Uniformed service member reaches for prescription bottle in pharmacy.

July 23, 2024

MHS GENESIS Patient Portal Makes Refilling Prescriptions Easier

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Do you get prescriptions at a military pharmacy? If you need to request a refill or a renewal for your prescription, the MHS GENESIS Patient Portal makes it easy.

Image of Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center entrance with the new MTF logo and tagline, Welcome to the Home of World Class Military Healthcare.

July 24, 2024

Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center is proud to announce the results of our recent TRICARE Inpatient Satisfaction (TRISS) Surveys

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The TRISS evaluation system refers to a set of surveys designed to assess patient satisfaction with inpatient care received through the TRICARE Health Program. The surveys measure beneficiaries’ inpatient satisfaction, compared with 14 other Military Medical Centers being surveyed this quarter.

Navy Commander Matthew Behil was selected earlier this year to promote to the rank of Captain. Behil serves aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point, leading the clinic’s Optometry Department.

July 25, 2024

Cherry Point Clinic Celebrates Officer Selections to Navy Captain

MCAS Cherry Point — Three officers serving aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point were selected to promote to the rank of Navy Captain earlier this year.

Thomas Belanger, the Assistant Clinical Nurse Officer-In-Charge of Preadmissions Testing for the Evans Army Community Hospital Post Anesthesia Care Unit, and Sam Payne, a registered nurse in the PACU, demonstrate the capabilities of the hospital's new Phase II Extended Observation room, which streamlines the process for recovering surgery patients, and increases capacity in the family care ward.

July 25, 2024

Collaboration improves surgical recovery process for EACH patients

FORT CARSON, Colo. — 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.

Army Capt. Mark DeJesus (left), an Emergency Department registered nurse, is recognized and congratulated by Walter Reed Director U.S. Navy Capt. (Dr.) Melissa Austin (right) and the rest of the Walter Reed Board of Directors during a BoD meeting on July 16. DeJesus is credited with providing life-saving care to an infant left in a vehicle parked off base on June 30 when temperatures were in the 90s.

July 25, 2024

Walter Reed Director, leaders recognize military medical officers for emergency, lifesaving care

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, BETHESDA, Md — Walter Reed Director, U.S. Navy Capt. (Dr.) Melissa Austin, awarded command coins to Army Maj. (Dr.) Carlie Cerne and Army Capt. Mark DeJesus during a meeting of the hospital’s board of directors on July 16 for the emergency and lifesaving care Cerne and DeJesus provided on a recent medevac and off base respectively.

Tourists depart boat via ramp, with buildings and trees on a hill in the background.

July 25, 2024

Your TRICARE Guide to Overseas Travel

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.  

Shannon Feaster poses with a photo, and personalized legacy project kit, of her late 8-year-old daughter Savi Redman alongside the pediatric oncology care team during a visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on July 18, 2024. (DOD photo by Christian Lilakos)

July 26, 2024

Savi’s Legacy: Inspiring Strength in All

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, BETHESDA, MD — July 19 marked the three-month anniversary of the loss of Savi Redman, diagnosed with a rare form of cancer at the age of 7. Her legacy endures through her positive impact on the pediatric oncology department at Walter Reed and all who had the privilege of meeting her. “She was the light of our lives, just a unicorn. Always positive, always energetic, and [she] found the joy in every single day,” said Shannon Feaster, Savi's mother.

Photo of a nurse drawing from a donor at a blood drive.

July 26, 2024

Fort Leavenworth community makes blood drive a success

FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kansas — FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kansas – Members of the Fort Leavenworth community turned out and made a difference during a blood drive on post, July 11.

Female Soldier from a medical MOS caring for a patient.

July 26, 2024

Munson, CGSC partnership keeps future leaders medically ready

FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kansas — Team members from Munson Army Health Center headed to “the field” to conduct a readiness rodeo for incoming students of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, on Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, July 17.

Leadership with Naval Medical Forces Atlantic, Defense Health Agency, Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Installations East, and Marine Air Station New River help cut the ceremonial ribbon during the grand opening ceremony of the Marine Centered Medical Home (MCMH) New River clinic aboard Marine Corps Air Station New River on July 26, 2024. MCMH New River provides routine appointments/physicals and some specialty services to active duty personnel aboard Marine Corps Air Station New River.

July 26, 2024

Upgraded medical, dental clinic opens for Marines and Sailors at Marine Corps Air Station New River

JACKSONVILLE, North Carolina — 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 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on July 26, 2024.

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