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

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.

Smiling optometrist using equipment to check a patient's eyes.

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.

Physicians from Walter Reed and the National Capital Consortium attended the 38th Annual Harold S. Nelson Military Allergy Immunology Assembly (MAIA) symposium for Defense Health Agency and Veterans Affairs stakeholders during the 2024 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) in Washington, D.C. Feb. 23-26.

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.

Lt. Col. Tanekkia Taylor-Clark, Capt. Holly Flanscha, Kim Howard and Lt. Col. Monique Grinnell cut the ribbon during the Clinical Nurse Transition Program (CNTP) program accreditation celebration, February 16, 2024. Womack Army Medical Center is the second military treatment facility to receive this distinction

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.

A Walter Reed team recently received the 2023 Military Health System Ready Reliable Care (RRC)/High Reliability Organization (HRO) Award for its efforts focused on decreasing hospital-acquired (preventable) pressure injuries.

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.

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.

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

Two Soldier demonstrating medical procedures for a crowd of 4-H members.

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.

Digital newsletter for Kimbrough updates to the Meade community

Feb. 23, 2024

Kimbrough Cares- February 2024

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

Brigid Herrick, the Chief Experience Officer (CXO) at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, poses with one of the hospital's emotional support dogs outside of the Outpatient Phlebotomy Laboratory in Building 9 at Walter Reed in Bethesda, Maryland.

Feb. 22, 2024

Walter Reed: Showing Patients Appreciation in February and Beyond

WRNMMC, Bethesda, Md. — Whether celebrating the first birth in a new year with proud parents or providing comfort and care to the last remaining service members from World War II, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center strives each day to show appreciation to our nation’s heroes and their families.

Navy Capt. Kevin Brown, Commander and Director of Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune, speaks to Navy Officers serving aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point attending Intermediate Leadership Course on Feb. 15, 2024. The course is a multi-day training program intended to prepare intermediate Naval Officers for challenges they will face in future duty assignments.

Feb. 22, 2024

Cherry Point Naval Officers Conduct Intermediate Leadership Course

MCAS Cherry Point — Leaders serving aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point gathered mid-February 2024 to hone their craft and develop awareness of emerging challenges facing Sailors in the U.S. Navy.

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