Courtesy Story Air Force Medical Service The Air Force District of Washington was originally established as Bolling Field Command in December 1946 by the Headquarters Army Air Forces to serve as the single manager for assets in and around the nation’s capital. Since 1946, AFDW has experienced multiple organizational changes - most recently it was reactivated […]
Story by Douglas Stutz Naval Hospital Bremerton/Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Bremerton In a flurry of moves designed to improve patient access, Naval Hospital Bremerton has relocated several clinics inside the main hospital. The buzzword phrase is space utilization as the Defense Health Agency military treatment facility strives to optimize existing clinical areas to […]
Courtesy Story Defense Health Agency FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Planning a trip overseas? Whether you’re traveling for work or leisure, it’s a good idea to know how your TRICARE plan works outside the United States. “In most cases, you probably won’t need to get health care during a vacation or short-term trip,” said Michael Griffin, […]
Courtesy Story Defense Health Agency The Military Tick Identification/Infection Confirmation Kit program has expanded, and the Defense Health Agency-Public Health vector-borne disease team is now conducting additional off-season screening of ticks submitted through the MilTICK program. The MilTICK program, which serves all military branches, tests human-biting ticks submitted by Department of Defense beneficiaries. “The results […]
Story by Gino Mattorano Evans Army Community Hospital Many surgery patients at Evans Army Community Hospital now have the option to go home on the same day they have surgery, thanks to the collaborative efforts of the hospital’s Surgery Department, Family Care Ward and the hospital’s workflow committee. While looking for ways to streamline processes […]
Story by Amanda Dick 445th Airlift Wing, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio The 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron began assisting the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing in the development cycle of the Battlefield Assisted Trauma Distributed Observation Kit after a meeting July 15, bringing the medical documentation tool to Apple’s mobile operating system, iOS. Prior […]
Story by Paul Lagasse Medical Research and Development Command FORT DETRICK, Md. – A team of medical and nursing instructors from the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command’s Institute of Chemical Defense and Institute of Infectious Diseases recently traveled to the United Arab Emirates to train UAE military medical and chemical defense personnel in […]
Story by Sgt. Tyler Brock U.S. Army V Corps FORT KNOX, Ky. — As the Army Medical Corps celebrates its birthday on July 27, Col. Francis Boudreau, corps surgeon assigned to V Corps, reflects on his journey, the unique challenges faced by V Corps, and the significant advancements in military medicine that continue to shape […]
Story by Riley Eversull Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune JACKSONVILLE, N.C. – Marine Corps Air Station New River has a brand new, state-of-the-art medical and dental facility for Marines and Sailors attached to 2nd Marine Air Wing. Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune celebrated the opening of the new Marine Centered Medical Home (MCMH) New River […]
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jacob Woitzel Naval Medical Center San Diego Naval Medical Center San Diego’s Directorate for Public Health celebrates receiving the Navy Surgeon General’s Health Promotion and Wellness Award during morning quarters, July 26, 2024. The Health Promotion and Wellness Award is an annual award sponsored by the Navy Surgeon General […]