March 21, 2022

Joint Incentive Fund expands optometry services to VA patients

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. — After more than 18 months of coordination between the Department of Defense and the Veterans Administration, Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center welcomed the first patient Feb. 15 under a Joint Incentive Fund optometry program.

March 19, 2022

New electronic health record goes live at Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune

NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina — The Military Health System’s new electronic health record for Department of Defense medical sites, MHS GENESIS, is officially live at Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune. At 7 a.m. on March 19, NMCCL staff began using the new system for patient care for active duty service members, retirees, and their families.

March 16, 2022

BJACH celebrates Social Workers in March

FORT POLK, La. — “The Time is Right for Social Work” is the theme of Social Work Awareness Month 2022. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics social work is the fastest growing profession in the country with more than 720,000 social workers in the United States. At the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk social workers can be found at the hospital, Army Community Service and supporting military children in the local schools.

March 16, 2022

Pediatric Intensive Care Unit reopens at BAMC

Brooke Army Medical Center reopened its Pediatric Intensive Care Unit March 1 after a two-year

March 16, 2022

New discharge lounge opens at BAMC to improve patient flow

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — On March 8 a new patient discharge lounge opened at Brooke Army Medical Center for patients

March 16, 2022

LRMC Nurse Scientist Earns Elite Designation

LANDSTUHL, Germany — Army Col. William Brown, chief for the Center for Nursing Science and Clinical Inquiry at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, was recently awarded the Army Medical Department’s (AMEDD) 9A Proficiency Designator in recognition of his contributions to Army Medicine as a Nurse Practitioner.

March 16, 2022

Maroon Surge 22 tests LRMC, partners’ readiness

LANDSTUHL, Germany — To build readiness and interoperability with strategic partners, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC) conducted Maroon Surge 22, a pre-planned Mass Casualty (MASCAL) emergency response training exercise, on March 10. It was the first exercise of its kind at LRMC since 2019, due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.

March 16, 2022

LRMC welcomes DHA assistant director for transition talks

LANDSTUHL, Germany — Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC) recently welcomed Dr. Brian Lein, assistant director for Healthcare Administration at the Defense Health Agency (DHA), to discuss the transition for LRMC staff and operations from U.S. Army Medical Command to DHA, March 3.

March 16, 2022

LRMC hosts NATO course aimed at cultivating MEDEVAL skills

LANDSTUHL, Germany — Thirty military medical professionals from six NATO member countries attended the NATO Centre of Excellence for Military Medicine’s Medical Evaluation Course (MEDEVAL) at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC), Feb. 22-25. The course certifies medical professionals to evaluate exercises across NATO medical capacities.

March 15, 2022

Graduate Allied Health Education holds first appreciation day for trainees, faculty

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium Graduate Allied Health Education