Articles

Jan. 31, 2024

Importance of Blood Donor Program Exemplified by NMCSD Lab Tech

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — During some medical crises a healthcare professional may also end up being a patient at the facility that they serve at. For Naval Medical Center San Diego’s (NMCSD) Chief Hospital Corpsman Charlene Green, that is exactly what transpired for her during the recent holiday period. Green, who serves as one of NMCSD’s Laboratory Department divisional leading chief petty officers, and who is a native from Brooklyn, New York, oversees all aspects of operation of the hospital’s advanced laboratory department — to include its blood related divisions.

Jan. 25, 2023

Equine Therapy Reduces Staff Stress and Anxiety at Military Hospital

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Military facility animals—whose job is to de-stress staff and patients at hospitals and clinics—come in all shapes and sizes.

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.

Aug. 26, 2022

U.S. Navy Surgeon General message on Novavax

FALLS CHURCH, VA — Video message by Rear Adm. Bruce Gillingham, Surgeon General of the Navy, on release of Novavax.

Aug. 25, 2022

Post-Internship tracks are serious business, yet exciting ones

SAN DIEGO — At the 2022 Annual Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Operational Roadshow hosted at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command San Diego, medical interns attended the presentation to help decide where to next take their Naval and medical careers, Aug. 25.