March 24, 2025

Recognizing National Doctors Day 2025 at NHB/NMRTC Bremerton [4 of 5]

NHB/NMRTC Bremerton, Washington — Preparing for the unpredictable, limiting the unforeseen and controlling the unexpected…Dr. Dan Frederick, population health officer assigned to Naval Hospital Bremerton, has been an instrumental force in the nation’s third largest fleet concentration in helping lead prevention and response efforts against a number of public health threats this decade alone, from the annual [cold and] flu season to a nearby measles outbreak to a spate of possible mumps cluster and a meningitis infection threat. Frederick is a retired Navy captain with years of experience in public health, preventive medicine, and environmental health within his area of responsibility of Navy Region Northwest. His specialty focuses on optimizing and supporting Force Health protection and readiness by providing epidemiologic - the branch of medicine that studies epidemics and epidemic diseases - services for Navy and Marine Corps members and dependents by providing a variety of products and services in information management technology; occupational and environmental exposures; reportable medical events; and diseases, conditions and infections. As the Military Health System recognizes March 30, 2025, as MHS National Doctor’s Day, we acknowledge Frederick and other doctors for their commitment as a ready medical force ensuring Navy and Marine Corps assets are a medically ready force (Official Navy photo by Douglas H Stutz, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs officer).

March 24, 2025

Recognizing National Doctors Day 2025 at NHB/NMRTC Bremerton [3 of 5]

NHB/NMRTC Bremerton, Washington — Helping to point the way…Capt. Harlan Dorey, Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command Bremerton director of branch clinics and Navy Medical Corps doctor, discusses and directs strategic guidance during a recent mass casualty exercise at Navy Medicine Readiness Training Unit Bangor, which tested the clinic staff in their response efforts to a [mock] earthquake. Led by Capt. Harlan F. Dorey, NMRTU Bangor is an all-active duty-based acute care medical and dental clinic, offering expert primary care, dental care, and a broad range of outpatient/same day ancillary specialties to an estimated supported population of approximately 13,200. As the Military Health System recognizes March 30, 2025, as MHS National Doctor’s Day, we acknowledge Dorey and other doctors for their commitment as a ready medical force ensuring Navy and Marine Corps assets are a medically ready force (Official Navy photo by Douglas H Stutz, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs officer).

March 24, 2025

Recognizing National Doctors Day 2025 at NHB/NMRTC Bremerton [2 of 5]

NHB/NMRTC Bremerton, Washington — Healing heels… supporting Navy and Marine Corps personnel for operational readiness and standing on their own two feet is the specialty of Naval Hospital Bremerton’s foot doctor, Navy Lt. Edie Renier, staff podiatrist assigned to NHB’s Orthopedic and Podiatry clinic. For 2024, Renier saw near 1,600 appointments as well as performed approximately 75 surgeries at NHB and higher acuity surgical cases at Madigan Army Medical Center. As the Military Health System recognizes March 30, 2025, as MHS National Doctor’s Day, we acknowledge Renier and other doctors for their commitment as a ready medical force ensuring Navy and Marine Corps assets are a medically ready force (Official Navy photo by Douglas H Stutz, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs officer).

March 24, 2025

With Scheduled Virtual Visits the doctor goes to you

FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kansas — A new virtual healthcare delivery platform available from Munson Army Health Center called Scheduled Virtual Visits is already making a positive difference during its initial trial.

March 24, 2025

Recognizing National Doctors Day 2025 at NHB/NMRTC Bremerton [1 of 5]

NHB/NMRTC Bremerton, Washington — Taking a knee for operational readiness… Navy Cmdr. Katherine Mangan, Naval Hospital Bremerton Medical Services director, Navy Medical Corps officer and board-certified orthopedic surgeon, tests a patient’s range of motion, reflex and strength during a recent clinical visit in NHB’s Orthopedic and Podiatry clinic. Mangan and two other active-duty orthopedists, one American Red Cross volunteer orthopedist and one physician assistant performed nearly 3,400 orthopedic appointments – as well as completed approximately 310 surgeries – in 2024 while also maintaining a walk-in fracture clinic. As the Military Health System recognizes March 30, 2025, as MHS National Doctor’s Day, we acknowledge Mangan and other doctors for their commitment as a ready medical force ensuring Navy and Marine Corps assets are a medically ready force (Official Navy photo by Douglas H Stutz, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs officer).

March 24, 2025

I Am Navy Medicine – and SOQ – HM3 Samuel Vasquez

NHB/NMRTC Bremerton, Washington — By Douglas H Stutz, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs officer -- When Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Samuel Vasquez was growing up in Hillsboro, Texas, unbeknownst at the time, the basis of his warrior ethos was forged in becoming a U.S. Navy hospital corpsman.

March 25, 2025

I Keep the Warfighter in the Fight: Lieutenant Junior Grade Joelle Borja

MCAS Cherry Point — A Navy officer serving aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point plays a crucial role supporting the mental health and wellness of the base’s Sailors and Marines.

March 25, 2025

Community partnership facilitates training opportunity

FORT CARSON, Colo. — An Evans Army Community Hospital Soldier is ready for her upcoming deployment, thanks to a recent collaboration with a local Colorado Springs hospital. Staff Sgt. Carlie Pack, a 68P Radiology Specialist assigned to the EACH Radiology Department, was tasked to support an upcoming deployment, but wanted some additional training on a Computed Tomography, or CT, scanner that wasn’t available at Fort Carson.

March 25, 2025

Open House highlights brain injury awareness

FORT CARSON, Colo. — The Fort Carson Intrepid Spirit Center hosted an Open House Friday, March 21, 2025, to increase awareness for the center’s services, and to support Brain Injury Awareness Month. The Fort Carson Intrepid Spirit Center, or ISC, is a state-of-the-art treatment facility dedicated to the assessment and care of concussions and other forms of brain Injuries.

March 25, 2025

Fuel to Perform: Proper Nutrition for Exercise stressed at NHB

NHB/NMRTC Bremerton, Washington — As provided by Megan Magness, Naval Hospital Bremerton clinical dietitian – (fourth in a series with March designated as Nutrition Month) The human body requires a continuous supply of energy to function efficiently. This demand increases significantly when engaging in physical activities, whether for recreational, competitive or duty purposes. Exercise places greater stress on muscles, joints, and bones, necessitating dietary adjustments to sustain energy levels and enhance performance.