Sept. 1, 2023

EMF 150 Alpha hosts CBRN Training Teams aboard Camp Pendleton

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — Marines and Sailors assigned to Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) 150 Alpha, EMF 150 Bravo, EMF 150 Kilo, EMF Camp Pendleton, 1st Medical Battalion, and Combat Logistics Regiment 17 (CLR-17), attended chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) training aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton from Aug. 29 through Aug. 31, 2023.

Aug. 31, 2023

Practical Nurse Course Class 22/009 continues legacy of NCLEX testing success

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — Training today’s Soldiers to deliver tomorrow’s health care can be said about the Practical Nurse Course (PNC), which recently graduated 29 students from phase two at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC).and assigned throughout the Military Health System to provide care to beneficiaries and their family members.

Aug. 31, 2023

Empowering Patients with Pain Management Tools: Walter Reed's Sole Provider Program and Pain & Opioid Safety App

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — Walter Reed National Military Medical Center concludes Opioid Misuse Prevention observance with information about the Sole Provider Program and Pain and Opioid Safety App, a Department of Defense (DOD) approved initiative to provide adequate pain management care for patients who have or may demonstrate drug-seeking behavior and dependence, or both. According to Dr. Christopher Spevak, Director of The Sole Provider Program, the Sole Provider Program “is one of the successful initiatives adopted throughout the Military Health System and the Veterans Affairs health system.”

Aug. 30, 2023

Hearne, Texas Native, Navy Nurse, Passion for Nursing Rooted in Caregiving for Her Grandmother

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — Hearne, Texas native, U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. LaTarya Gulley’s passion for nursing began early on when she became her grandmother's caregiver.

Aug. 29, 2023

Copayments, Cost-Shares, and Other TRICARE Costs You Should Know

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — When it comes to health care costs, “copayment,” “cost-share,” and “deductible” are terms you might hear a lot. But what do these terms mean, and how might they affect you?

Aug. 29, 2023

Walter Reed’s Dynamic Duo Achieve Defense Health Agency Medical Milestone

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — When you meet retired U.S. Navy Capt. (Dr.) Robert F. Browning and U.S. Navy Capt. (Dr.) Sean McKay, you quickly realize these two talented surgeons have a mutual admiration society, each capable of finishing the other’s sentences after having worked together for more than a decade.

Aug. 28, 2023

Labor Day Holiday Hours

Fort Novosel, AL — Friday, Sept 1: Training Holiday, Closing at 1200 Monday, Sept 4: Holiday Observed, Closed. Sick Call is not available on Training Holidays and Holidays. Pharmacy services also close during clinic closures.

Aug. 25, 2023

Fort Cavazos celebrates world breastfeeding with grand opening of Milk Depot

FORT CAVAZOS, Texas – The Fort Cavazos Women, Infant, and Children’s clinic celebrated world breastfeeding month with the grand opening of the Fort Cavazos Milk Depot Aug. 23. This is the first, currently the only, military human milk collection site which is truly worth celebrating.

Aug. 25, 2023

Public Health Activity changes leaders

FORT CAVAZOS, Texas – The U.S. Army Public Health Activity – Fort Hood (official name change to PHA-Fort Cavazos pending) welcomed incoming commander Lt. Col. Luke Lindaman and bid farewell to Lt. Col. Sheila Medina in a change of command at the III Corps headquarters Aug. 21.

Aug. 24, 2023

AFWC now offers BOD POD measurements on a walk-in basis

FORT CAVAZOS, Texas – Service members can now get help achieving health and fitness goals by using the Body Composition machine, or Bod Pod, on a walk-in basis pilot program from 1-3 p.m. on Wednesdays at the Fort Cavazos Armed Forces Wellness Center. The Bod Pod is now approved by the Army as a supplemental way to measure body fat, and the AFWC has made this time available for service members. The service is also available for eligible veterans and family members, and the pilot will determine if the AFWC needs make it available on other days.