FORT BELVOIR, VA. (February 15, 2024)-- Gavin Blair is all smiles during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for an autism-friendly sensory room named in his honor at the Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center February 15, 2024. The sensory room offers a calming space with sensory-friendly elements to alleviate patients' fears and anxieties. By providing a safe and welcoming environment, the goal is to enhance the healthcare experience for individuals with autism spectrum disorder. (Department of Defense photo by Reese Brown)

March 12, 2024

The Inauguration of the Gavin Blair Sensory Room: Insights from a Provider

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The sensory room offers a calming space with sensory-friendly elements to alleviate patients' fears and anxieties. By providing a safe and welcoming environment, the goal is to enhance the healthcare experience for individuals with autism spectrum disorder.

Portrait of Wodaege-Wells

March 12, 2024

Walter Reed’s Nurses: Serving the Nation’s Heroes Day or Night with Dignity and Empathy

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — A Hard Day’s Night: Creating a Safe Space for the Nation’s Heroes As the sun sets and the cool wind embraces those headed home after their day shifts, it’s morning for those entering the gates at Walter Reed ready to serve the nation’s heroes and their families as dusk becomes dawn. It’s typical for nurses to work an occasional or regularly schedule night shift. Hospital administrators say these eight-to-twelve-hour blocks usually run between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. Those who’ve worked the night shift say it’s a common misconception that night shift nurses aren’t as busy as day shift nurses.

Uniformed service member smiles and stands with wife and daughter at promotion ceremony.

March 12, 2024

Maintaining Your Military Health Records Overseas

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — No matter where you live, it’s important for your electronic health record to be complete and up to date. For TRICARE Prime Overseas and TRICARE Prime Remote Overseas beneficiaries, there are processes that help make this possible.

People talking in a hall

March 12, 2024

Patient Safety Awareness Week celebrates, educates, empowers hospital team

FORT JOHNSON, La. — Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital celebrates Patient Safety Awareness Week Mar. 10-18, at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Johnson, Louisiana.

Group photo

March 11, 2024

Walter Reed doctors credited with saving the life of a gym patron

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — It’s not uncommon to hear about Walter Reed physicians saving lives within the walls of the iconic medical center, but it proved fortunate for one local gym patron suffering from a heart attack that two doctors from “the flagship of military medicine” were also getting in a workout at the same off-base facility on Feb. 25.

Healthcare Simulation and Bioskills Training Center (HSBTC) staff with the American College of Surgeons (ACS) reaccreditation certificate. From the left, Cmdr. Chris Smith, HSBTC deputy director; Don Delorey, research scientist; Rebecca Kiser, lead nurse educator; Clint Rombaoa, Simulation Center acting manager; Jon Lorenz, Bioskills Center manager; Cmdr. Levi Kitchen, HSBTC director. Members of the HSBTC team not pictured are Cmdr. Tamara Kemp, Surgical director, and Cmdr. Liza Stone, Nursing director.

March 8, 2024

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth’s HSBTC Receives Reaccreditation

PORTSMOUTH, Virg. — Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) Healthcare Simulation and Bioskills Training Center (HSBTC), was awarded reaccreditation for five years by the American College of Surgeons (ACS), Jan. 24.

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) hosts an OR (operating room) construction project groundbreaking ceremony, Jan. 18. First up with a sledgehammer to officially start the renovation was Capt. Brian L. Feldman, NMCP director/Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Portsmouth (NMRTC) commander.

March 8, 2024

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth hosts OR Groundbreaking Ceremony

PORTSMOUTH, Virg. — Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) welcomed representatives from J&J Worldwide Services, a facilities services government contractor, for an OR (operating room) construction project groundbreaking ceremony, Jan. 18.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Jan. 2) It’s a ‘Happy New Year’ for two Sailors who became parents of the first baby born at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP), Jan. 1. IT2 Angelina Nguyen, stationed at Naval Special Warfare Group Four (NSWG4), gave birth to Mahina at 5:08 a.m. on the first day of the new year. Her husband, IT2 Kevin Nguyen, stationed at Beach Master Unit (BMU) 2, was at his wife’s side when she received the First Baby Born 2024 basket provided each year by The Oakleaf Club of Tidewater. Lt. j.g. Mikala Tracy, the patient’s nurse, presented the basket filled with various baby items to the new parents on behalf of the club.

March 8, 2024

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Welcomes First Baby 2024

PORTSMOUTH, Virg. — PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Jan. 2) It’s a ‘Happy New Year’ for two Sailors who became parents of the first baby born at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP), Jan. 1.

Capt. Brian Feldman, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) director/Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Portsmouth commanding officer, and the Maternal Fetal Medicine Assessment Center team participate in a ribbon cutting ceremony marking the team's first Navy accreditation by the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM), Dec. 8. (U. S. Navy Photo by W. Scott Epperson)

March 8, 2024

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Receives First Navy AIUM Accreditation

PORTSMOUTH, Virg. — Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM) Clinic celebrated accreditation by the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) with a ribbon cutting ceremony, Dec. 8.

Cmdr. Kathleen Dagher, Director for Administration aboard Naval Hospital Cherry Point, presents Mr. Steve Roy a U.S. National Ensign flown that morning in front of the facility and earlier in locations across the Central Command area of responsibility during his retirement ceremony Thursday, February 29, 2024. Roy served the MCAS Cherry Point community over four decades aboard Naval Hospital and Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point, ending his career as the Facilities Maintenance Department Supervisor. During his 42 years at Cherry Point, Roy executed over $60 facility projects in two different buildings serving under 19 different commanding officers.

March 8, 2024

“Cornerstone of Naval Healthcare at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point” Retires After More Than Four Decades of Service

MCAS Cherry Point — A civilian employee serving aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point retired in February 2024 after more than four decades of service to Marines and Sailors assigned to the installation and beneficiaries living in the surrounding communities.

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