The 459th Airlift Squadron performed a trial run of a new readiness posture for medical transport on Dec. 18, aiming to offer 24/7 airlift support, streamlining the patient transfers from the 374th Medical Group at Yokota Air Base, Japan, to other medical facilities in the region.

A ship’s medical department is a complicated, interwoven group of people with different responsibilities dedicated to the health and well-being of the crew. Ranging from the ship’s nurse to the enlisted corpsman, everyone has a purpose and a mission to complete.

The only military hospital in Kuwait with surgical capabilities recently upgraded to a new, state-of-the-art, computed tomography scanner.

The only military treatment facility with military hospitalization and surgical capabilities in Kuwait upgraded to a new, state-of-the-art computed tomography scanner recently.

The future of technology in health care was the topic of the day at the Digital Health Transformation Summit in Bethesda, Maryland, Dec. 6-7.

Defense Health Agency resource apps that are mobile-friendly are helping beneficiaries navigate at military hospitals and clinics.

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PQNS is a digital system designed to optimize the patient queuing process. The traditional scene of patients languishing in crowded waiting rooms, unsure of when their turn will come, is becoming a thing of the past. Adding PQNS enables military hospitals and clinics to shift to a more patient-centric approach.

A new Department of Defense policy recognizes the private nature of mental health care and is part of a larger DOD effort to reduce the stigma that is often associated with seeking help for mental health.

Taking the initiative to seek help for emotional difficulties is a courageous and responsible step for a service member. Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center’s Mental Health Clinic is dedicated to ensuring that all service members receive effective care in a timely manner.

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The 75th Medical Group’s Pharmacy Flight can now fill prescriptions faster with the help of a new automated high-speed medication filling robot called the Parata Max 2.

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.

“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 ...