Feb. 24, 2023

Archbishop for Military Services Gives Ash Wednesday Mass at Walter Reed

WRNMMC, Bethesda, MD — For the past decade, the Archbishop for the Military Services has led the Ash Wednesday Mass at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC), and he continued that tradition this year, leading the liturgy on Feb. 22 in Memorial Auditorium.

Feb. 24, 2023

National Thank a Resident Day

Tripler Army Medical Center — National Thank a Resident Day

Feb. 23, 2023

WRNMMC Recognizes Navy’s Civilian Pharmacist of the Year, Electronic Medical Records Innovator

WRNMMC, Bethesda, MD — Mylan Tran and retired Army Lt. Col. Johnnie Jackson received special recognitions during Walter Reed National Military Medical Center’s monthly town hall meeting on Feb. 14.

Feb. 23, 2023

Neves, Flowers named 2023 BJACH top Soldier, NCO

FORT POLK, La. — Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital held their 2023 Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year Competition Feb. 14-16 at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana. The winners, Sgt. Luke Flowers and Spc. Savana Neves, beat out their peers for the title BJACH Soldier and NCO of the Year. They will represent BJACH at the Medical Readiness Command, West Best Leader Competition, hosted by Irwin Army Community Hospital in April at Fort Riley, Kansas.

Feb. 23, 2023

Q&A: Getting and Using Referrals With TRICARE

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — You’ve likely heard the term “referral” in connection with health care. But what exactly is a referral—and how do you know if you need one? A referral is when your primary care manager (PCM) or primary care provider sends you to another provider or specialist for care.

Feb. 22, 2023

CRDAMC team sharpens medical warriors mentally and physically

A team of Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center Soldiers prepared a rigorous training event for its medics to test their adaptability, and challenging them both physically and mentally during a Best Leader Competition Feb14-17.

Feb. 22, 2023

CRDAMC best leaders move on to MRC, W Best Squad Competition

In a test of physical and mental endurance, 18 medical leaders from the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center demonstrated their Soldier skills during the 2023 Best Leaders Competition, Feb. 17. The winners of this competition: Capt. Michael Stangroom, physical therapist; Staff Sgt. Phillip Hubbard, radiologist specialist; and Spc. Caitlyn Rishell, nutrition specialist, will now move on to represent CRDAMC at the Medical Readiness Command, West Best Medic Squad Competition later this year.

Feb. 22, 2023

JROTC students get medical specialty insight from CRDAMC professionals

Part of CRDAMC’s broader initiative to encourage educational institutions to tour the hospital, Lt. Col. Brian Cahill hopes this visit will give the 45 Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets insight into the medical careers available here.

Feb. 17, 2023

Being a caregiver is my calling

WRNMMC, Bethesda, MD — It’s National Caregivers Day, and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) recognizes the sacrifices, hard work, and compassion of millions of caregivers, including one mother of a Wounded Warrior.

Feb. 17, 2023

Turbulence, turmoil on flight tests Soldier’s tact

Landstuhl, Germany — Officer Candidate Melissa Lewis, a student with the Phase II Interservice Physician Assistant Program at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, was recently involved in emergency situations during a six-hour flight from Israel to Portugal, where her medical expertise led to stabilizing distressed passengers along with a New Hampshire physician.