In order to ensure a smooth transition once patients are moved from the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D.C. to the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, a ‘Day in the Life’ exercise was conducted on July 26 at the Bethesda facility. A feature on the Navy website shared that the goal [...]
Oak Knoll Naval Hospital, a U.S. naval hospital built during the Second World War in Oakland, California, is now but a memory. The hospital was imploded on Friday, April 8, and the sight of the main building coming down triggered mixed reactions from those who witnessed it. Oak Knoll Naval Hospital opened its doors in [...]
A feature on the Navy Times shared the ground-breaking for the construction of a new naval hospital in Guam, conducted at the Naval Hospital Guam in Agana Heights. The new structure, which will cost $158 million to build, will replace the old facility that was built in 1954. The new hospital will still be erected [...]
The Navy Hospital Corps turned 112 years old on June 17, and sailors from the U.S. Naval Hospital in Yokosuka, Japan, celebrated the occasion by having, among others, a special morning colors cake-cutting ceremony, according to a feature on the Navy Times. Navy Medicine West Sailor of the Year Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Jason McDonald [...]
