Story by Riley Eversull Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – For military members seeking treatment for brain health, therapy options are growing – literally! The new Intrepid Warrior Garden can be found blossoming behind the Intrepid Spirit Center (ISC) at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The space behind the clinic has transformed into […]
Story by Maristela Romero Air Force Medical Service On March 5, U.S. Air Force Surgeon General, Lt. Gen. Robert Miller and Chief Master Sgt. Dawn M. Kolczynski, Chief, Medical Enlisted Force, joined the 2024 Air Force Mental Health Flight Leadership conference to discuss enhancing military capabilities amid the evolving global landscape of potential adversaries. The […]
Courtesy Story Blanchfield Army Community Hospital Blanchfield Army Community Hospital command leadership recently provided a framework for department and section leaders to identify critical tasks to make the 2024-2028 BACH Health System Campaign Plan a reality. BACH commander Col. Sam Preston and hospital deputies shared the organization’s mission and vision, where the hospital is going, […]
Story by Carey Phillips Medical Research and Development Command For more than 60 years, the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine researchers have extensively studied the Warfighter. Included in this is the recognition of the female Warfighter and the importance of exploring sex differences in physiological and psychological responses to specialized stressors Service Members […]
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Neil W. McCabe Army Reserve Medical Command [CAMP PARKS, Calif.] The site director of the Medical Readiness and Training Command’s Regional Medical Site-Medical here reflected upon her 2019 history master’s thesis “Women Who Wear the Breeches: The Representation of Female Civil War Soldiers in Mid-Nineteenth Century Newspapers” for Women’s History […]
Story by Curtis Hill Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton A military medical student at Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton was reunited with the doctor who delivered her into the world more than two decades ago. Ensign Hannah Ortiz is currently in the middle of her family medicine rotation as part of her medical education through the Uniformed […]
Story by Pfc. Isaiah Mount 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office FORT CARSON, Colo. — In the heart of military healthcare, a dedicated group of professionals stands ready to serve. Among them, the practical nursing specialists (68C) provide the highest quality of medical care and play a crucial role, combining clinical expertise with dedication. Staff […]
Story by Sarah Marshall Uniformed Services University Navy Capt. (Dr.) Tamara Worlton, director of the Division of Global Surgery at the Uniformed Services University (USU) and director of Surgical Operations at USU’s Center for Global Health Engagement (CGHE), has been selected as a Fulbright Alumni Ambassador, one of the most prestigious international exchange programs in […]
Story by Douglas Stutz Naval Hospital Bremerton/Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Bremerton With the Defense Health Agency mandating that all military treatment facilities commands upgrade their current computers by mid-May, that herculean task has already been accomplished by Naval Hospital Bremerton’s Information Management Department. According to Patrick Flaherty, NHB chief information officer, replacing the […]
Courtesy Story Blanchfield Army Community Hospital Fort Campbell, KY— On March 28, Blanchfield Army Community Hospital’s newest and longest-practicing doctor cut into a cake celebrating National Doctors Day. Brig. Gen. Deydre Teyhen, Director of the Defense Health Network National Capital Region, and Col. Sam Preston, BACH Commander, addressed the gathered staff. “My number one priority […]