Sailors and Civilians serving aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point trained to earn their Lean Six Sigma Green Belt aboard the facility in early February 2024. Staff underwent the training to prepare themselves to serve as “change-agents” and lead process improvement projects aboard the clinic by applying disciplined, data-driven approaches.

Jan. 30, 2024

Cherry Point Clinic Staff Train for Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

MCAS Cherry Point — Sailors and Civilians serving aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point trained to earn their Lean Six Sigma Green Belt aboard the facility in early February 2024. Staff underwent the training to prepare themselves to serve as “change-agents” and lead process improvement projects aboard the clinic by applying disciplined, data-driven approaches.

MHS Patients Receive Earlier Cancer Diagnoses Than General U.S. Population.

Jan. 29, 2024

Earlier Cancer Diagnoses Inside Military Health System Inspire Public Confidence

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — Researchers at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the Murtha Cancer Center Research Program, and the Uniformed Services University (USU) recently published a groundbreaking, collaborative study indicating that cancer patients treated within the Military Health System (MHS) generally received earlier cancer diagnoses than privately insured or Medicaid patients.

Maj. Gen. Thomas Harrell, director, Defense Health Network Central, Defense Health Agency; director, San Antonio Market; commander, 59th Medical Wing; and the lead for Air Force Medical Agency Alpha, responds to a question about healthcare access for recruiters during a meeting at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, Jan. 11, 2024.

Jan. 26, 2024

Leaders join forces to improve health care access for military recruiters, families

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 22, 2024 — To ensure the greatest outreach, the military often locates its recruiters and their families close to communities with eligible youth, but far from the peer support and healthcare resources of an installation. To help fill this gap in support, leaders from the Air Force Recruiting Service, Defense Health Agency and TRICARE, the military’s healthcare program, met Jan. 11 to discuss the unique challenges military recruiters face in remote locations, particularly from a healthcare standpoint, and to brainstorm solutions.

CRDAMC PAO

Jan. 26, 2024

First Coast Guardsmen to graduate CRDAMC IPAP program

FORT CAVAZOS, Texas – Coast Guardsmen, Lt. Mary Leon, and Lt. j.g. Ethan Etlinger, will be the first to graduate the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center Interservice Physician Assistant Program in early February here at Fort Cavazos. The graduates praised the extraordinary dedication of CRDAMC’s leadership, doctors, nurses, and staff for the opportunity and education.

Airman, his wife, and twin infant daughters

Jan. 25, 2024

Explore What TRICARE Covers

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — TRICARE offers comprehensive coverage to help you get and stay healthy. Knowing what’s included in this coverage can help you make the most of your benefit and avoid unexpected costs.

U.S. Army Brandon R. Ecker with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Schofield Barracks and U.S. Army Lt. Col. Kevin J. Downing with Tripler Army Medical Center donates blood and plasma units to Tripler Army Medical Center Blood Donor Center on Jan. 8, 2024.

Jan. 25, 2024

Tripler Blood Donor Center works with Local Units to Help Military Readiness

Tripler Army Medical Center — The Tripler Blood Donor Center is essential to Tripler’s Army Medical Center ability to function as a trauma center. It is important to have blood on hand and in supply for patients undergoing surgeries, cancer treatments, blood disorder treatments, and other traumas. January is National Blood Donor Month. The monthly observance celebrates voluntary blood donors, spreads awareness, and encourages people to donate blood during critical times.

Hospital Corpsman Third Class Ernest Espiritu, left, and Hospitalman Nidya Salazar, right, were recognized by Capt. Sean Barbabella, Commander of Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point, for their excellence in patient care. Espiritu and Salazar recently completed a process improvement project aboard the clinic involving the creation, implementation and sustainment of inventory binders. Both serve in the facility’s Patient Centered Medical Homeport.

Jan. 25, 2024

Cherry Point Corpsmen Recognized for Process Improvement Project

MCAS Cherry Point — Hospital Corpsman Third Class Ernest Espiritu, left, and Hospitalman Nidya Salazar, right, were recognized by Capt. Sean Barbabella, Commander of Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point, for their excellence in patient care.

Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point honors and celebrates the service of the Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists serving aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point during National CRNA Week. Lt. Cmdrs. Erika Papenfuss, left, and Craig Wilkins serve aboard the clinic in our Ambulatory Procedures Unit.

Jan. 25, 2024

Cherry Point Clinic Celebrates CRNAs

Cherry Point — Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point honors and celebrates the service of the Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists serving aboard Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point during National CRNA Week.

Army Capts. (Drs.) Jerry McMurray and Andrew Weskamp (center), from the National Capital Consortium and Walter Reed, hold the 2023 Champion Trophy from the FIT Bowl they earned Nov. 11 during the competition among allergy/immunology fellowship programs from across the country held in Anaheim, California.

Jan. 24, 2024

Allergy/Immunology fellows from Walter Reed come out on top in FIT Bowl

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — The FIT Bowl is one the most anticipated events every year during the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) Annual Scientific Meeting. During the most recent bowl, which celebrated its 32nd anniversary, fellows from Walter Reed walked away with the first-place trophy in the fast-paced, fun “College Bowl” style game contested before a live, enthusiastic audience. Army Capts. (Drs.) Andrew Weskamp and Jeremy McMurray, from the National Capital Consortium (NCC) Allergy and Immunology Fellowship program, finished first in the competition among fellows-in-training (FIT) held in Anaheim, California on Nov. 11. The NCC includes graduate medical education (GME) programs at Walter Reed, Uniformed Services University, Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, and other military health-care training program in the region.

Tripler Army Medical Center 68D Operating Room Specialist Phase II Graduation

Jan. 24, 2024

Tripler Army Medical Center 68D Operating Room Specialist Phase II Graduation

Tripler Army Medical Center — 68D Operating Room Specialist Phase II Graduation

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