Story by Robert Hammer Defense Health Agency The Military Health System uses advanced digital health technologies to improve health outcomes. Timely, accurate and useful health information is critical to support military medical staff and patients. The Defense Health Agency Mobility office supports mobile app development to connect patients and medical staff to valuable health information […]
Story by Walter Ham 20th CBRNE Command ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. – A deployable U.S. Army medical laboratory officially changed its name to reflect its global laboratory mission. The 1st Area Medical Laboratory was renamed the 1st Global Field Medical Laboratory on Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, Oct. 16. The name change coincided with the 20th […]
Courtesy Story Defense Health Agency FALLS CHURCH, Va. – TRICARE Open Season begins Monday, Nov. 11—that’s just a few weeks away. If you’re a TRICARE beneficiary, this is the time when you can enroll in a health plan or change health plans for coverage that starts Jan. 1, 2025. You can make these changes through […]
Story by Sidney Hinds Naval Medical Research Command NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Capt. Franca Jones, commander, Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC), met with scientists and directors during a visit to the University of Notre Dame on October 9 to discuss ongoing command work and future collaborations. Jones visited with Notre Dame experts in infectious disease, […]
Story by Jean Graves Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital FORT JOHNSON, La. —Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital proudly recognizes the achievements of Spc. Andrew Wesbrock, an occupational therapy specialist at the Joint Readiness Training Readiness and Fort Johnson, Louisiana who recently earned civilian credentials through the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy. Wesbrock, a self-proclaimed Army […]
Story by Christopher Jones Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms Chiropractor Carrie J. Belleson spends her days balancing the unique medical needs of two high-performing groups — those trained for the battlefield and those competing in global sports arenas. When she’s not busy traveling the globe providing chiropractic care for members of USA Olympic teams, Belleson can […]
Story by Regena Kowitz Defense Health Agency SAN DIEGO – Military medical leaders from across the Pacific Rim gathered in San Diego Oct. 16-18, for a three-day strategic meeting, focusing on the integration of health care delivery and operational medicine for America’s warfighters. The 2024 Defense Health Network Pacific Rim (DHN-PR) Director’s and Naval Medical […]
Story by C.J. Lovelace U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command FORT DETRICK, Md. — After several stopgap measures over the past year-plus, U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command has relaunched a valuable resource for operational Army units with medical materiel. The Medical Materiel Information Portal, or MMIP, is a CAC-enabled site (https://mmip.army.mil) that serves as repository for […]
Story by Otis Toussaint U.S. Army Medical Command WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 23, 2024) — The Armed Services YMCA hosted the 18th Annual Angels of the Battlefield Award Ceremony in Arlington, Virginia. The event is dedicated to recognizing the brave men and women who serve as medics, corpsmen, and pararescuemen, those who are often the unsung […]
Story by Curtis Hill Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton participated in a county-wide medical emergency exercise on Oct. 24, 2024. An exercise cell from the hospital set up on the roof of the hospital parking garage to participate in the 2024 Pediatric Surge Full Scale Exercise, co-sponsored by the San Diego Healthcare […]