16 March 2023 Independent Duty Corpsman: A Department of One PACIFIC OCEAN (March 14, 2023) – Assuming duties typically reserved for a chief petty officer and tending to a crew of more than 100 is an intimidating prospect to many Sailors. However, Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Seo Song does exactly that every day aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship...
15 March 2023 Naval Health Research Center Scientist Wins Prestigious Research Award The Barbara Thompson Research Award, The Military Family Research Institute’s Excellence in Research on Military and Veteran Families Award, was established in 2015. The goals of the award include bringing visibility to issues of military and veteran families, increasing the impact of evidenced...
15 March 2023 Patient Safety Awareness Week Spurs Process Improvement at Naval Health Clinic Oak Harbor Some studies suggest that as many as 400,000 deaths occur in the United States each year as a result of errors or preventable harm. Not every case of harm results in death, yet they can cause long-term impact on the patient's physical health, emotional health, financial well-being, or family...