Story by Kirk Frady Medical Readiness Command, Europe LANDSTUHL, Germany – The 7450th Medical Operational Readiness Unit (FWD) Det 64 relinquished authority of the Deployed Warrior Medical Management Center (DWMMC) at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC) to the 7451st Medical Operational Readiness Unit (FWD) Det 2, during a transfer of authority ceremony July 8. The […]
Story by Maristela Romero Air Force Medical Service Air Force medical leaders hosted a tabletop exercise to identify command authorities and design an efficient chain of communication within the Air Force Medical Command, or AFMEDCOM, to support the status of readiness for medical Airmen and the tasking process to deploy them. The tabletop exercise held […]
Story by Julie Lucas Naval Hospital Jacksonville Defense Health Network (DHN) Atlantic released its results from the Joint Patient Experience Survey (JOES) for fiscal year 2024, 2nd Quarter, and several Naval Hospital (NH) Jacksonville assets were named “Best of the Best.” Providers from Family Medicine Physician Lt. Cmdr. Mitchell Selco, Dermatology Physician Assistant Elizabeth Anderson, […]
Story by Bernard Little Walter Reed National Military Medical Center U.S. Navy Capt. Juan Rosario recently came onboard as the new chief of staff at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. “I am deeply honored and excited to join WRNMMC as the new chief of staff,” Rosario said. “This institution has a long-standing reputation for […]
Story by Thomas Cieslak Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point A Sailor serving aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point is the first military applicant to receive an Optician’s License from the state of North Carolina. Hospital Corpsman Second Class Rylie Maloney, the Optometry Leading Petty Officer aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point, passed the American […]
Story by Bernard Little Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Walter Reed National Military Medical Center’s electrophysiology laboratory recently performed the Department of Defense’s first pulsed field ablation (PFA) to treat atrial fibrillation (AFib). PFA offers a safer option for AFib, according to retired U.S. Navy Capt. (Dr.) Matthew Needleman, a clinical cardiac electrophysiologist. Needleman […]
Story by Gino Mattorano Colorado Military Health System The 21st Medical Group bid farewell to Col. Donald Lofton, and welcomed Col. Gloria Walski in a change of command ceremony July 9 at Peterson Space Force Base, Colo. Walski comes to Peterson from Air Force Materiel Command Headquarters at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, where she […]
Courtesy Story Defense Health Agency By V. Hauschild, MPH, Defense Health Agency-Public Health Despite the continued development of munitions that create new types of blast fragments that can injure eyes, evidence indicates decreasing rates of eye injuries in the military. This is largely due to the Department of Defense’s efforts to ensure that service members […]
Story by Gino Mattorano Evans Army Community Hospital Lt. Col. Jess Christensen relinquished command of the Evans Army Community Hospital Medical Readiness Battalion to Lt. Col. Camille Betito in a change of command ceremony July 10, 2024. Betito comes to EACH from the Defense Health Agency Headquarters, Falls Church, Virginia, where she was the deputy […]
Story by Keisha Frith Womack Army Medical Center FORT LIBERTY, NC– In recognition of National Therapeutic Recreation Week, the Intrepid Spirit Center on Fort Liberty highlights the innovative therapies that supports the recovery of service members. Ancillary Services Chief and Physical Therapist, Lieutenant Commander Courtney Jones shares insights into the center’s newest equipment that they […]