March 22, 2023

BAMC Auxiliary grants support patients, staff

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FOR SAM HOUSTON, Texas — The Brooke Army Medical Center Auxiliary held its annual Welfare Recognition Ceremony March 9.For

March 22, 2023

Before Seeing the Dentist, Learn What TRICARE Dental Program Covers

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Whether you’re seeing the dentist for a routine checkup or getting emergency dental care, the TRICARE Dental Program (TDP) covers a wide variety of dental services. It’s important to know which services TDP covers before your next dental visit.

March 21, 2023

Information Table Raises Awareness on National Drugs and Alcohol Facts Week

WRNMMC, BETHESDA, Md. — Walter Reed National Military Medical Center’s (WRNMMC) Drug and Alcohol Program Advisors (DAPA) hosted National Drugs and Alcohol Facts Week (NDAFW) information table, Mar. 17. NDAFW is a week-long, health observance where stakeholders, including health care providers engage in dialogue with young adults and teens about the risk of substance abuse and addiction.

March 21, 2023

Louisiana National Guard, BJACH all ears for hearing conservation training

FORT POLK, La. — The Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital Department of Public Health hosted the Louisiana National Guard on March 20 and 21 for the hearing technician certification course and occupational hearing conservationist certification workshop at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana.

March 20, 2023

Cherry Point Sailors Refine Battlefield Medicine Skills

MCAS Cherry Point — Sailors in Eastern North Carolina refined their battlefield medicine skills through realistic, stressful training March 17, 2023 on Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point.

March 17, 2023

U.S. Navy Corpsman Earns Challenging Expert Field Medical Badge, takes “Top Doc”

WRNMMC, Bethesda, MD — Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Weston Moore, assigned to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC), earned the U.S. Army Expert Field Medical Badge (EFMB) and earned “Top Doc” by finishing with the highest score.

March 17, 2023

CRDAMC brings back its Baby Expo

The Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center hospital staff was excited to invite the community back to its eighth annual Baby Expo at the main hospital March 11. The expo was the first since 2019 due to COVID-19 and is designed to provide health education and promotion of various perinatal topics for new and expectant parents, beneficiaries who are pregnant, post-partum or who have delivered within the past year.

March 17, 2023

Lyster offers walk-in Contraceptive Care Clinic

Fort Rucker Army Base, AL — The Military Health System provides education, counseling, and access to birth control. Contraceptives can provide for a variety of health aspects from irregular menstrual cycles to military readiness for female service members. Lyster Army Health Clinic offers many options for female service members and enrolled beneficiaries who are seeking contraception. Selecting the right contraceptive method can be confusing with so many choices available.

March 17, 2023

BJACH, Cajun Dust Off exercise capabilities, prepare for MASCAL

FORT POLK, La. — Soldiers and civilian staff at Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital prepared for real world emergencies with a mass casualty exercise March 9 and 10 at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana.

March 17, 2023

Northwestern State University Students Talk about STIs with Soldiers

FORT POLK, La. — Nursing students from Northwestern State University conducted a service-learning project about the prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases March 9 to Soldiers at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana.