March 13, 2024

Defend Your Health: Screen for Colorectal Cancer

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. — Health experts recommend those 45 years of age and older to get screened for colorectal cancer. The goal of screening is to find cancer before the symptoms appear.

March 13, 2024

Combat Paramedics graduate from 20-week program

Womack Army Medical Center and Fayetteville Technical Community College (FTCC) celebrated the newest Combat Paramedic Course graduates during a ceremony held on Thursday, March 7, at FTCC Spring Lake Campus. Thirteen students graduated from the twenty-week program of instruction. The paramedic students came from various installations to complete the task of becoming nationally registered paramedics. According to Staff Sgt. Christina Richardson-Belen, Combat Paramedic Program coordinator, they have worked relentlessly to meet the didactic clinical and national accreditation entities to earn the title of Paramedic. They were required to have 200 hours in the laboratory, 156 hours in hospitals across the region and 240 hours on the ambulance while receiving 600 hours of classroom instruction spanning over a five-month period.

March 12, 2024

From Smiles to Service: Airman Kinley Noel's first year in Military Dentistry

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-Lackland, Texas — Eager to explore her passion, Kinley joined the U.S. Air Force in May 2023, seeking opportunities for professional growth and financial assistance for schooling. Throughout her training, she discovered her love for dental assisting and found fulfillment in creating positive experiences for patients. Now stationed at Dunn Dental Clinic, Kinley embodies resilience, determination, and the transformative power of pursuing one's passions.

March 12, 2024

The Inauguration of the Gavin Blair Sensory Room: Insights from a Provider

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The sensory room offers a calming space with sensory-friendly elements to alleviate patients' fears and anxieties. By providing a safe and welcoming environment, the goal is to enhance the healthcare experience for individuals with autism spectrum disorder.

March 12, 2024

Walter Reed’s Nurses: Serving the Nation’s Heroes Day or Night with Dignity and Empathy

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — A Hard Day’s Night: Creating a Safe Space for the Nation’s Heroes As the sun sets and the cool wind embraces those headed home after their day shifts, it’s morning for those entering the gates at Walter Reed ready to serve the nation’s heroes and their families as dusk becomes dawn. It’s typical for nurses to work an occasional or regularly schedule night shift. Hospital administrators say these eight-to-twelve-hour blocks usually run between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. Those who’ve worked the night shift say it’s a common misconception that night shift nurses aren’t as busy as day shift nurses.

March 12, 2024

Maintaining Your Military Health Records Overseas

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — No matter where you live, it’s important for your electronic health record to be complete and up to date. For TRICARE Prime Overseas and TRICARE Prime Remote Overseas beneficiaries, there are processes that help make this possible.

March 12, 2024

Patient Safety Awareness Week celebrates, educates, empowers hospital team

FORT JOHNSON, La. — Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital celebrates Patient Safety Awareness Week Mar. 10-18, at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Johnson, Louisiana.

March 11, 2024

Walter Reed doctors credited with saving the life of a gym patron

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — It’s not uncommon to hear about Walter Reed physicians saving lives within the walls of the iconic medical center, but it proved fortunate for one local gym patron suffering from a heart attack that two doctors from “the flagship of military medicine” were also getting in a workout at the same off-base facility on Feb. 25.

March 8, 2024

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth’s HSBTC Receives Reaccreditation

PORTSMOUTH, Virg. — Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) Healthcare Simulation and Bioskills Training Center (HSBTC), was awarded reaccreditation for five years by the American College of Surgeons (ACS), Jan. 24.

March 8, 2024

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth hosts OR Groundbreaking Ceremony

PORTSMOUTH, Virg. — Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) welcomed representatives from J&J Worldwide Services, a facilities services government contractor, for an OR (operating room) construction project groundbreaking ceremony, Jan. 18.