June 29, 2022

NMCP Presents DAISY Award

PORTSMOUTH, Virg. — PORTSMOUTH, Va. (June 6, 2022) - Lt. Desiree Steinhilber, a Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) nurse assigned to the Pediatrics Ward (4A/B), was surprised with NMCP’s DAISY Award during a ceremony, June 6. Capt. Shelley Perkins, NMCP’s commanding officer presented the award.

June 29, 2022

BJACH discusses Men’s Health – Part 5: Lt. Col. James Kenisky

FORT POLK, La. — June is Men’s Health Month and the Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital public affairs officer discussed the topic of men’s health with providers and health care professionals at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana.

June 29, 2022

Change of Responsibility Ceremony

Tripler Army Medical Center — Tripler Army Medical Center bids farewell to Command Sgt. Maj. Anthony Forker Jr. and welcomes Command Sgt. Maj. John "Mike" Contreras.

June 29, 2022

Barquist Army Health Clinic welcomes new commander

Fort Detrick, Md. — Barquist Army Health Clinic held a change of command ceremony June 14 on Fort Detrick, Maryland.

June 28, 2022

31 MDG bolsters relationships with local healthcare facilities

The 31st Medical Group hosted an Open House event to foster new relationships and strengthen bonds previously formed with local Italian healthcare facilities and network providers, June 9, 2022, at Aviano Air Base, Italy.

June 28, 2022

“At Times, We all Need Someone Trustworthy to Help Us through the Road Bumps of Life”

MCAS Cherry Point — Serving the Behavioral Health needs of Marines and Sailors in eastern North Carolina is an honor for Lieutenant Mike Krage, Psy. D., a Clinical Psychologist serving aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point.

June 28, 2022

WRNMMC’s Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Committee Chair sheds light on monkeypox virus

WRNMMC, Bethesda, MD — The Chair of the Infection Prevention and Control Committee at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center said the Monkeypox virus would likely not spread in the U.S. like COVID-19. LCDR Sara Robinson, who is also an infectious diseases physician, made the comment on June 6 while shedding light on the virus and its mode of transmission after infections had been reported in over 30 countries. As of June 22, CDC says 156 confirmed cases of monkeypox have been reported in the U.S. in 23 states and the District of Columbia.

June 28, 2022

BJACH NCO to represent MEDCOM at Army Best Squad Competition

FORT POLK, La. — Sgt. Garrett Paulson, combat medical specialist and noncommissioned officer in charge of the patient center medical home at Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital, Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana will be competing at the U.S. Army Best Squad competition in September.

June 28, 2022

Fort Meade Medical Department Activity welcomes new commander

Fort George G. Meade, Md. — The Fort Meade U.S. Army Medical Department Activity held a change of command ceremony June 21, 2022 at the main entrance of Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center, the headquarters of the Fort Meade MEDDAC.

June 23, 2022

Eglin to move back to HPCon Bravo

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — Brig. Gen. Scott Cain, the 96th Test Wing commander, directs Health Protection Condition Bravo due to the increased community transmission of COVID-19 across the local communities, effective June 27.