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...
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...
31 August 2021 U.S. Naval Hospital Naples Offers Back to School Physicals, COVID-19 Vaccine It’s a one-stop shop for back-to-school students onboard Naval Support Activity (NSA) Naples who participated in a hospital-sponsored clinic offering sports physicals, school entrance physicals, immunizations, and COVID-19 vaccines on base from Aug. 26-28.Some students were surprisingly excited...
31 August 2021 NMRTCs Sigonella and Naples Surge Medical Assets to Support Afghan Personnel SIGONELLA, Italy—A female evacuee steps inside the canvas flap of the large green tent on Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella. Her vitals are taken, and she is immediately given an IV for dehydration. A hospital corpsman takes her young son’s pulse while medical care is provided.More than 660 evacuees...