April 28, 2026

Keller Army Community Hospital Earns National Recognition for Surgical Safety: Smoke Evacuation

KELLER ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, N.Y. — Keller Army Community Hospital Operating Room Team who has been recognized by the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) as a Center of Excellence in Surgical Safety: Smoke Evacuation, earning the prestigious Go Clear Award. The national recognition underscores Keller’s unwavering commitment to providing a safe and healthy environment for both patients and surgical staff by effectively eliminating the hazards of surgical smoke.

April 24, 2026

KACH earns CNOR Strong Designation, Reinforcing Commitment to Surgical Excellence and Lifelong Learning

KELLER ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL — Keller Army Community Hospital has earned the “CNOR Strong” designation from the Competency & Credentialing Institute, recognizing a sustained commitment to perioperative nursing excellence, patient safety, and high-quality surgical care.

April 2, 2026

Keller implements 'ambient listening' technology

KELLER ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, N.Y. — Keller Army Community Hospital will be implementing ‘ambient listening’ technology to strengthen the patient-provider care experience by helping our providers focus more on YOU – the beneficiary – and less on their computer screens.

March 27, 2026

Keller researcher selected for 2026 DHA Academic Degree Program

KELLER ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, N.Y. — Michael Aderman, a member of the Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Research team at Keller Army Community Hospital, was competitively selected for the 2026 Defense Health Agency Academic Degree Program from more than 200 highly qualified applicants.

Feb. 6, 2026

From the Lab to the Landscape: KACH’s Project MARS enters new phase with FAA approval

KELLER ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL — Keller Army Community Hospital secured critical flight approvals, marking a new phase for its ambitious drone delivery program, Project MARS (Medical Autonomous Resupply System).

Dec. 17, 2025

Keller receives The Leapfrog Group Top General Hospital Award

KELLER ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, N.Y. — Keller Army Community Hospital receives the ‘Top General Hospital Award’ from The Leapfrog Group for demonstrating the highest performance in the nation on quality and patient safety, including ethical billing and informed patient consent procedures, lower infection rates, prevention of medication errors, and surgical safety.

Dec. 3, 2025

KACH surgical technologist receives FAST designation

KELLER ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, N.Y. — CONGRATULATIONS to Robert Torres III, a Certified Surgical Technologist in Keller Army Community Hospital’s (KACH) Department of Surgery, who was selected as a 2025 Fellow of the Association of Surgical Technologists – a designation recognizing surgical technologists who demonstrate unwavering commitment to the profession, upholding the highest professional, ethical, and moral standards while actively advancing the field to improve surgical patient care.

Nov. 20, 2025

Integrating Drone Technology into Military Medicine: A Collaboration Between KACH and USMA

KELLER ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, N.Y. — KACH is actively working, with the USMA Robotics Research Center, within the Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences Department, to integrate drone technology into military medical operations to enhance soldier health and safety.

Oct. 17, 2025

National Physical Therapy Month: Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune’s physical therapy team provides crucial service to the warfighters

CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina — October is National Physical Therapy Month, and Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune (NMCCL) is highlighting the role its physical therapy team plays in restoring function, preventing injury, and sustaining readiness among active-duty Sailors and Marines.

Sept. 10, 2025

Keller has six projects accepted for presentation at SOMOS meeting

KELLER ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, N.Y. — The Keller Army Community Hospital Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Research team received notification that six abstracts were accepted for presentation at the Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons (SOMOS) Annual Meeting in December. SOMOS provides a forum for presentation of research papers in a collegial setting and the interchange of medical knowledge as it relates to the practice of orthopaedic surgery in the military.