April 15, 2024

NEX Micro Market Opens at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth

Naval Medical Center - Portsmouth — PORTSMOUTH, Va. (April 15, 2024) – A ribbon and cake cutting ceremony for a new Navy Exchange (NEX) Micro Market was held in Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) Galley, April 15.

April 15, 2024

Harpist Provides Volunteer Performances at Walter Reed to Enhance Therapeutic Patient Care

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Md. — Dr. Anastasia Pike, a classically trained harpist and music professor in the Graduate School of Education at Columbia University, volunteers her time and talent at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, lifting the spirits of others by playing her harp in designated areas throughout the America Building.

April 16, 2024

McDonald Army Health Center Pharmacy: Tough times, Tougher People

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — McDonald Army Health Center's Pharmacy Staff bands together to provide safe and reliable healthcare to their beneficiaries during tough times.

April 16, 2024

BAMC recognizes volunteers for extraordinary service

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — Brooke Army Medical Center Volunteer Appreciation Week culminated with a ceremony April 5 to honor

April 16, 2024

Patients rate Walter Reed providers high

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Md. — Four Walter Reed doctors and a specialty care clinic are listed among the Military Health System’s (MHS) Joint Outpatient Experience Survey (JOES) Best of the Best in its first quarter of fiscal year 2024 report (October to December 2023) recently released by MHS officials.

April 16, 2024

Going Overseas? TRICARE For Life Goes With You

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Do you have TRICARE For Life? If you live, move, or travel overseas, it’s important to know how your coverage works outside of the U.S. and U.S. territories.

April 16, 2024

Madigan Grand Re-opening of the Lewis Main Exchange Refill-Pharmacy

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. — Day 1 refill service to 140 patients with an impressive average wait time of five minutes from door to prescription. On 16 April 2024, Madigan Army Medical Center and the JBLM Community championed the Grand Re-opening of the Lewis Main Exchange Refill-Pharmacy with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. This refill-only dispensing center at the PX will increase access to care and serve as the primary method of obtaining refill prescriptions for the JBLM Community. The PX site will decrease the current refill turn-around time by 50%, while allowing the Main Hospital Pharmacy to increase its capacity to serve outpatients. Madigan’s Commander, Col. Hope M. Williamson-Younce, delivered a keynote speech praising the Department of Pharmacy’s vision, innovation, courage, and transformation efforts to keep our sacred responsibility of care to our Service Members, Veterans, and their Families.

April 17, 2024

BJACH Lab clinical training site for LSUA medical laboratory science program

FORT JOHNSON, La. — Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital recently joined forces with Louisiana State University, Alexandria to serve as a clinical training site for their associate degree in medical laboratory science.

April 17, 2024

Navigating Food Labels: Making the Informed Choice

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — 2nd Lt. Isis Bello Hernandez U.S. Army Dietetic Intern Editor’s note: Hernandez is a dietetic intern at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in the U.S. Army-Baylor Master’s Program in Nutrition. In today's busy supermarkets there is an abundance of options, and reading food labels can feel like a puzzle. Understanding what they mean is crucial for making healthy choices. Let's delve into the world of food labels, decoding their different sections and empowering you to make informed decisions about what you and your families eat.

April 22, 2024

Landrum joins BJACH Rehab Team, brings pelvic floor physical therapy

FORT JOHNSON, La. — Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital will begin offering a new type of physical therapy to Soldiers and their Families beginning May 1, at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Johnson, Louisiana.