March 5, 2024

Tripler Army Medical Center celebrates World Lymphedema Day

Tripler Army Medical Center — Tripler Army Medical Center celebrates World Lymphedema Day

March 5, 2024

Munson Dietitian shares how to meet nutritional goals and save money through meal planning

FORT LEAVENWORTH — FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kansas -- March is National Nutrition Month and Munson Army Health Center’s registered dietitian, Marcy Sedwick, discussed the value meal planning provides for your health and your wallet.

March 5, 2024

TRICARE Providers Collaborate to Improve Patient Care

Fort Novosel, AL — Lyster Army Health Clinic and Humana Military hosted their eighth annual TRICARE Collaboration event February 27 at The Landing welcoming community healthcare providers to Fort Novosel. The event gathers TRICARE network providers to enhance relationships, optimize Military Treatment Facility care and satisfaction while affording an opportunity for the military physicians and civilian providers to meet and talk medicine.

March 4, 2024

Walter Reed Welcomes Six Leap Year Babies

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — Walter Reed National Military Medical Center brimmed with extra cheer on Leap Day, welcoming a special group of newborns — the 'leaplings.' Marking the occasion, U.S. Navy Capt. David Lang, who also celebrates his birthday every four years, brought camaraderie to the festivities by presenting gifts to the families.

March 1, 2024

NMCCL graduates and commissions eight physician assistants

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Eight new physician assistants will soon arrive at their next duty station ready to provide care for Marines and Sailors. Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune graduated its third class from the Interservice Physician Assistant Program (IPAP) on Mar. 1, 2024, during a commencement ceremony at Marston Pavilion on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.

March 1, 2024

CRDAMC announces its 2024 Best Leader Competition winners

FORT CAVAZOS, Texas – Capt. Megan Hower, registered dietician, Staff Sgt. Eugene Mclaurin, licensed vocational nurse, and Spc. Emily Pacheco, behavioral health specialist, are the winners of the 2024 Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center Best Leader Competition 1 March. They will move on to compete at the Medical Readiness Command, West Best Leader Competition in May.

March 1, 2024

137th Army Enlisted Medical Corps Birthday Celebration at Tripler Army Medical Center

Tripler Army Medical Center — 137th Army Enlisted Medical Corps Birthday Celebration at Tripler Army Medical Center

Feb. 29, 2024

CRDAMC welcomes its Leap Year Baby

FORT CAVAZOS, Texas – Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center welcomed its first baby of the Leap Year Feb. 29. Sgt. Alejandro Sierra, cavalry scout, 3rd Cav. Regt., and his wife Chelsea welcomed baby Nash Alexander at 9:02 a.m., weighing 8 pounds, 7 ounces and 20.5 inches.

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