Story by Douglas Stutz Naval Hospital Bremerton/Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Bremerton It’s not too much of an imaginative stretch to envision a historical correlation between a military treatment facility and Navy Medicine’s more distinctive health care corps. In the ensuing years following the end of the Second World War, Navy Medicine continued to […]
Story by Otis Toussaint U.S. Army Medical Command WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Medical Strategic Leadership Program (MSLP) is an initiative by the U.S. Army Surgeon General, designed to provide strategic-level training to military medical leaders from around the world. This program focuses on fostering a collaborative environment among military medical professionals, enhancing their ability to […]
Story by Gustave Rehnstrom Winn Army Community Hospital Soldiers from the Army Reserve joined forces with their active-duty counterparts and civilian staff at Winn Army Community Hospital to maintain seamless operations in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Debby. Reservists from the 7459th Medical Operations Readiness Unit are currently undergoing training at Winn Army Community Hospital. […]
Story by Elaine Sanchez Defense Health Network Central SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 8, 2024 – The 14th Medical Group is leveraging technology and teamwork to streamline the prescription-fill process and improve access to care for pharmacy patients at Columbus Air Force Base, located in eastern Mississippi. With new, more efficient workflow processes in place, the […]
Story by Staff Sgt. Janae Masoner 139th Airlift Wing Every three years the 139th Medical Group’s Detachment 1, which is the medical element of the Missouri National Guard’s Homeland Response Force, is put to the test on pre-hospital and field treatment during an external evaluation (ExEval). The detachment spent four days at the Crisis City […]
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Travis Decker Naval Medical Forces Atlantic JOINT EXPEDITIONARY BASE LITTLE CREEK-FORT STORY, Va. – The U.S. Navy conducted the first ever technical test of an Expeditionary Medical Unit (EMU) aboard the expeditionary fast transport USNS Cody (T-EPF 14) at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, July 15-26. The primary […]
Story by Bernard Little Walter Reed National Military Medical Center The future of Army and military nursing is training at Walter Reed this summer. “We have six iterations of Army ROTC cadets/nursing students coming through [Walter Reed] this summer for the Nurse Summer Training Program (NSTP),” said Army Col. Wendy Woodall, director for nursing and […]
Story by Jasmine Braswell Air Combat Command JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. – The U.S. Air Force Medical Service has implemented a strategic initiative designed to train all medical Airmen to provide foundational clinical support to wounded and injured personnel on the battlefield, MEDIC-X. With MEDIC-X, every Air Force medic, including those not involved in patient […]
Story by Janet A. Aker Defense Health Agency [Editor’s note: This article discusses mental health, its challenges, and treatments. If you or someone you know is having a mental health crisis, call the 988 National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and press “1”, or text 838255, or chat, or contact the dedicated Veterans Crisis Line and […]
Story by Ken Cornwell Defense Health Agency In 2017, the Department of Defense embarked on a transformative journey to deploy a new electronic health record, replacing a patchwork of legacy systems it kept alive over three decades, and in effect, become one of the largest single users of a common EHR. MHS GENESIS gives service […]