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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.

Equine Therapy Reduces Staff Stress and Anxiety at Military Hospital

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.

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.

Capt. Wayne Smith, Navy Personnel Command Senior Medical Corps detailer, address the audience at the 2022 Annual Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) Operational Roadshow hosted at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) San Diego, Aug. 25. 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.

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.

At the 2022 Annual Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) Operational Roadshow hosted at Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) San Diego, medical interns attended the presentation to help decide where to next take their Naval and medical careers, Aug. 25. Capt. Rhett Barrett, (L) Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) medical core career planner, and Lt. Aaron Wickard, (R) NMCSD general surgery intern, discuss post-internship operational career opportunities. NMCSD's mission is to prepare service members to deploy in support of operational forces, deliver high quality healthcare s

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.