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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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FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency (DHA) announced today that Walter Reed National Military Medical Center’s (WRNMMC) Dr. Douglas S. Brungart has been recognized as a recipient of the 2023 Presidential Rank Award (PRA), one of the most prestigious awards in Federal government service. The award recognizes the important contributions of public servants across the federal government as determined by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
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Washington Capitals National Hockey League players Nic Dowd and Beck Malenstyn came to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) for the enlistment ceremony of K-9 Biscuit on Nov. 7, held in front of the medical center’s historic Tower.
Retired U.S. Army Staff Sgt Michael Johnson reflects on his time at the Fort Belvoir Soldier Recovery Unit. “I was at the Fort Belvoir SRU after hurting my leg on deployment in Poland. I had perpetual headaches while recuperating, which led to imaging that showed I had lesions on my brain and, ultimately, the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis.”
More than a million veterans, service members, and families have received help from the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline in its first year of existence.
Do you get prescription drugs through the TRICARE Pharmacy Program? Copayments for most beneficiaries are changing. The new costs will start Jan. 1, 2024.
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency (DHA) announced today that TRICARE Open Season 2023 will begin Monday, Nov. 13, and run through Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023.
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia – The Defense Health Agency (DHA) announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in two Virginia counties may receive emergency prescription refills now through Nov. 18, 2023, due to the Quaker Run Fire.
Charged with providing radiologic imaging for 265,000 beneficiaries, managing a $3.5 million archival system for eight telehealth sites across the Department of Defense, all while training students to operate a $2 million computed tomography machine, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kendra Ward is no stranger to the fast-paced world of military health care.
When Dr. Douglas S. Brungart, Ph.D., the Chief Scientist of the National Military Audiology and Speech Pathology Center (NMASPC) at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) learned he had won a prestigious 2023 Presidential Rank Award for his leadership, contributions, and relentless commitment to public service, he was joyfully astonished.
Hearing conservation programs combat noise-induced hearing loss by stopping it from happening, said U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Robert Summers, audiologist and specialty leader. “It’s a proactive approach versus a reactive approach.”
Do you need help understanding your health plan options during TRICARE Open Season? Join us for a TRICARE Facebook Live event on Nov. 16 at 2 p.m. ET.
The Department of Defense is committed to preventing suicide within our military by creating a supportive environment, improving delivery of mental health services, and reducing the stigma associated with asking for support.
“Our mission is improving health and building readiness and I put it in that order, because we are responsible for improving the health of all 9.5 million beneficiaries, families, retirees, their families service members,” said .U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Telita Crosland, the director of the Defense Health Agency.. “When we do that, we will build readiness for the force into it.”
The cooler temperatures of fall traditionally usher in yearly influenza spikes all around the globe, and this year is expected to be much of the same. To help protect soldiers this flu season, the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency’s Distribution Operations Center expects to distribute nearly 1.4 million doses of vaccine this flu season.
In the corridors of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC), a nurse quietly goes about her duties, but the story of her journey is nothing short of extraordinary.
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