May 25, 2023

NSA Hampton Roads hosts Clean the Base Day at Portsmouth Annex

NSA Hampton Roads Portsmouth Annex — Approximately 235 volunteers took a break from their daily work duties and spent a beautiful Friday morning walking around the base and picking up trash during Clean the Base Day at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Hampton Roads-Portsmouth Annex May 5.

May 25, 2023

TRICARE Preventive Health Benefits Women Should Know

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — It’s important for all women to get their recommended preventive services. TRICARE covers all clinical preventive services with no out-of-pocket costs to you if you use a TRICARE network provider. But if you’re age 65 or older and you have TRICARE For Life, follow Medicare’s rules for getting preventive care.

May 25, 2023

Lt. j.g. Receives Mayor's Lifesaving Award

Virginia Beach, VA — Lt. j.g. Paul Strunc, left, a critical care nurse at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Virginia Beach Mayor Bobby Dyer, center, and Tyler Volpe pose for a photo after they were both presented the Virginia Beach Mayor’s Lifesaving Award at City Hall, May 8.Strunc was recognized for administering lifesaving cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a civilian at the beach on Oct. 2, 2022. Through their rapid intervention and emergency response, the person was stabilized until ambulatory services arrived on the scene. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Nube Macancela)

May 24, 2023

CRDAMC offers Mental Health Awareness Information Fair

The Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center’s behavioral health team hosted a Mental Health Awareness Month Information Fair for beneficiaries and staff members May 19. The fair was designed to provide patrons with information on resources available to them not only at the hospital, but throughout the surrounding community.

May 24, 2023

Medical professionals present their hard work during CRDAMC Annual Research Day

Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center Graduate Medical Education program residents, physicians and physician assistant residents, dental residents and other medical professionals staff members presented research results of various topics in poster or podium presentation format during the 11th annual CRDAMC Research Day May 18.

May 24, 2023

5 Tips To Start a Conversation About Getting Mental Health Care

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — “How are you?” It’s a question almost everyone answers every day. Like most, your usual response is probably, “Fine, thanks. How are you?” But if you really think about it, are you fine? Maybe you haven’t been yourself in a while. You’re feeling sad, stressed, lonely, or just not how you want to feel. You’d like to start feeling better but aren’t sure where to start.

May 24, 2023

BJACH Mental Health Awareness month initiatives, resources, more

FORT JOHNSON, La. — Editor’s note: In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month in May, I interviewed the Fort Polk installation director of psychological health. We discussed initiatives, resources, the continuum of care, and other related topics to help the community understand the depth and breadth of the mental health program offered at Fort Polk.

May 23, 2023

New psychiatry residency partnership aims to bolster mental health care for military, civilians in Eastern North Carolina

WILMINGTON, North Carolina — Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune will be a part of increasing access to psychiatric care in Eastern North Carolina through a new residency program. NMCCL has joined Novant Health, along with UNC Health and the UNC School of Medicine, to found the Psychiatry Residency Program. The program’s establishment was formally announced during a presentation at Betty H. Cameron Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Wilmington on May 22, 2023.

May 23, 2023

BAMC receives award for environmental sustainability efforts

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — Brooke Army Medical Center received the 2023 Practice Greenhealth Partner for Change Award for going

May 22, 2023

Former patient salutes nurses on Navy Nurse Corps’ 115th birthday

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — A nurse’s face. That was one of the first things retired Army Master Sgt. Cedric King said he saw after waking up from a coma at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) in August 2012. On July 25, 2012, during his second tour in Afghanistan, King, then on active duty, was severely injured by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED). Although the IED claimed his legs, caused internal injuries, and permanent damage to his right arm, it did not destroy his gung-ho spirit and enthusiasm about taking on any challenges life puts before him, he said. The soldier was at WRNMMC as a patient for nearly three years following his injuries in Afghanistan.