On November 17, 2021, Naval Medical Center camp Lejeune administered the first doses of the pediatric COVID-19 vaccine. NMCCL offers the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for eligible, pediatric TRICARE beneficiaries ages 5-11 years old.According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the vaccine...

Generating a medically ready force means identifying gaps in care and filling those needs; one of those gaps being the sexual health of active duty personnel.Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune’s Department of Public Health has made strides in the past several years to care for the sexual health of...

(PORTSMOUTH, Va.) Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) hosted a signing ceremony for a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), Local 22, Nov. 17.Rear Adm. Darin Via, Naval Medical Forces Atlantic (NMFL) commander, and Capt. Shelley...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (November 10, 2021) – Following approval from the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC), Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) began providing theCOVID-19 pediatric vaccination to children between the ages of five and eleven, Nov. 8.According to the CDC website, the move...

Naval Medical Center welcomed home personnel deployed with Expeditionary Medical Unit (EMU-10) on Wednesday, November 10, 2021.Sailors and officers with EMU-10 deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.NMCCL Commander and Director Navy Captain Reginald Ewing thanked the teams for their...

As medical professionals, the staff at Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River have to be prepared for the worst, including a hazmat incident.To ensure they’re ready, they recently completed First Receiver Operations Training (FROT). The 16-hour class culminated on Oct. 25, 2021, with a live...