May 14, 2025

Social workers discuss suicide prevention, enhancing services to troops, families

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, BETHESDA, MD — Suicides among service members and veterans remain a challenge for the Department of Defense, and enhancing services needed by troops and their families as they navigate health issues, were two of the topics discussed recently by social workers during a daylong conference at Walter Reed.

May 14, 2025

Medical Readiness in Action: TCCC Skills Day

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas — Airmen from the 59th Medical Wing and partner units participated in Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) Skills Day on May 9, 2025, at JBSA-Lackland, where they engaged in realistic, hands-on trauma training designed to enhance deployment readiness. The joint event featured simulated battlefield conditions and collaboration with sister services, pushing participants beyond clinical settings to strengthen life-saving skills under pressure.

May 14, 2025

Kenner Army Health Clinic Enhances Patient Care with Clinical Support Staff Protocols

Fort Gregg Adams, VA — Kenner Army Health Clinic has implemented Clinical Support Staff Protocols (CSSPs) to reduce wait times and improve access to care for common acute conditions. By allowing nurses and medical assistants to assist patients early in their visit, the clinic streamlines care, improves efficiency, and reduces pharmacy wait times. Staff and patients alike have noted the positive impact of the new process.

May 13, 2025

Partnerships enhance care, readiness at Walter Reed

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, BETHESDA, MD — Walter Reed’s agreements and partnerships with other health care facilities throughout the region enhance services to beneficiaries while maintaining the readiness of its military providers in case they must deploy at a moment’s notice to any location around the globe.

May 13, 2025

TRICARE Dental Program Offers Comprehensive Care for Children

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Did you know that oral health has important links to your overall health? That’s why it’s especially important that children get proper dental care from an early age. This helps them maintain healthy teeth and gums throughout their lives. The TRICARE Dental Program provides dental coverage for eligible children of service members, helping your children access important dental care.

May 13, 2025

CRDAMC Nurse Alma Jeanne Mitchell Honored with Inpatient DAISY Award

Fort Cavazos, TX. — FORT CAVAZOS, Texas — Jeanne Mitchell, a registered nurse in the Intensive Care Unit at Carl R.

May 12, 2025

The Commission on Cancer again accredits Murtha Cancer Center at Walter Reed

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, BETHESDA, MD — If the unfortunate happens and you or a loved one has been diagnosed with cancer, it may be of some comfort to know that the center where you choose to receive treatment is nationally recognized for its commitment to continually improve the quality of its care.

May 12, 2025

CRDAMC Honors Courtney Tindall-Diehl with Outpatient DAISY Award.

Fort Cavazos, TX. — FORT CAVAZOS, Texas — Courtney Tindall-Diehl, a labor and delivery nurse at Carl R. Darnall Army

May 9, 2025

Expeditionary Medical Facility Kilo conducts change of command

CAMP LEJEUNE, NC — Expeditionary Medical Facility Kilo conducted a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, May 9, 2025, as Navy Capt. Martin Braud relieved Capt. Darryl P. Arfsten as commanding officer of EMF Kilo, the readiness platform attached to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Camp Lejeune.

May 9, 2025

Expeditionary Medical Facility Kilo complete 5-day operational readiness exercise

FORT MCCOY, WI — Expeditionary Medical Facility Kilo, the readiness command embedded at Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune, completes an operational readiness exercise on Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. The five-day training exercise which began April 25, 2025, covered multiple areas of patient care in a forward-deployed field environment.