April 17, 2024

BJACH Lab clinical training site for LSUA medical laboratory science program

FORT JOHNSON, La. — Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital recently joined forces with Louisiana State University, Alexandria to serve as a clinical training site for their associate degree in medical laboratory science.

April 16, 2024

Madigan Grand Re-opening of the Lewis Main Exchange Refill-Pharmacy

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. — Day 1 refill service to 140 patients with an impressive average wait time of five minutes from door to prescription. On 16 April 2024, Madigan Army Medical Center and the JBLM Community championed the Grand Re-opening of the Lewis Main Exchange Refill-Pharmacy with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. This refill-only dispensing center at the PX will increase access to care and serve as the primary method of obtaining refill prescriptions for the JBLM Community. The PX site will decrease the current refill turn-around time by 50%, while allowing the Main Hospital Pharmacy to increase its capacity to serve outpatients. Madigan’s Commander, Col. Hope M. Williamson-Younce, delivered a keynote speech praising the Department of Pharmacy’s vision, innovation, courage, and transformation efforts to keep our sacred responsibility of care to our Service Members, Veterans, and their Families.

April 16, 2024

Going Overseas? TRICARE For Life Goes With You

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Do you have TRICARE For Life? If you live, move, or travel overseas, it’s important to know how your coverage works outside of the U.S. and U.S. territories.

April 16, 2024

Patients rate Walter Reed providers high

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Md. — Four Walter Reed doctors and a specialty care clinic are listed among the Military Health System’s (MHS) Joint Outpatient Experience Survey (JOES) Best of the Best in its first quarter of fiscal year 2024 report (October to December 2023) recently released by MHS officials.

April 16, 2024

BAMC recognizes volunteers for extraordinary service

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — Brooke Army Medical Center Volunteer Appreciation Week culminated with a ceremony April 5 to honor

April 15, 2024

Harpist Provides Volunteer Performances at Walter Reed to Enhance Therapeutic Patient Care

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Md. — Dr. Anastasia Pike, a classically trained harpist and music professor in the Graduate School of Education at Columbia University, volunteers her time and talent at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, lifting the spirits of others by playing her harp in designated areas throughout the America Building.

April 15, 2024

NEX Micro Market Opens at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth

Naval Medical Center - Portsmouth — PORTSMOUTH, Va. (April 15, 2024) – A ribbon and cake cutting ceremony for a new Navy Exchange (NEX) Micro Market was held in Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) Galley, April 15.

April 12, 2024

Darnall invites the community to bring awareness during Sexual Assault Awareness Prevention Month

FORT CAVAZOS, Texas – The Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center began Sexual Assault Awareness Prevention Month with it’s “Do Your Part” blood drive, one of a few planned events that will allow the community to help bring awareness to preventing sexual assaults and harassment. “This year’s theme is Change Through Unity: Empower. Protect. Prevent.” Following the initial observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October, advocates of sexual assault survivors sought to create a similar awareness event more specific to sexual violence. What started out as an awareness week in April, grew into a month-long consciousness-raising event.

April 12, 2024

From the clinic to the stage: A Tripler physician performs in local theater

Tripler Army Medical Center — When U.S. Army Capt. David Samsel, a physician, is not working at Warrior Ohana Medical Home in Kapolei, he can often be found acting on a local theater stage. This year, he played Eddie McCune in the Diamond Head Theatre’s production of “The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940,” which ran Feb. 2-24. The play is a fast-paced and deliriously funny farce that takes place in an isolated mansion in the middle of a snowstorm. The characters are cut off from the outside world with only a deranged murderer, the Stage Door Slasher, for company.

April 11, 2024

Research symposium brings together minds dedicated to advancing military medicine

CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina — Medical professionals gathered April 11, 2024, on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune for the Annual Research Symposium.