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A team of hospital corpsmen who work in the Pediatrics Department at U.S. Naval Hospital Guam train on the use of a "Bili Blanket." This device is part of a new phototherapy program offered by the hospital that allows babies diagnosed with jaundice, a common condition that causes yellowing of the skin, to receive blue-wavelength light therapy in a monitored home setting. Previously, babies who needed this treatment had to stay in the hospital. Now, they can be safely cared for as outpatients, reducing the need for hospital admission and repeated laboratory testing, while keeping families together during their newborn’s crucial first weeks of life. Devices will be issues to TRICARE-eligible beneficiaries for short-term use, while pediatric providers closely monitor the infant’s progress. This program is part of USNH Guam's efforts to expand pediatric capabilities to increase local medical capacity and ensure service members and their families receive the care they need, where they serve.