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New Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs: ‘We’re a Force Multiplier for the Warfighter’
As the new Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, Dr. Stephen Ferrara describes how the Military Health System is a force multiplier for the warfighter.
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The Military Health System is an interconnected network of service members whose mission is to support the lives and families of those who support our country. Everyday in the MHS advancements are made in the lab, in the field, and here at home. These are just a few articles highlighting those accomplishments that don't always make it to the front page of local papers.
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In April, the Armed Services Blood Program held a two-day blood drive at the U.S. Naval Academy. A steady stream of midshipmen attended the drive, along with U.S. Naval Academy staff and others. Hundreds donated.
The 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron embarks on the U.S. Air Force’s first-ever AE paramedic-led flight in charge of an all-enlisted medical crew.
The Defense Health Agency today reaffirmed the award of the TRICARE West region managed care support contract to TriWest Health Alliance.
Armed Services Blood Bank Center - National Capital Region’s (ASBBC-NCR) “Irish Nurse” Finola Brophy-Houlihan retired after more than 43 years in nursing, including more than three decades in military and civilian blood collection.
The United States European Command and Defense Health Agency provided medical assistance, logistics, personnel and supplies in the aftermath of an earthquake that struck the country Feb. 6., at the request of the government of Turkey.
Do you live overseas and need health care? Depending on the country you’re in, you may be able to get telemedicine care from the comfort of your home.
Blanchfield Army Community Hospital is the latest military hospital or clinic in the Military Health System to join the Defense Health Agency’s Joint Tele-Critical Care Network. The JTCCN virtually integrates 24/7 access to highly skilled critical care physicians, or intensivists, from DHA medical centers, or hubs like Naval Medical Center San Diego and Brooke Army Medical Center, with satellite intensive care units at nearly 20 military hospitals or clinics worldwide.
Whether on the sport field or the battlefield, the Defense Health Agency is the global leader in research on the effects of concussion—known as mild traumatic brain injury—in the military. Its research has fueled the development of protocols to help providers assess and treat concussion from initial injury to acute and post-acute medical settings, rehabilitation, and, ultimately, a return to family, community, work, continued duty, or recreation.
U.S. Army Col. Theresa Lewis, a registered nurse, spent the last 29 years taking care of soldiers. “I was a private at Fort Stewart and my dream was to return to Fort Stewart to retire there.” She did come back to Fort Stewart as the deputy commander of nursing of Winn Army Community Hospital.
While military kids get to experience many unique and exciting things, they also face many challenges as a result of their parents' service. We've got some expert advice for military parents whose children are adjusting to new schools, separations during their deployments, and other coping skills for military kids to thrive.
There was a party recently during Blanchfield Army Community Hospital’s breastfeeding support group, Mom & Me. Group moms and babies gathered round in support and a dinosaur birthday cake was nearby. The Mom & Me program connects and provides breastfeeding mothers with lactation consultants.
The office of Aeromedical Operational and Clinical Psychology, or AOCP, offers aerospace and operational clinical consultation for units throughout the U.S. Air Force and has done so for over a decade.
With the coming of spring, the temperatures warm and the tempo of life picks up. Amid the busyness of these warmer months, the potential for minor injuries and health concerns may increase. It’s good to know that you have all-the-time access to health information and advice via the Military Health System Nurse Advice Line.
The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence Medical Test and Evaluation Activity conducted a customer test of an auto-injector single use, self-containing needle-based injection system for the Joint Program Executive Office - Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Defense – Medical. The test was conducted at Camp Bullis, Texas during the last week of March 2023.
Inspecting and connecting tiny wires may seem like a small task, but it’s one that has a big effect on medical care that military patients receive in deployed locations like Qatar.
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