Surgical equipment is displayed inside the inside Keesler Medical Center at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, December 21, 2021. The equipment was used by Keesler's Pulmonary Critical Care Clinic to perform the first airway stent procedure in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Seth Haddix)

Dec. 22, 2021

Giving Another Breath of Hope

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE --  Two patients, each with metastatic lung cancer, were rushed to Keesler’s Operating Room, struggling to breathe with tumors constricting their airways.

Dec. 21, 2021

Army-Navy Blood Donor Challenge: an act of love, kindness

WRNMMC, Bethesda, MD — The culture of donating blood at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is an ongoing,

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Dec. 20, 2021

Need Health Advice at Home? Chat With a Nurse 24/7

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — With the threat of flu season added to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, you might not want to go to the doctor’s office for a minor health issue. And with the Military Health System (MHS) Nurse Advice Line, you may not have to. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one of the best ways to prevent flu and COVID-19 is to avoid contact with people who are sick. With the MHS Nurse Advice Line, you can get health advice 24/7 from a registered nurse from the comfort of your home.

BAMC Fisher House matriarch retiring after 29 years

Dec. 16, 2021

BAMC Fisher House matriarch retiring after 29 years

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — After 29 years, Brooke Army Medical Center’s Fisher House manager is set to retire at the end of the

Lt. Col. Jerry Gostnell, certified registered nurse anesthetists from Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital instructs 1st Lt. Jennifer Pena, battalion physician assistant, 317th Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division on intubating a patient and performing a cricothyrotomy during the area of concentration, individual critical task list skills fair Dec. 13 at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana as Lt. Col. Kelly Marcoux and 1st Lt. Steven Reed assist and look on.

Dec. 15, 2021

BJACH conducts skills fair for installation providers

FORT POLK, La. — Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital hosted an area of concentration, individual critical task list skills fair Dec. 13-14 at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana.

Dec. 13, 2021

WRNMMC staff conducts Code Green emergency response exercise

WRNMMC, Bethesda, MD — About 400 staff members of the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center participated in a Code Green exercise Dec. 9. Staff conducted the exercise to test the hospital’s ability to respond to medical emergencies.

Newly promoted Chief Petty Officers Brooks Kuhn, Nicole Gacayan and Raymond Weeks. The three Sailors advanced to the rank of Chief Petty Officer during a ceremony held Friday, November 19 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. (Photo Illustration by Mr. Thomas Cieslak)

Dec. 13, 2021

“What you tell your Sailors and your leaders will have the weight of the anchor behind it.”

MCAS Cherry Point — The Marine Corps Cherry Point community gathered Friday, November 19 to celebrate the accomplishment and leadership of three Sailors as they achieved a milestone in their Navy careers.

Staff serving aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point celebrated the coming holiday season with a party on Friday, December 10. The gathering included fellowship over a meal, a gingerbread construction contest and ugly sweater competition.

Dec. 13, 2021

Cherry Point Clinic Celebrates Holiday

MCAS Cherry Point — Staff serving aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point celebrated the coming holiday season with a party on Friday, December 10. The gathering included fellowship over a meal, a gingerbread construction contest and ugly sweater competition.

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth’s (NMCP) Mammography clinic received reaccreditation, Nov. 17. The team leading the way to reaccreditation were, from left to right, Mammography Technologists: Schanell Teartt, Sandy Donofrio, Alicia Headley, Roslyn Young-Lead, Dinah Catlet; Cmdr. Jessica Miller, former Lead Interpreting Physician Mammography Department; and Shaunita Ratcliff-Durham, Supervisory Nurse Breast Healthcare. The Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) requires all U.S. mammography facilities to be accredited. The American College of Radiology Mammography Accreditation Program provides peer review, constructive feedback on staff qualifications, equipment, quality control, quality assurance, image quality, and radiation dose.

Dec. 10, 2021

NMCP Mammography Clinic Earns Reaccreditation

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — PORTSMOUTH, Va. (December 2, 2021) – Naval Medical Center Portsmouth’s (NMCP) Mammography clinic received reaccreditation, Nov. 17.

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth’s (NMCP) leadership and members of the Command Executive Board devoted time to NMCP’s galley serving lines for a holiday meal, Dec. 8. Capt. Shelley Perkins, NMCP's commanding officer, serves dessert as part of the NMCP holiday meal served to nearly 240 staff and patients. The menu included shrimp cocktail, New England clam chowder, roast turkey, ribeye, and ham, among other holiday classics like mashed potatoes, asparagus, glazed carrots and macaroni & cheese, with a dessert selection of assorted pies and cookies.

Dec. 10, 2021

NMCP’S GALLEY HOSTS HOLIDAY MEAL

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — PORTSMOUTH, Va. (December 8, 2021) – Naval Medical Center Portsmouth’s (NMCP) leadership and members of the Command Executive Board devoted time to the NMCP’s galley serving lines for a holiday meal, Dec. 8.

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