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Welcome to the official website of Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Annapolis!

At NMRTC Annapolis, our mission is to provide a medically ready force – certifying the warfighters that we care for are ready to fight tonight supported by a ready, well-trained medical force. As the former Surgeon General stated, we “provide well-trained People, working as expeditionary medical experts on optimized Platforms operating as cohesive teams demonstrating high reliability Performance to project Medical Power in support of Naval Superiority”. While we are not an operational or expeditionary unit, we are a platform prepared to support expeditionary medicine at any time – and we must ensure our readiness as medical personnel to respond to that call.

Since 1845, NHC Annapolis has been committed to exemplifying the best of Navy Medicine though innovation, quality care, technology, talent management, and leadership. NHC Annapolis provides health support in six locations across three states. At its core is the care and commissioning readiness of the more than 4,400 members of the Brigade of Midshipmen. NHC Annapolis providers contribute to athlete development on and off the field, and support the Naval Academy as team physicians for 33 varsity sports teams and 26 club sports.
 

News


SAN DIEGO (April 29, 2026) – Capt. Jodi Phillips, Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) director of resource management, congratulates Brittany Fuller, a psychiatric certified nursing assistant, after Fuller received a tentative job offer at a civilian hiring event held at Laurus College. The event successfully connected hundreds of local healthcare professionals with NMCSD hiring managers, streamlining the traditional federal hiring process. The mission of NMCSD is to optimize health and enhance readiness. NMCSD employs more than 5,500 active-duty military personnel, civilians, and contractors in southern California to deliver exceptional care afloat and ashore. (U.S. Navy photo contributed)
Naval Medical Center San Diego Hiring Fair Exceeds Expectations, Fills Critical Healthcare Roles
| May 5, 2026
SAN DIEGO –Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) successfully connected with hundreds of local healthcare professionals during a civilian hiring fair on April 29, resulting in over 20 on-the-spot tentative job offers and...

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U.S. Naval Hospital Naples Earns Top Defense Health Agency Award for High Reliability Excellence
| May 5, 2026
U.S. Naval Hospital Naples Earns Top Defense Health Agency Award for High Reliability ExcellenceNaples, Italy, May 2026. U.S. Naval Hospital Naples has been recognized by the Defense Health Agency (DHA) with the...

Meet Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Henry Branham, a Recruit Division Commander (RDC) at Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, the Navy's only boot camp.
Staff in the Spotlight: Hospital Corpsman First Class Henry Branham
| May 4, 2026
Meet Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Henry Branham, a Recruit Division Commander (RDC) at Recruit Training Command (RTC) Great Lakes, the Navy's only boot camp.Branham's path to the Navy was anything but conventional. Growing up...

YOKOSUKA, Japan (April 15, 2026) — Capt. Torrin W. Velazquez, director of U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Yokosuka, poses for a group photo with instructors, organizers and participants of the High-Level Disinfection and Sterilization (HLD/SPD) workshop outside USNH Yokosuka, April 15. Hosted for the first time in mainland Japan, the workshop brought together nearly 100 participants from across the Indo-Pacific and beyond to strengthen standardized sterilization and high-level disinfection practices supporting patient safety, mission success and force health protection. (U.S. Navy photo by Daniel Taylor/USNMRTC Yokosuka Public Affairs)
U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka Hosts First High-Level Disinfection and Sterilization Workshop in Mainland Japan
| May 3, 2026
YOKOSUKA, Japan (April 17, 2026) — U.S. Naval Hospital (USNH) Yokosuka hosted the first High-Level Disinfection and Sterile Processing (HLD/SPD) workshop in mainland Japan April 14-17, expanding specialized reprocessing...

260215-N-FT324-7306. ROTA, Spain (February 15, 2026). Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Joseph Barron, a native of Midland, Texas, assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Rota, works with a Sailor on a stationary exercise bike to improve strength, endurance and functional mobility during a rehabilitation session in the physical therapy clinic. Barron serves as a physical therapy technician, helping active duty service members, their families and local nationals return to full functional ability and operational readiness. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Alicia Sacks)
Faces of Readiness: HM3 Joseph Barron Supporting the Warfighter in Rota
| May 3, 2026
ROTA, Spain (March 15, 2026) - Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Joseph Barron, a native of Midland, Texas, is assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Rota, where he serves as a physical therapy technician, working...


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