second consecutive year for NMCCL One of Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune’s pediatricians has been recognized as the latest recipient of the American Academy of Pediatrics Uniformed Services – Chapter East Outstanding Young Pediatrician of the Year Award. U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander Colleen Lail’s recognition marks the second...
10 September 2021 NMCP Reestablishes COVID-19 Testing Tents PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Sept, 10, 2021) – Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) reestablished its outdoor COVID-19 testing tents, Sept. 10.An outdoor COVID-19 testing site was first created at NMCP in March 2020 when large white tents were put up to triage, test and treat low-acuity patients who suspected...
09 September 2021 Penn Presbyterian Medical Center Trauma Division Launches Partnership with United States Navy Representatives from Penn Medicine and the United States Navy will sign a unique agreement today marking the start of a three-year partnership to integrate members of the Navy with the Trauma Division at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center (PPMC). The program, known as the Naval Strategic Health...
03 September 2021 Reserve Corpsman Selected as MSC Far East Sailor of the Quarter GUAM -- Military Sealift Command Far East selected Petty Officer Perpetuo Quintua, a reservist on extended orders in Guam, as its junior Sailor of the Quarter.While assigned to Ship Support Unit Guam as the lead medical representative, Quintua has been instrumental in keeping civil service mariners...
03 September 2021 NMRTC Bremerton MAP a global congratulatory event A MAP was needed for all the congratulatory announcements shared across 10 time zones from Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Bremerton.For Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Kamal Green, forward deployed as a physical therapy technician to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, headquarters of...
03 September 2021 Naval Medical Forces Atlantic Visits Hampton Roads Mass Vaccination Center Rear Adm. Darin Via, Naval Medical Forces Atlantic (MEDLANT) commander and the senior market manager for the Tidewater Market, visited McCormick gym on Naval Station Norfolk to tour the site of Hampton Roads’ mass vaccination center, Sept. 1.The center is managed by Commander, Naval Surface Forces...