Feb. 28, 2024

Help available tackling eating disorders, improving nutrition

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — Eating Disorder Month is observed during February, and on its heels is National Nutrition Month, celebrated in March. “There is not one main cause to an eating disorder,” explained Army Capt. Ryan Farley, a registered dietitian and assistant chief of food operations at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. He provides care to eating disorder patients at the medical center because of his experience working with eating disorders prior to his commission in the Army.

Feb. 28, 2024

DHN East director visits “North Country”

Fort Belvoir, Va. — U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Lance Raney, director for Defense Health Network East, visited local commands

Feb. 28, 2024

Sailors, Civilians Honored at Cherry Point Clinic’s February Award Ceremony

MCAS Cherry Point — Sailors and civilians serving aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point gathered Wednesday, February 28 to recognize the excellence and accomplishments of their peers.

Feb. 28, 2024

Increased access to optometry care for Fort Johnson Families, Retirees

FORT JOHNSON, La. — Optometrist Dr. Catherine Liu, joins the Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic, increasing access to care for active-duty Family members and retirees beginning April 1 at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Johnson, Louisiana.

Feb. 27, 2024

Walter Reed Leads the Way for Military Allergists at 2024 AAAAI Annual Meeting

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — Physicians from Walter Reed and the National Capital Consortium played a role in outlining the accomplishments of the Defense Health Agency for military stakeholders at last weekend’s 2024 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) Feb. 23-26 in Washington, D.C.

Feb. 27, 2024

Womack’s Clinical Nurse Transition Program earns accreditation

Womack’s Clinical Nurse Transition Program (CNTP) has achieved accreditation by the American Nurses Credentialing Commission on Accreditation in Practice Transition Programs, becoming the second military treatment facility to receive this distinction.

Feb. 26, 2024

Walter Reed keeping patients safe from hospital-acquired (preventable) pressure injuries

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — Decreasing hospital-acquired (preventable) pressure injuries is a top priority of military medical treatment facilities (MTFs), and a Walter Reed team recently received the 2023 Military Health System (MHS) Ready Reliable Care (RRC)/High Reliability Organization (HRO) Award for its efforts focused on this challenge.

Feb. 24, 2024

TRAFFIC ADVISORY: Gardner Loop Road and 5th St. reconstruction Feb. 26 to Sept. 26, 2024.

TRAFFIC ADVISORY: Gardner Loop Road and 5th St will undergo reconstruction to include sidewalks on one side of the road from Feb. 26 to Sept. 26, 2024. Work starts north of the median past the Warrior in Transition Unit, Building #9057, and continues through to the intersection with Jackson Ave, near Madigan Gate. The work is scheduled in three phases

Feb. 23, 2024

BJACH NCOs Support Regional 4-H Camp

FORT JOHNSON, La. — Sgt. 1st Class John Martinez and Staff Sgt. Andres Perez from Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital conducted stop the bleed training and shared information about their military careers Feb. 23, during the 4-H Victory Challenge Camp in Anacoco, Louisiana.

Feb. 23, 2024

Kimbrough Cares- February 2024

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. — Digital newsletter provides news and events happening at Kimbrough.