Oct. 7, 2022

NHC Pax River to host flu shot clinic for active duty, beneficiaries

NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River will be hosting a Flu SHOTX at the Drill Hall on Friday, Nov. 4, and Monday, Nov. 7, from 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. for all Active Duty Service Members and beneficiaries ages 18-64. The bivalent COVID-19 booster will also be available.

Oct. 7, 2022

Suicide prevention, treatment top discussion during Substance Use Disorder Symposium

WRNMMC, Bethesda, MD — Preventing suicides and treatment of people with Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) top discussion during the Annual Substance Use Disorder Symposium, hosted by the National Capital Region Pain Initiative (NCRPI) at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Sept. 21. The symposium, in its sixth year, virtually brought together clinicians, researchers and other health-care practitioners from around the globe to present their work focused on identifying, preventing and treating SUDs.

Oct. 6, 2022

Newest physician assistants graduate CRDAMC Interservice Physician Assistant Program

Fort Hood, Texas — First Lieutenants Aunjaneice Thomas and Kassandra Beltz, Texas Army National Guard, and Krishna Shrestha are the Army’s latest physician assistants to graduate from the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center Interservice Physician Assistant Program during a ceremony held here, Sept. 30.

Oct. 6, 2022

Five Reasons to Switch to TRICARE Pharmacy Home Delivery

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Want your prescriptions delivered to your front door? TRICARE Pharmacy Home Delivery through Express Scripts can help. Take a minute to see how getting your prescription drugs delivered may be right for you.

Oct. 6, 2022

Promotion ceremony for Col. Kara-Marie Delaney

Tripler Army Medical Center — Promotion ceremony for Col. Kara-Marie Delaney

Oct. 5, 2022

2022 Fire Prevention Campaign

Tripler Army Medical Center — “Fire won’t wait. Plan your escape; 2022 Fire Prevention campaign. TAMC’s Safety Team and Tripler’s Federal Fire Department work together to educate beneficiaries & staff with what to do and where to go if there is a fire.

Oct. 5, 2022

BJACH Wraps-up Suicide Awareness Month with Open House

FORT POLK, La. — The Behavioral Health Department at Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital and the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, embedded behavioral health clinic hosted an open houses Sept. 28 at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana.

Oct. 5, 2022

Memorial that honors the sacrifices of Navy Corpsmen to be unveiled

JACKSONVILLE, North Carolina — On October 12, 2022, the Corpsmen Memorial will be dedicated in a formal ceremony. The journey to bring the memorial to Jacksonville has been several decades in the making.

Oct. 4, 2022

BAMC launches new texting option for prescription activation

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — TRICARE beneficiaries will soon be able to activate their new prescriptions at the Brooke Army

Sept. 30, 2022

A Wet Nose Actually Can Help You Feel Better – and Maybe Even Save Your Life

SUFFOLK, Virg. — Cmdr. Tracy Krauss, Officer in Charge, Public Health Specialty Leader, and Norfolk-based facility therapy dog, Patty Mac, visited Naval Information Forces and the other two information warfare command on the DoD Suffolk Complex. Patty Mac works in the waiting room of the Sewells Point Branch Health Clinic where she has the opportunity to alert her handler of patients who are in emotional stress thereby allowing staff to identify ways to help