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9 Military Hospitals Receive Highest Leapfrog Grade for Safe, High-Quality Care
Defense Health Agency is the first federal health system to participate in the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade program—receiving an “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for nine military hospitals and clinics.
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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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Green Beret U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jacob "Jake” Anthony was deployed to Afghanistan in 2005 on a mission to find a target. His team was breaching a door that turned out to be booby-trapped, resulting in an explosion that killed his teammate in front of him. Anthony would take shrapnel to the right frontal lobe to his brain and had to be initially airlifted to Kandahar to be stabilized. He then was airlifted to Landstuhl, Germany for further treatment, and finally to Walter Reed Hospital in Maryland.
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After losing her sister to a rare form of stomach cancer, a Brooke Army Medical Center respiratory therapist found out that she too would likely develop the same type of cancer.
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Team members with the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity completed a field operational assessment on Nov. 5, 2023, at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, testing the field-worthiness of the Prolonged Care Augmentation Detachment medical equipment set.
Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Kristine Timmerman, a nurse at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, simply says she became a nurse “to serve.” That sentiment is shared among many of the nurses at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center who ensure that the surgical journey of each patient at “The President’s Hospital” is as comfortable and safe as possible.
The U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity is an integral component of the Department of Defense’s medical readiness enterprise. A key to USAMMDA’s success as the DOD’s premier developer of modernized medical devices, treatments, and equipment is the knowledge and experience brought to the table by its many veterans, who work alongside both active duty soldiers and non-veteran civilians to manage the U.S. Army’s medical modernization efforts.
This holiday season, give the gift of life by donating blood.
In this edition of Ask the Doc, we get expert advice from retired U.S. Public Health Service Capt. (Dr.) Joshua Morganstein, deputy director at the Center for Study of Traumatic Stress in the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences and vice chair of the University’s department of psychiatry, on ways to address mental health concerns when you, a friend, or a loved one is going through a tough time.
When you donate with ASBP [@militaryblood], your donations make an immediate impact for service members, their families, retirees, and veterans in need worldwide. Give the gift of life and find a location or drive here: militarydonor.com #donateblood #ChangeLives #SaveLives
During the holiday and winter season, donations historically decrease – due to travel, seasonal illness, and weather conditions - but the need for blood remains the same. This holiday, take time to give ONE priceless gift of life by donating blood. Find a location or drive here: militarydonor.com #donateblood #ChangeLivesSaveLives
One priceless gift = Lives Changed. Lives Saved. This holiday, take time to give the gift of life by #donatingblood with @militaryblood. The need for blood is constant & your priceless gift makes an immediate impact for the #militaryfamily in need. Find ‘gift giving’ locations here: militarydonor.com #donatebloodsavelives #ChangeLivesSaveLives
This holiday, give the ONE gift that means the most for someone you may never meet: donate blood to help change a life, save a life of a military family in need. Find a ‘gift giving’ location here: www.militarydonor.com #OneGift #ChangeLivesSaveLives #DonateBlood
Airmen from the 97th Medical Group partnered with airmen from Sheppard and Vance Air Force Bases for a readiness exercise at Clinton Sherman Airfield Park in Oklahoma, Oct. 26, 2023.
U.S. Air Force Colonel (Dr.) Kerry P. Latham was honored with the prestigious American College of Surgeons/Pfizer Military Surgical Volunteerism Award. The prestigious award was bestowed by the American College of Surgeons and Pfizer Pharmaceuticals during the annual ACS Clinical Congress in Boston, Oct. 22-26, 2023.
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