08 October 2021 San Francisco Fleet Week Hosts Annual Medical Exercise SAN FRANCISCO — The 40th annual San Francisco Fleet Week hosted the annual medical exercise (MEDEX) Oct 7 to enhance the partnerships and cooperation for medical response in the wake of a natural disaster.The 2021 MEDEX unites the San Francisco Bay Area’s medical and first responder community with...
04 October 2021 NMRTC Pearl Harbor Activates Active Duty Flu Vaccine Campaign Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Pearl Harbor is gearing up for Hawaii’s flu season, typically stretching from November to May. The command began administering flu vaccines to the active duty Navy and Marine Corps population beginning early October.“From the fourth of October all...
04 October 2021 Compassionate Caring with COVID Vax Commitment When pregnant patients have an appointment with Lt. Cmdr. Megan Northup at Naval Hospital Bremerton, they get more than a qualified and caring OB/GYN physician.They also get someone who mirrors their own condition.As an expectant mother with a due date in early December, Northup has personally...