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Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) kicked off the Health and Wellness department’s Week of Wellness, Oct. 17. The week-long event covers a broad range of topics all aimed at improving one’s overall health and wellness. Jacqueline Arvizu, NMCSD Health and Wellness division officer, speaks with Lt. Cmdr. Travis Kelley, NMCSD deputy chief information officer, about dental hygiene and tobacco cessation, the week's first theme. NMCSD's mission is to prepare service members to deploy in support of operational forces, deliver high quality healthcare services and shape the future of military medicine through education, training and research. NMCSD employs more than 6,000 active duty military personnel, civilians and contractors in Southern California to provide patients with world-class care anytime, anywhere.

Oct. 17, 2022

Week of Wellness Kicks Off at NMCSD

SAN DIEGO, CA — Naval Medical Center San Diego kicked off the Health and Wellness department’s Week of Wellness fair, Oct. 17. The week-long event covers a broad range of topics all aimed at improving one’s overall health and wellness. October is filled with numerous health and wellness observations ranging from World Smile Day, observed on Oct. 7, to Mental Illness Awareness Week, observed Oct. 2-8.

SAN DIEGO (Oct. 12, 2022) Capt. Kim Davis, Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command San Diego’s commanding officer (center), speaks with NMRTC San Diego Sterile Processing Department Sailors during a Sterile Processing Week celebration at the hospital. NMRTC San Diego celebrates Sterile Processing Week to recognize the important role its specialists working in the Sterile Processing Department hold in patient care. NMRTC San Diego's mission is to prepare service members to deploy in support of operational forces, deliver high quality healthcare services and shape the future of military medicine through education, training and research. NMRTC San Diego employs more than 6,000 active duty military personnel, civilians and contractors in Southern California to provide patients with world-class care anytime, anywhere. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Raphael McCorey)

Oct. 13, 2022

NMRTC San Diego celebrates Sterile Processing Department Week

SAN DIEGO, CA — Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command San Diego celebrated Sterile Processing Department Week with a cake cutting ceremony October 12, 2022.

SAN DIEGO (Oct. 5, 2022) Cmdr. Nelly Rice, Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command San Diego’s acting executive officer (center), views a poster showcasing Argentinian culture with Hospitalman Luis Trejo (left), during a Hispanic Heritage Month event hosted by NMRTC San Diego’s Diversity Committee Team at the hospital, Oct. 5 2022. NMRTC San Diego's mission is to prepare service members to deploy in support of operational forces, deliver high quality healthcare services and shape the future of military medicine through education, training and research. NMRTC San Diego employs more than 6,000 active duty military personnel, civilians and contractors in Southern California to provide patients with world-class care anytime, anywhere. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Raphael McCorey)

Oct. 7, 2022

NMRTC San Diego hosts Hispanic Heritage Month Event

SAN DIEGO, CA — Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command San Diego’s Diversity Committee team hosted a Hispanic Heritage Month Event in the Fellowship Hall in the hospital’s chapel Oct. 5, 2022.

Ms. Donna MacKenzie, Naval Medical Center San Diego’s (NMCSD) legendary Executive Assistant to the Commander, closed out a distinguished 52-year career of Federal Service, Sep. 30, 2022.

Oct. 3, 2022

Navy Medical institution closes out career after more than a half century of service

SAN DIEGO — Ms. Donna MacKenzie, Naval Medical Center San Diego’s legendary Executive Assistant to the Commander, closed out a distinguished 52-year career of Federal Service Sep. 30. MacKenzie spent an amazing 50 of these years at NMCSD where she has become an institution.

Naval Medical Center San Diego

Sept. 21, 2022

Ombudsman fair emphasizes prominent resources at annual gathering

SAN DIEGO — The annual Commander, Navy Region Southwest Ombudsman Resource Fair, hosted by Naval Base San Diego’s Fleet and Family Service Center, was beaming with representatives from various organizations eager to enlighten ombudsmen and command leaders alike of services geared at solidifying a command’s welfare foundation, Aug. 31.

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Sept. 13, 2022

USNS Mercy Team Concludes Pacific Partnership in Solomon Islands

SOLOMON ISLANDS — The Solomon Islands-Pacific Partnership 2022 team wrapped up two weeks of collaboration across several lines of effort during a closing ceremony on board USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), Sept. 10, 2022.

The actual 3D-printed teeth that were implanted by Navy dentists in one of the two patients that underwent the “all-on-4” procedure at Naval Hospital Bremerton, Washington in April, 2022. (Courtesy photo/U.S. Navy)

Sept. 9, 2022

Giving Sailors something to smile about

SAN DIEGO — Two Sailors with failing dentition aboard aircraft carriers were restored with 3D-printed teeth.

The command auditorium at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) San Diego was filled with 1st. Class Petty Officers eagerly standing by to hear the results of the 2022 Chief Petty Officer (CPO) advancement cycle, Sep. 6. Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Jose Barte, NMRTC San Diego biomedical equipment technician, celebrates his selection for advancement to the rank of U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer. NMRTC San Diego's mission is to prepare service members to deploy in support of operational forces, deliver high quality healthcare services and shape the future of military medicine through education, training and research. NMRTC San Diego employs more than 6,000 active duty military personnel, civilians and contractors in Southern California to

Sept. 6, 2022

Anticipation, exhilaration encompasses NMRTC San Diego chief petty officer announcements

SAN DIEGO, CA — The command auditorium at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command San Diego was filled with petty officers first class eagerly standing by to hear the results of the 2022 Chief Petty Officer advancement cycle, Sep. 6.

The Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) Information Management (IM) and Clinical Informatics team has won the 2022 Capt. Joan Dooling Information Professional Team of the Year Award Aug. 16, for the deployment of MHS Genesis - the next generation DoD electronic health record system. Cynthia Gulley, NMCSD IT division head and Dean Ricario, NMCSD Information Services division officer (Center L and R) accept the award at the 2022 Defense Health Information Technology Symposium, a three day annual conference, sponsored by the Defense Health Agency (DHA) in Orlando, Fla. NMCSD’s mission is to prepare service members to deploy in support of operational forces, deliver high quality healthcare services and shape the future of military medicine through education, training and research. NMCSD employs more than 6,000 active duty military personnel, civilians and contractors in Southern California to provide patients with world-class care anytime, anywhere.

Sept. 1, 2022

Naval Medical Center San Diego takes huge Information Technology honors

SAN DIEGO — The Naval Medical Center San Diego Information Management and Clinical Informatics team has won the 2022 Capt. Joan Dooling Information Professional Team of the Year Award Aug. 16, for the deployment of MHS Genesis - the next generation DoD electronic health record system.

In the continuum of raising awareness of women in service and their corresponding contributions, Sailors at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) San Diego observed Women’s Equality Day, Aug. 31. Capt. Kim Davis, (L), NMRTC commander, reviews information booths dedicated to highlighting the accomplishments of women in the military. NMRTC San Diego's mission is to prepare service members to deploy in support of operational forces, deliver high quality healthcare services and shape the future of military medicine through education, training and research. NMRTC employs more than 6,000 active duty military personnel, civilians and contractors in Southern California to provide patients with world-class care anytime, anywhere.

Aug. 31, 2022

Women’s Equality Day observed at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command San Diego

SAN DIEGO — In the continuum of raising awareness of women in service and their corresponding contributions, Sailors at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command San Diego observed Women’s Equality Day, Aug. 31.