April 28, 2023

Medal of Honor recipient’s legacy lives on through great granddaughter’s service as future U.S. Army doctor

The heroic actions of Pfc. Jesse Funk, Medal of Honor recipient, are etched in the DNA of his lineage. His great granddaughter, 2nd Lt. Vera Funk, is a second-year medical student and is studying to become a U.S. Army doctor. She is currently completing her pediatric clerkship at Womack Army Medical Center.

April 27, 2023

Lyster promotes employee wellness with Self Care Workshop

Fort Novosel, AL — To promote employee wellness, Lyster Army Health Clinic’s Behavioral Health Department hosted a self care workshop. Employees had the opportunity to attend the event to learn about self-care tips, mindfulness practices, and strategies for developing a self care plan in their own lives. The self-care workshop was held on March 20, 2023, and featured Brent Eubanks, MSW, LICSW, with the presentation titled, “Understanding Compassion Fatigue and the Importance of Self Care.” The workshop focused on examining what is compassion fatigue or burn out and how to identify it, steps to reduce it, and how to develop a self care plan. Working in a healthcare setting, especially the last few years with the pandemic, many organizations have seen an increase in stress and fatigue among staff. Eubanks remarked, “The Behavioral Health team felt that it would be beneficial to clinic staff to provide an in-service. I chose the topic of compassion fatigue and self-care, as it would be something that most everyone could relate to.” The workshop was held in conjunction with recognizing March as Social Work Month. The workshop opened with asking participants to share why they got into medicine, and the general consensus was “wanting to help people”.

April 27, 2023

Womack team wins 2023 Medical Readiness Command, East Best Leader Competition

Medical Readiness Command, East held the 2023 Best Leader Competition at Fort Bragg, N.C., April 23. The competition was designed to recognize and reward the best leaders within the command and featured a series of challenges that tested participants' leadership skills and abilities. After a grueling four days of competition, the Womack Army Medical Center team emerged victorious.

April 27, 2023

Leadership at Walter Reed welcomes prospective USU students to medical center

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — Walter Reed leadership welcomed Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) prospective students to the medical center April 21 for a briefing about “The President’s Hospital,” before taking them to various areas throughout the hospital where they may work during their graduate medical education (GME) careers.

April 27, 2023

Tripler Army Medical Center presents DAISY AWARD

Tripler Army Medical Center — Please join us in congratulating Melisa Joines, a registered nurse in Medical Surgical Services, who received a DAISY Award on April 27.

April 27, 2023

We are NMCCL – Meet the Pastoral Care Team

NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina — Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune’s Pastoral Care Team serves the medical community in a variety of ways; from religious services, pastoral counseling and raising donations for persons in need, their services are available 24 hours-a-day, 365 days-a-year.

April 26, 2023

Lyster hosts Denim Day Walk

Fort Novosel Army Base, AL — Lyster Army Health Clinic hosted a Denim Day Walk in recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month or SAAPM -- an annual campaign to raise public awareness about sexual assault and educate communities on how to prevent sexual violence. Clinic staff and members from the Fort Novosel community showed their commitment to combating sexual assault during the Denim Day Walk on April 26.

April 25, 2023

Raising Awareness for Limb Loss

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — The Extremity Trauma and Amputation Center of Excellence (EACE) at Walter Reed supports clinicians and beneficiaries with amputation through policy, regulation, data, and research.

April 25, 2023

Saluting Young Heroes: Walter Reed Celebrates Month of the Military Child

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — When 12-year-old Jillian SeGraves was born at Walter Reed National Military Center (WRNMMC), she weighed 2.11 ounces and spent 12 weeks in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Since then, her family has returned to Walter Reed for her care during cancer treatments. “We have moved several places but decided to return for a reason.”

April 25, 2023

Mrs. American 2022 visits Murtha Cancer Center at Walter Reed

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — Mrs. American 2022, Krisdee Clark, a two-year breast cancer survivor, visited Walter Reed National Military Medical Center April 21 to spend time with patients battling cancer.