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Graphic with the following text "Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine, Adjuvanated requires: 2 DOSES 21 DAYS APART."

Sept. 23, 2022

The Novavax vaccine is here!

NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER — The Novavax vaccine is now available at Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River.

Capt. Jeremy Hawker and Capt. David Thomas on standing and saluting on stage during their change of command ceremony.

Sept. 21, 2022

Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Patuxent River holds change of command ceremony

NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER — Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Patuxent River today held a change of command ceremony, during which Capt. Jeremy J. Hawker relieved Capt. David V. Thomas.

Laboratory staff demonstrate lab testing procedures to high school students on June 16, 2022. Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune's Lab recently received a compliance rate of 99.9% on their recent inspection from the College of American Pathologists.

Sept. 16, 2022

Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune’s Lab receives ‘unprecedented’ results during recent accreditation

NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune’s Laboratory Department obtained recertification from the College of American Pathologists with a 99.9% compliance rate on their recent inspection. The results of the inspection from July demonstrate the high level of commitment each team member contributes towards quality patient care.

Hospital Corpsman Second Class Saleela Suwannarak receives the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for her service aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point during a ceremony held Friday, September 9.

Sept. 9, 2022

Cherry Point Sailors Celebrate Advancements, Awards

MCAS Cherry Point — Sailors serving aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point celebrated the advancement and excellence of their peers during a ceremony Friday, September 9.

Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune's Radiology Department recently received reaccreditation from the American College of Radiology. The department is pursuing designation as a Diagnostic Imaging Center of Excellence in the near future.

Sept. 9, 2022

NMCCL’s Radiology Department getting closer to ‘center of excellence’ goal

NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune’s Radiology Department has reached another step toward their goal of becoming the first Diagnostic Imaging Center of Excellence within the Department of Defense.

Three health care professionals with Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune were recently recognized for advancing their medical education.

Aug. 22, 2022

NMCCL medical faculty recognized for advancing their teaching capabilities

NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Three health care professionals with Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune were recently recognized for advancing their medical education. Teaching certificates were presented by the Uniformed Services University on August 17, 2022 to Commander Dink Jardine, Commander Dan Hwang, and Commander Andy Kung.

U.S. Navy Captain Kevin J. Brown assumed command of Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune and the Coastal North Carolina Market on July 22, 2022.

Aug. 17, 2022

New NMCCL commander forges a path focused on people, relationships

NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina — U.S. Navy Captain Kevin J. Brown assumed command of Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune and the Coastal North Carolina Market on July 22, 2022. People and relationships will remain Brown’s focus as he moves into his new leadership role as NMCCL’s Commander and Director.

*TRAINING*TRAINING*TRAINING* Hospital Corpsman Third Class Nathan Zachreaus makes an incision on a mannequin as part of establishing an airway via cricothyroidotomy during a training event held August 4 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. Zachreaus and other sailors assigned to Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point conducted the practical exercise as students in Tactical Combat Casualty Care, a course designed to sharpen their battlefield medicine skills.

Aug. 12, 2022

Cherry Point Sailors Sharpen Battlefield Medicine Skills

MCAS Cherry Point — Sailors serving aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, NC, refined their battlefield medicine skills the first week of August.

Mark Starnes, emergency manager for Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune monitors weather radars for the Camp Lejeune area. Part of the responsibility of the Emergency Management Department is to monitor weather conditions which could hinder safety and operations of the Medical Center.

Aug. 5, 2022

We are NMCCL: Emergency Management Department – Keeping us safe

NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina — Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune’s Emergency Management Department is ready to respond to an emergency 24 hours a day. How do they stay prepared? Planning and preparing is their answer. The goal of the department is to provide a safe environment for the Medical Center’s approximately 2,500 employees while maintaining 24-hour care for 48,000 beneficiaries.

Lt. Cmdr. Jonathan Gruber, department head for sports medicine, performs an ultrasound at the SMART Clinic located at Wallace Creek Fitness Center aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Camp Lejeune Family Medicine Residency Program residents observe the appointment.

July 28, 2022

NMCCL’s newest fellowship program will help keep operational forces ready

NMCCL recently received initial accreditation as a fellowship site for Primary Care Sports Medicine by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. Soon, Navy Medicine physicians will be able to apply for the program, the first of its kind at the medical center.

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